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Phillies to Face San Francisco Giants in NLCS

The San Francisco Giants took down the Atlanta Braves in the NLDS with another 3-2 win last night.

Game 1 will be a doozy with two of the best the game has to offer: Tim Lincecum vs. Roy Halladay. In Game 1 of their respective NLDS series’, Lincecum and Halladay pitched two of the greatest games in postseason history.

Halladay, as we all know, tossed the second no-hitter ever in the playoffs. Lincecum allowed just two hits in a complete game shutout, recording 14 strikeouts with one walk. Lincecum’s game score was actually two points higher than Halladay’s (96 to 94).

Offensively, the Giants scored 11 runs in four games.

The Game 2 starter will likely be Matt Cain. He pitched six innings while allowing one unearned run on Friday. The Giants Game 3 starter, Jonathan Sanchez, was awesome in his NLDS start, striking out 11 over 7 1/3 innings.

The National League Championship Series begins Saturday, no times have been announced.

Pat Gallen

Pat joined Phillies Nation in July 2009, coming over from Examiner.com. As a previous employee of both Comcast SportsNet and the National Basketball Association, Pat prides himself on being a well-rounded individual when it comes to sports. However, the Phillies are first on the list. You’ll usually find Pat chiming in on the Phillies Nation Facebook or Twitter account, weekdays on 97.3 ESPN radio or hosting Phillies Nation TV. He’s also a Senior Writer for the site, and in his free time is a music enthusiast and Will Ferrell movie-follower. His favorite beer: Philly’s own Yards. In 2015, Pat moved on from Phillies Nation as a sports anchor and reporter for CBS-3 in Philadelphia.