Roy Oswalt Helps Phillies Tie Series

The San Francisco Giants stunned the Phillies in Philadelphia in Game 1. With Roy Oswalt on the mound, the Phillies bounced back and won Game 2 by a final score of 6-1. Oswalt went eighth innings and allowed only three hits and one run while striking out nine batters. The Phillies acquired Oswalt in the middle of the season in a trade with the Houston Astros.

In the first inning, Jimmy Rollins drew a bases loaded walk to put the Phillies on the board first. Then in the fifth inning, Cody Ross — the Giants’ Game 1 hero — hit another homer to tie the game. However, from then on, it was all Phillies. Rollins supplied the killing blow when he hit a three-run double in the seventh.

Bruce Bochy, the manager of the Giants, admitted that Oswalt was dominant.

Said Bochy: “He threw really great. He was on and he had his stuff.”

Game 3 of the series is on Tuesday in San Francisco. Cole Hamels will go for the Phillies, while Matt Cain will be the starting pitcher for the Giants.

Roy Oswalt - Philadelphia Phillies (Image: TSN.ca)