Giants, Lincecum unable to close out Phillies (AP)

Atlanta Braves starter Derek Lowe(notes) delivers a pitch during the first inning of Game 1 of baseball's National League Division Series against the San Francisco Giants in San Francisco, Thursday, Oct. 7, 2010.

Roy Halladay outdueled pitcher Tim Lincecum to keep Philadelphia alive with a 4-2 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Thursday night that pulled the Phillies within 3-2 in the National League championship series. Jayson Werth homered for an insurance run in the ninth, Placido Polanco hit an RBI single and the two-time reigning NL champions forced a Game 6 back home in Citizens Bank Park on...


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