Before the 2010 World Series began last night, the common consensus was the San Francisco Giants had to score more to have a chance of winning the World Series.
The Giants pitching staff is excellent, but could they win a slugfest against the offensive prowess of the Texas Rangers?
Game 1 was labeled as an all-time pitching showdown. The matchup between Texas Rangers ace Cliff Lee and the San Francisco Giants two-time defending NL Cy Young award winner Tim Lincecum was billed as a classic to be.
However Game 1 was an offensive battle, and the Giants proved they could win a game when they needed to score many more runs than their accustomed to.
With Cliff Lee not able to get the victory for the Rangers in the series opener, how good are the Rangers' chances to win the title now, against a Giants rotation that continues to impress after Lincecum?
Now we'll review several important points we learned about Game 1 of the 2010 World Series, as well as some interesting, unknown statistics that may surprise you.
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