Jonathan Sanchez had to get Strike One. He had to throw strikes and keep down his pitch count. That was the formula to beat the Phillies in Game 2.

Well, he ended up throwing 35 pitches in the first inning. He walked in a run. He walked three and struck out three and Mike Fontenot committed a throwing error. This was a sloppy inning by the Giants, and Sanchez will not pitch nearly as many innings as they wanted. They needed him to be firm, not to blow up.