It was similar to the NLDS in that the Giants had to win three in a row to move on or be eliminated. They were not deterred... again.
The Cardinals and the Giants went into game 2 with Kyle Lohse and Matt Cain taking the mound for their respective teams. Lohse had been fantastic for the Cards so far this postseason while Cain has been sketchy for the Giants. It seemed that the roles were reversed tonight. Kyle Lohse got lit up by the Giants failing to go beyond the third inning after allowing 2 runs in the first two innings and then leaving the bases loaded with no outs for Joe Kelly. Hunter Pence then came up and hit a double with a broken bat that unloaded the bases for 3 more runs. The Giants would end up scoring two more runs in the inning.
Meanwhile, Matt Cain shut down the Cards. Despite some hits, he was able to leave Cards on base and pitch 5 2/3 shutout baseball before being pulled in the 6th in favor of Jeremy Affeldt. He and the rest of the bullpen did their work pitching the shutout to the Cards. The 9th came with the rain coming down hard throughout. With two outs and two runners in scoring position, Sergio Romo came in for the Giants and got Matt Holliday to pop out to the 2nd baseman and NLCS MVP Marco Scutaro to end the game and the series. Giants shutout the Cards 9-0 in game 7 and win the series 4-3.
THE GIANTS ARE HEADED TO THEIR 2ND WORLD SERIES IN THREE YEARS!!!
The remarkable run continues for the Giants as they get by the Cardinals to now face the Tigers. Marco Scutaro was the man to watch in this series batting .500 with 14 hits (tied LCS record), 4 RBIs, 6 runs, 2 BB, and 3 doubles. Definitely the MVP of the series. The fans had a ball despite the rain coming down in the 9th and so did the Giants players.
Game 1 of the World Series is Wednesday night with the Detroit Tigers vs. the San Francisco Giants at AT&T Park.
P.S. LET'S GO GIANTS!!!
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