Giants 11, Rangers 7

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[mackerel]

1. Great pic!

[AsahinaKimi]

2. Cliff who? S.F. has no problem with Lee in Game 1 win

The national press gave the Giants little chance to win this World Series and no chance to beat Cliff Lee on Wednesday. When that was conveyed to Matt Cain, the laconic starter said, "We'll just have to write a different story."

If 43,601 had not crammed into AT&T Park to witness the tale the Giants penned in Game 1, few would have believed it. They hounded and pounded Lee off the mound in a six-run fifth inning that shot them to an 11-7 win against the Rangers, the "hitting team" in this series.

What an unexpected score in such an unexpected season.

"If you threw a hundred bucks on it in Vegas, you'd be a millionaire," Aubrey Huff said.

The Giants got an important leg up. The Game 1 victor has won six of the last seven World Series and 11 of the last 13, though the Giants know the short end of that history. They took the opener in 2002.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/10/27/SPCF1G3048.DTL&tsp=1

[Upton]

3. That's a great shot of Burrell

smiling as crosses home with the Giants 5th run. Notice he's high fiving Uribe who moments later hit the 3 run HR which put it out of reach.

[Auggie]

4. Washington says Guerrero will start Game 2 in right field

I was wondering about this before Game 1 -- is it wise to play an aging DH in the odd confines of AT&T Park's right field? While his fielding didn't necessarily cost the Rangers the game last night, it did cost them runs. I'm not complaining, but it's kind of sad to see a once great outfielder struggle like that.