Kung Fu Panda Makes History In Giants Game 1 Win.

It was quite a setting wednesday evening in San Fransisco as the underdog Giants got set to take on the well-rested and highly favored Detroit Tigers. There wasn't any way the Tigers weren't going to be favored because they had the reigning A.L. MVP and Cy Young winner Justin Verlander on the mound. On the other side the Giants had a man on the mound who many people thought was a has-been, Barry Zito. Zito had just started building his reputation back after his best season with the Giants in which he won 15 games. And then after the Giants fell behind the defending world champs St. Louis Cardinals 3-1 in the NLCS Zito was called upon to pitch Game 5. Zito pitched 61/3 strong innings that night and the Giants went on to win Game 5 5-0. Zito continued his success with 5 1/3 innings of one run ball, but the highlight of the night was Pablo Sandoval. Sandoval hit three home runs in his first three at-bats, joining Babe Ruth, Reggie Jackson, and Albert Pujols as the only players ever to hit three homers in one world series game. The Giants, on the strength of Pablo "Kung Fu Panda" Sandoval's three homers took an 8-1 lead in the ninth inning. George Kontos took the mound to try and get the three outs to get the Giants a Game 1 victory. But after giving up a one-out single Kontos served up a three-run homerun to Detroit infielder Johnny Peralta. But the Giants bullpen held on and the Giants defeated the Tigers 8-3 to take a 1-0 lead on the series. Tonight's game two feaatures righty Doug Fister going for the Tigers and slumping lefty Madison Bumgarner for the Giants. Pregame coverage begins at 6:30 p.m. ET. The play by play begins at 7:00 p.m. ET