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Giants beat Cardinals 6-1, one game away from World Series

By: Ben Martin 10/21/12 7:57 PM
Once again, the Giants played with their backs against the wall. Once again, they lived to play another day. San Francisco rallied behind seven solid innings from Ryan Vogelsong and another offensive show from Marco Scutaro to beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-1 on Sunday at AT&T Park and push the NL Championship Series to a decisive Game 7 today. Read More

Giants appear to have finally run out of steam

By: Glenn Dickey 10/18/12 9:55 PM
The Giants were shoved to the brink of extinction Thursday night by the St. Louis Cardinals and now, trailing 3-1, they trot Barry Zito out. Oh, my. There is one tiny ray of hope for the Giants. If they could somehow win today and take the NL Championship Series back to San Francisco, they’d have Ryan Vogelsong and Matt Cain ready for the final two games. But, have I said they’re starting Barry Zito today? Read More

Cardinals beat Giants 8-3 to take 3-1 lead in NLCS

By: The Associated Press 10/18/12 9:37 PM
One more win and another bunch of wild-card Cardinals get their chance to repeat. Adam Wainwright threw seven innings of four-hit ball and St. Louis roughed up Tim Lincecum and the San Francisco Giants in an 8-3 rout Thursday night that gave the Cardinals a 3-1 lead in the NL championship series. Read More

Detroit Tigers head to World Series, sweep Yankees in ALCS

By: Noah Trister 10/18/12 6:18 PM
Prince Fielder waved his arms franticly, gleefully calling off his teammates before catching the final out.From the moment Fielder signed his massive contract in January, an entire city had been waiting for a moment like this. Max Scherzer capped a stupendous stretch for Detroit’s starting rotation, and the Tigers advanced to the World Series for the second time in seven years by beating the New York Yankees 8-1 Thursday for a four-game sweep of the AL Championship Series. Read More

Giants need Cain to recapture 2010 postseason glory

By: Dylan Kruse 10/16/12 7:56 PM
Two playoff starts, two mediocre performances. That’s been the story thus far for the Giants’ Matt Cain, who draws the tough assignment today of trying to shut down the St. Louis Cardinals in Game 3 of the National League Championship Series in front of their rabid fan base. After a dazzling effort in 2010 in which he didn’t allow a single earned run in 21¹⁄³ postseason innings — shutting down one potent lineup after another — much was expected of Cain when the calender turned to October. Read More

Home hasn’t been so sweet for San Francisco Giants

By: Paul Gackle 10/14/12 11:44 PM
Is it possible to decline home-field advantage in the postseason? Read More

Cardinals beat Giants 6-4 in National League Championship Series Game 1

By: The Associated Press 10/14/12 9:07 PM
This time, Carlos Beltran, David Freese and the St. Louis Cardinals took a six-run lead — and held onto it, barely. Beltran and Freese hit two-run homers and these wild, wild-card Cardinals beat the San Francisco Giants 6-4 on Sunday night in Game 1 of the NL championship series. Read More

Giants' Bumgarner eager to bounce back in Game 1 of NLCS

By: Staff report 10/13/12 4:45 PM
Madison Bumgarner
Lost amongst the euphoria of the Giants’ 2010 World Series championship was Madison Bumgarner’s stellar performance. Having already logged 193²⁄³ innings between Triple-A and the majors, there was no thought of shutting the rookie down to protect his valuable left arm for the future. All he did in the postseason was post a 2-0 record with a 2.18 ERA in four games (three starts), walking five and striking out 18 in 20²⁄³ innings. Read More

Legend of Buster Posey continues to grow

By: Mychael Urban 10/11/12 6:33 PM
Voters charged with selecting the National League’s 2012 Most Valuable Player had to submit their votes before the start of the playoffs, so what Buster Posey did Thursday was, for those who’d already tabbed him as their top choice, merely validation of rather emphatic proportions. For those who did not name Posey their MVP, well ... it likely served as a not-so-subtle, non-verbal admonition along the lines of, “What the hell were you thinking?!?” Read More

Underdog A’s are a fascination that has everyone’s attention

By: Mychael Urban 10/06/12 10:39 PM
Game 1 of their respective division series held dramatically different consequences — implied, imagined and in reality — for the Giants and A’s, and such circumstances represented perhaps the most clear reflection of the teams’ hold on the Bay Area’s collective imagination. In short, the Big Brother-Little Brother dynamic was in full effect. Read More
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