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Phil Hughes (NYY) vs. Colby Lewis (TEX)
How will Texas respond after a heartbreaking loss yesterday with a meltdown by the bullpen? Who will Ron Washington use out of the Texas bullpen today after burning five pitchers in one inning yesterday? All this and more should be answered today, as Phil Hughes goes for his second career postseason start, his first coming in Game 3 of the ALDS vs the Minnesota Twins in which he threw seven innings of shut-out baseball. How will he do in his second start?
This start seems like it could be a push, with Hughes being great this year and Lewis being a big surprise for Texas. However, I still give the edge to Hughes over Lewis due to his recent dominance from the end of the regular season on. He dominated in his last start in the postseason, as did Lewis, who pitched five innings of shut-out baseball against the Tampa Bay Rays. This matchup could go either way, but after last night's bullpen meltdown, the momentum has to be in the Yankees' favor.
Game 1 of the National League Championship Series:
Tim Lincecum (SFG) vs. Roy Halladay (PHI)
In the postseason, fans yearn to see pitching match-ups where the best face the best.
Or in this case, ace vs. ace.
It's a re-take of last year's All-Star Game pitching match-up.
Lincecum, coming off his first career postseason start against the Atlanta Braves in which he struck out 14 batters and pitched a complete-game shut-out, will oppose Halladay, who, in his first postseason start against the Cincinnati Reds, threw a no-hitter.
Advantage who?
These are the pitching battles you pay to see in October.
This game is going to be a push and could go either way. Expect both pitchers to go the distance and for this to be a very, VERY, low scoring game. I can't give an advantage to either team really, other than that the Phillies have a dominant offense compared to that of the Giants. However, I like an underdog, and I'm going to stick with my preseason pick and say the Giants take Game 1.
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