teixeria with a severely strained hamstring. he s done for the season. no mark teixeria. could be helimination time tonight in the bronx. the afternoon game yesterday, giants and phillies tied at one a piece in that series and really dominated by pitching. strikes out polanco looking in the fourth. he ll get ibanez swinging. bottom of the fourth, the giants postseason hero cody ross has three home runs, breaks the scoreless tie with a single to left. giants blank the phillies 3-0. giants now up 2-1 in the series. they play game four tonight. coming up at the top of the hour on morning joe, debate season almost over for christine o donnell and she probably think that s a good thing as the tea party candidate asks the question where in the
they will be play them without texeira. a severely pulled hamstring. he s done for the season. the rangers moving on to the world series? who will they play? the afternoon game yesterday in the nlcs, giants and phillies tied at one game apiece. a series dominated by pitching. yesterday it was matt cain s turn of san francisco, getting polanco looking here in the fourth. gets ibanez swinging. he went seven innings, struck out five in the bottom of the fourth. the giants postseason hero young cody ross, already three home runs in the last two games, breaks tb scoreless tie with sage to left field. ji ants shut out phillies 3-1. they take 2-1 series lead. when we send it back to new york, inside the latest nbc news wall street journal polls, also this morning s must-read opinion pages when we sent it back from dallas to new york.