Worley Struggles as Crawford Sparks Giants Offense In Series Opener

Final: Giants 7, Phillies 2.

WP: Tim Lincecum (4-10, 5.72 ERA)

LP: Vance Worley (5-6, 3.82 ERA)

Things were looking bright while the Phillies started off the second-half of the season on the road, going (4-2) overall. Suddenly, with tonight's loss, the team has dropped two games in a row. Many roster moves are imminent to be made the next couple of weeks if the Phillies cannot quickly seem to find a groove.

Attendance: 44,205 (249th consecutive regular-season sellout).

Starting Pitching Summary:

Tim Lincecum: 7.0 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 6 SO, 1 HR, 5.72 ERA
Vance Worley: 6.0 IP, 6 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 3 BB, 9 SO, 1 HR, 3.82 ERA

In the 'Pen:

Michael Schwimer (7th): 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 HR, 4.37 ERA
Jeremy Horst (8th, 9th): 2.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 SO, 0 HR, 1.23 ERA
Jeremy Affeldt (8th): 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 SO, 0 HR, 2.50 ERA
George Kontos (9th): 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 HR, 2.25 ERA

Scoring Summary:

Bottom of the 4th (Giants 0, Phillies 1): With Ryan Howard batting, Shane Victorino scores on a balk by Tim Lincecum.
Top of the 5th (Giants 1, Phillies 1): Eli Whiteside doubles (1) on a sharp fly ball to right fielder Hunter Pence. Nate Schierholtz scores.
Top of the 6th (Giants 2, Phillies 1): Pablo Sandoval out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Juan Pierre. Ryan Theriot scores.
Top of the 6th (Giants 6, Phillies 1): Brandon Crawford hits a grand slam (3) to right field. Melky Cabrera, Buster Posey and Nate Schieroltz score.
Bottom of the 6th (Giants 6, Phillies 2): Ryan Howard homers (2) on a fly ball to center field.
Top of the 8th (Giants 7, Phillies 2): Brandon Crawford singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Hunter Pence. Pablo Sandoval scores.

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