Ross homer in 3rd ends Halladay hitless streak
Roy Halladay’s hitless streak in the postseason ended at 11 innings Saturday night when Cody Ross of the San Francisco Giants homered off him in the NL championship series opener. Halladay’s string is the second longest in postseason history, STATS LLC said. Don Larsen put together a streak of 11 1-3 innings for the New York Yankees — he pitched a perfect game against Brooklyn in the 1956…
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Pitching-duel hype was just . . . hype
The Phillies’ Roy Halladay was not perfect and the San Francisco Giants, particularly Cody Ross, hit him. San Francisco’s Tim Lincecum was not nearly as dominant as he had been in his previous outing against Atlanta and the Phillies scuffed him some, too.
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Saturday’s Giants – Phillies box score
Giants 4, Phillies 3
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Lincecum outduels Halladay, Giants take 1-0 lead
PHILADELPHIA – Tim Lincecum outduelled Roy Halladay and Cody Ross hit a pair of solo homers Saturday as the San Francisco Giants beat the Philadelphia Phillies 4-3 in Game 1 of the NL championship series.
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