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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Monday, October 22, 2012
Sunday, October 21, 2012
Ryan Vogelsong and the Giants Force Game 7 in NLCS
The Giants so far have not taken the easy road in this postseason.
In the NLDS vs. the Reds, they fell behind two games and were facing elimination going into Cincy for 3 games. They some how won all three of them and moved on to the next round. They then fell behind the Cardinals 3-1 in the NLCS. They won game 5 in St. Louis with Barry Zito pitching spectacularly. Now in Game 6 it was up to Ryan Vogelsong.
Vogelsong went out there and pitched the game of his career. He pitched 7 innings , striking out 9 (career high), allowing 4 hits, one run, and one walk. Meanwhile, the Giants score 5 runs in the first two innings off Chris Carpenter with Marco Scutaro blowing it open with a 2 run double in the 2nd inning to make it a four run lead. The bullpen for the Giants took over in the 8th inning and closed out the Cardinals to win it 6-1. The series is tied at 3-3 with game 7 tomorrow night.
An absolutely great performance by Ryan Vogelsong who had a quite a journey up to this point. A trip to the World Series is now on the line tomorrow night as Kyle Lohse goes out there for the Cards while the Giants send out Matt Cain.
In the NLDS vs. the Reds, they fell behind two games and were facing elimination going into Cincy for 3 games. They some how won all three of them and moved on to the next round. They then fell behind the Cardinals 3-1 in the NLCS. They won game 5 in St. Louis with Barry Zito pitching spectacularly. Now in Game 6 it was up to Ryan Vogelsong.
Vogelsong went out there and pitched the game of his career. He pitched 7 innings , striking out 9 (career high), allowing 4 hits, one run, and one walk. Meanwhile, the Giants score 5 runs in the first two innings off Chris Carpenter with Marco Scutaro blowing it open with a 2 run double in the 2nd inning to make it a four run lead. The bullpen for the Giants took over in the 8th inning and closed out the Cardinals to win it 6-1. The series is tied at 3-3 with game 7 tomorrow night.
An absolutely great performance by Ryan Vogelsong who had a quite a journey up to this point. A trip to the World Series is now on the line tomorrow night as Kyle Lohse goes out there for the Cards while the Giants send out Matt Cain.
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
A Giant of an All Star Game
Hope you guys got the chance to miss the All Star game. Still boring to me and hate the World Series implications. But if you did manage to see it, then you got to see Giants among the Stars. Melky Cabrera, Pablo Sandoval, and Matt Cain all had great nights in front of a national stage. Sandoval was 1 for 2 as he hit a bases loaded triple. Matt Cain had two shut out innings to start the game for the NL. Last, but certainly not least, Melky Cabrera went 2 for 3 and hit a 2 run HR in the 4th inning. Melky was actually named the All Star Game MVP as the NL won it, 8-0.
A Giant blowout for this year's All Star Game and some deserved attention to the San Francisco Giants. Hearing about this outcome almost made me regret missing it. Thank goodness mankind has invented sitcoms to fill the void for meaningless games. Though I hate the event, I'm glad that Melky and the Giants dominated the game. It's certainly something that will help with some momentum for their own team.
The break is almost over and the 2nd half of baseball is about to begin. You know what that means: TRADE DEADLINE SPECULATIONS!!! How is that more exciting to me than the All Star game? I need to reevaluate my life.
A Giant blowout for this year's All Star Game and some deserved attention to the San Francisco Giants. Hearing about this outcome almost made me regret missing it. Thank goodness mankind has invented sitcoms to fill the void for meaningless games. Though I hate the event, I'm glad that Melky and the Giants dominated the game. It's certainly something that will help with some momentum for their own team.
The break is almost over and the 2nd half of baseball is about to begin. You know what that means: TRADE DEADLINE SPECULATIONS!!! How is that more exciting to me than the All Star game? I need to reevaluate my life.
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