With the Phillies winning Game 5, 4–2, the series was sent back to Philadelphia.

Baseball Almanac Box Score | var pfHeaderImgUrl = '';var pfHeaderTagline = '';var pfdisableClickToDel = 1;var pfHideImages = 1;var pfImageDisplayStyle = 'right';var pfDisablePDF = 0;var pfDisableEmail = 0;var pfDisablePrint = 0;var pfCustomCSS = 'http://www.baseball-almanac.com/box-scores/print.css';var pfBtVersion='1';(function(){var js,pf;pf=document.createElement('script');pf.type='text/javascript';pf.src='//cdn.printfriendly.com/printfriendly.js';document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(pf)})(); The player names and pitcher names in the box score above can be clicked and their comprehensive single season & career statistics will be shown. Kevin Millwood was traded to the Baltimore Orioles for Chris Ray, who in turn was traded to the Giants mid-season. But in Game 1 of the World Series, they went out and scored six in the fifth inning alone. [3][4] The series began on Wednesday, October 27, and ended on Monday, November 1.

Bumgarner allowed only one Ranger to reach second base. The Yankees won Game 5 by a large margin, but were once again routed in Game 6, 6–1, behind a series-winning hit by Vladimir Guerrero. The Giants had won their last World Series against the Cleveland Indians in 1954. Brian Wilson gave up a bad two-run double, but he shouldn't have even been in the game. Ross' two home runs in Game 1 off Phillies ace Roy Halladay helped the Giants win the opener 4–3. 2B–Texas Lee (1,off Lincecum); Moreland (1,off Lincecum); Molina (1,off Lincecum); Cruz (1,off Wilson), San Francisco F. Sanchez 3 (3,off Lee 3); Huff (1,off Lee); Torres (1,off Lee); Ishikawa (1,off Lowe). In the offseason, Iván Rodríguez, Marlon Byrd, Omar Vizquel, and Andruw Jones all departed due to free agency. In the bottom of the third inning, Édgar Rentería reached on an error and advanced to second when Lee hit Andrés Torres.

Game 1 of the 2010 World Series was a matchup between two of the best pictures in baseball, the Rangers' Cliff Lee, and the Giants' Tim Lincecum, but … The Giants were three games ahead of the Padres going into the final weekend of the season, a three-game set between the two teams that the Padres needed to sweep in order to force a tie-breaker. Enfranchised in 1961 as the second iteration of the Washington Senators, the team only had one season with a winning percentage above .500 out of 11 seasons in Washington, D.C..

It will be interesting to see if Guerrero can handle that part of the field.

Rentería then scored on pinch hitter Travis Ishikawa's double. This was a big question prior to Game 1: Where would manager Ron Washington stick Guerrero? Copyright © 2000-2020 Sports Reference LLC. Game 5 was a pitching rematch of Game 1 between former Cy Young Award winners Cliff Lee and Tim Lincecum. Sanchez singled to score Ishikawa, and advanced to second on another Guerrero error. Get Complete coverage of the 2010 World Series games between the Rangers and Giants on ESPN.com. San Francisco Giants beat Texas Rangers (11-7). Many players and commentators agree that AT&T's right field is a challenge.

Guerrero hit a sacrifice fly that scored Borbon, and Nelson Cruz doubled to score Andrus and Hamilton, but Kinsler popped out to end the game.[15].

In August, José Guillén was acquired in a trade with the Kansas City Royals, and Cody Ross was claimed off waivers from the Florida Marlins. Learn how and when to remove this template message, "AP source: World Series umpires include 1st timers", "Giants win the Series! It was San Francisco's first World Series since 2002, and Texas' first appearance in the 50-year history of the franchise.