Roy Halladay pulled his right groin in the 2nd inning of game 5, then gutted out another four innings of gritty ball. It all looked shaky from the start as Halladay did the unthinkable by allowing a lead-off walk to Andres Torres, who eventually scored thanks in part to a Chase Utley miscue. Things could have been worse but Ryan Howard made a fierce diving catch of a ball smashed by Aubrey Huff, which changed the inning.
In the 3rd, it was the Giants' turn to fumble, as Huff clanked a ball hit right at him. There was also the foul bunt at the plate that wasn't foul, some gutsy base-running by Raul Ibanez, and some timely hitting, which gave the Phillies a 3-1 lead. in the 9th, Jasyon Werth tacked on an insurance homer to right--oh, how we will miss him--to make it 4-2. The bullpen was stellar, especially Madson, who struck out the heart of the order in the 8th, and Lidge, who breezed in the 9th.
Jimmy Rollins had a message for CBP fans for game 6: Let them have it. Let them have it. All of them.
