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>> joe: tim lincecum came out of the bullpen in the top of the sixth. now he will start fresh. the top of the seventh. he will deal with garcia, the rookie. and then avila and then a pinch-hitter. valverde continuing to

get loose. strike one. two-time cy young award winner 2008 and 2009. working out of the bullpen for bruce bochy. bochy would love to get him through this inning and lift him for a pinch-hitter in the bottom of the seventh. garcia has grounded out twice. that one rides up and in. ball and a strike. >> tim: it's almost two-fold reason for lincecum to do well here in the world series. to restore his confidence. so he can get back in the giants' rotation next year. >> joe: a guy who led the national league in strike-outs three straight years. rough season in 2012. 10-15. that is strike two. the era of 5.18. you mentioned it, tim, when he made the start in st. louis, game four. 17 wild pitches.

velocity not what it was. trying to get it back. prefers now working out of the stretch. nobody on. the 1-2. smothered by posey. 2-2. >> joe: avisail garci garcia. on 2-2. ball three. like it was, tim, with zito there is not going to be a lot of room here for error with lincecum with the kind of weapons that bruce bochy has at his disposal in the

bullpen. poseaffeldt, casilla, romo. >> tim: left-handers and right-handers. >> joe: it was 1-2. now it's 3-2. it will stay there. >> tim: lincecum the type of pitcher that can get away with a decrease in velocity, if the illusion of a strike is still there. that is very, very important. in his arsenal. a lot of deception with that delivery. the splitter, the changeup. he is in a position now where he has to throw a fastball, with a five-run lead. >> joe: he gets a swinging strike-out. to start the seventh.

>> tim: the illusion of the strike was there. that more than velocity is what lincecum was lacking, actually that is a slider, not a fas fastball. served as the illusion of a strike-out. i mentioned in the league championship series, the comment that this year doing a yankee game that if a pitcher can throw strikes that look like balls, and balls that look like strikes, that is the right formula. >> joe: one out, nobody on. avila. takes ball one. alex tonight 0-2. a decision to be made with jim leyland with the start of verlander. he called on avila. they have a good option in gerald laird. who won it all with st. louis last year. now he's back in the world series with

detroit. he had a very good season. he allowed avila to not get worn down as much in course of the season like he did last year. he limped through the post season. that misses. it's 2-1. tigers won 88 games and won the a.l. central by three over the white sox. they were a team that was five games under under .500 on the road under jim leyland. off the hands, strike two. giants won 94 games and ran away with the n.l. west.

another full count. that has lincecum shaking his head as the pitch bounced in on 2-2. >> joe: two out. three batters faced, three strike-outs for tim lincecum.

>> joe: all three swinging strike-outs. peralta to end the top of the sixth. garcia, avila in the seventh. the batter will be quintin berry. to bat for albuquerque who went two innings, allowed one run on one hit. a hit, third home run of the night by pablo sandoval. strike one. >> tim: i will tell you, joe, i don't know if you noticed it or not, but the nod of relief after that strike-out with posey out there showed to me a relaxed expression on lincecum's face. maybe not the weight of the world off his shoulders, but relief. and relaxation. >> joe: the chop to the right side. scutaro waits. gets the speedy berry. we talk about relief. that is what tim lincecum provided tonight for barry zito and the giants.

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told, regular and post season last year 52 of 52. in save opportunities. he has lost that closer role. after struggling against oakland and then coming right back two games later in game one of the alcs and blowing a lead in the ninth inning. 4-nothing lead. >> tim: it's about as bad body language after that raul ibanez pinch hit home run as i have ever seen in a pitcher, joe. >> joe: one ball, one strike. >> tim: trying really not to go over the fence in right center at yankee stadium. it did. that tied it at four. >> joe: this season, 36 of 42. in save opportunities. opponents hitting .243 against him regular and post season. last year, just over over .200 at .204. a lot of his stuff has

flattened out. misses at 92. he was working with his pitching coach, jeff jones during that time off. the five days off. they found a flaw. they thought the right leg was dragging. when he was letting the ball go in the process. taking some of velocity away from his pitching stuff. facing tim lincecum who throws right, bats left, had four hits in the regular season. the count is 2-2. >> tim: it is just a very, very short time where you have to correct that flaw. and you have to do it on baseball's biggest stage. very, very difficult. the idea of time to pitch him is -- the ideal time to pitch him is tonight. jim leyland knows that. >> joe: a good swing by lincecum and a

91-mile-per-hour pitch. >> joe: leyland a very interested observer what valverde can do getting an inning of work in. and he has run it full. good pitch. didn't get the call. he steers in. it's a full count. .157 with the red hot giants. six runs, all three home runs hit by sandoval. here in game one.

>> joe: lincecum strikes out. geico in-game box score for the giants, who else would you highlight? the man in the number three spot. three for three with three home runs. he will get another at-bat before the end of the night. as angel pagan walks in. posey has a hit tonight. pagan, this batter, bounced one off the third base bag, which led to a three-run third inning. went for a double, his only hit tonight. one out, nobody on. pagan takes a strike. >> tim: this may seem like a small thing to the average fan, but i'll tell you, players really appreciate this. you've got a two-time cy young award winner. who gave up six earned runs tonight. very short period of time. he went in. he came back out.

that says an awful lot. i mean that speaks volumes and tells you what kind of guy justin verlander is. >> joe: and teammate. >> tim: and teammate. they're very few pitchers that are teammate-oriented. it's such an individual position. nothing starts until they initiate the action. so by their very nature, the definition of it is individual. >> joe: here is pagan lining one in to the right-field corner. garcia can't get to it to cut it off. and pagan will be content with a stand-up double. here with one out in the seventh. his second double of the night. >> tim: pagan led the national league in triples with 15. he had that on his mind. the splitter. that is the first splitter valverde has thrown. and it's crushed by pagan.

>> joe: we have seen this throughout the post season from pagan. the salute after the double. >> joe: here is scutaro. one for three. rbi single and a run scored and the three-run third. best fastball of the night from valverde. and it's strike one. joaquin benoit, the right-hander is up. not throwing yet. >> tim: i'm sure that jim leyland hates the fact he has to get benoit up. trying to restore confidence in valverde. >> joe: that is a big part of what the tigers have in their bullpen,

valverde. 0-2. it was a two-strike, tw two-out rbi hit for scutaro in the third. he set up 0-2 here. left side. base hit. pagan. makes it 7-1. as he scores on another two-strike hit by marco scutaro. [ applause ] >> tim: there are a lot of words to describe scutaro's performance in the post season. i can't think of many

more than "relentless." he just does not stop. >> joe: his first world series opportunity here tonight. two more hits. and here is pablo sandoval. looking for home run number four. >> tim: boy! >> joe: ball one. down and away. he is on a list, a world series list with babe ruth, reggie jackson and albert pujols. never happened in the post season. one player to hit four home runs in one game.

he has a base hit. it's in to left centerfield. scutaro will turn and go. it's a four-hit night for pablo sandoval. >> joe: time for the nikon replay. albert pujols, last year, a three-homer game in game three of the world series. now tonight, game one for the giants against the tigers. pablo, solo shot. two-run shot. solo shot. his first three at-bats. first and third, only one out. a chance for more. buster posey at the plate. if this is an audition to regain his job as a closer for valverde,

it's not going well. >> tim: no. >> joe: posey one for three. takes a pitch count. out and in. ball one. >> joe: good fastball there. it's a one-one count. >> joe: posey, just nine hits in 48 at-bats in the post season. >> tim: yeah, buster

is pulling off. if he goes to right field with a couple of hits, it's amazing how that can make you well. to get back in to the position of driving the ball. >> joe: that is in to right. a base hit. it's 8-1 giants here in the seventh. >> tim: even it's a blunder. >> joe: there will be no confidence rebuilding for valverde tonight. that is the end of his evening. as benoit is getting ready. valverde out of the ballgame. [ male announcer ] whether it's kevin's smartphone... ♪ ...mom's smartphone...

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>> joe: valverde had to make the walk to his dugout after allowing four straight hits. two runs responsible for the two men on. and awkward in that dugout when he came back. >> tim: we were watching that while we were away. and it's just the loneliest feeling when no one knows what to do. joe was talking about discovering a flaw in his motion in the world series. motion. the world series, certainly no place to test it, but they have to do that. even in shaking his hands and patting him on the back, it was so awkward and lonely. what his teammates were going through and he was going through. >> joe: hunter pence at the plate. two on, one out. first pitch, a strike.

talking to dotel. benoit. forced to relieve valverde here in the seventh. joaquin benoit having a tough time seeing the signs put dow by avila. >> tim: asking questions that have no answers. >> joe: here is the 0-1. hunter pence. now george kontos, the right-hander will get loose. this has turned in to a long half-inning in the bottom of the seventh.

two more runs. 8-1 giants lead. 1-1. back and out of play. strike two. as we come toward the top of the hour, game one of the 2012 world series. san francisco has led from the first inning on. home run by sandoval san. he had another in the third. he had another in the fifth. >> joe: it's now 8-1. that gets away. the runners will advance to second and third. on a wild pitch by benoit. [ applause ] >> tim: it looks like a splitter. but they're all fastballs. catchere