Game One Keys to Victory

Justin Verlander has been outstanding this postseason and his goal is to set the tone in the world series for the Detroit Tigers. He is well qualified for the job and his resume is quite impressive, to say the least. Miguel Cabrera and Prince Fielder will look to have his back offensively and they are quite the formidable duo. This will be a tremendous test for the Giants but I don't think it is time to stop believing yet. Hell, this series is 0-0 right now. We didn't give up when it was 0-2 in Cincy or 3-1 in St. Louis, so why quit now. Here is how our boys can beat Verlander and the Tigers tonight.

1) Ride the Momentum to an Early Lead
It can't be under-stated that the Giants have won 3 games since the last time the Tigers played. Any momentum they had after sweeping the Yankees is gone now. Having this game in San Francisco is even bigger because of how the last round went. The Giants are on fire right now and they don't have to knock Verlander around but if you can get a run or two on the board early we can that snow ball effect going.

2) Keep the String of Great Starts Going
Zito does not have to match Verlander strike out for strike out in this game. His job is just to give us 6-7 innings of quality baseball, while allowing 3 runs or less. Against Verlander, it would be nice if it was less but 3 runs would be fine. Coming off of his best start as a Giant, Zito looks ready for the big stage.

3) Get Verlander out of the Game
The Giants did a tremendous job in the NLCS of getting to the Cardinal bullpen and that is something that has to continue into tonight. Get deep in counts, foul off pitches, and just battle your ass off at the plate. Verlander is a machine but if you can get 20 pitches an inning out of him he won't be out there in the 7th. Their bullpen is weak and that is the biggest advantage the Giants will have in this game. Get to the pen and punish their mistakes.

That is how I think the Giants will get this series to 1-0 tonight! Your thoughts are welcome. If you like what I have to say, please share it with via social media.
Let's Go Giants!