With their backs against the wall, The Phillies turned to NL CY Young favorite, Roy Halladay, to try and extend the series to a game six and send it back to Philadelphia.
An early double by Shane Victorino gave the Phils a 2-0 lead. The Giants battled back and trimmed the lead to a 3-2 mark before the Phillies bullpen took over, throwing three innings of scoreless relief.
Jayson Werth gave Philly an insurance run in the ninth with a shot down the right field line to give them a 4-2 lead. Brad Lidge then nailed down the save with a clean ninth inning.
The series will shift back to Philadelphia for game six on Saturday afternoon at a 3:30 start time. Phillies will throw Roy Oswalt, who pitched on Wednesday evening in relief, and will be countered by Jonathan Sanchez of the Giants.
It is now a win or go home situation for the Phillies from here on out but a win in game six will result in a toss-up game seven in which anything can happen. I guess that's why we love this game.
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