Giants complete comeback, advance to World Series
Posted October 22, 2012 10:04 pm.
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SAN FRANCISCO, CA. (NEWS1130) – The San Francisco Giants are going to the World Series for the second time in three years as they crushed the St. Louis Cardinals 9-0 in Game 7 of the National League Championship Series.
The Giants trailed the series 3-1 before beginning the comeback in Game 5 in St. Louis.
With San Francisco leading 2-0 in the bottom of the third inning, Hunter Pence hit a broken-bat double with the bases loaded to score two and then John Jay misplayed the ball in centre field, which allowed a third run to score. The Giants added two more runs in the inning to take a commanding 7-0 lead.
The Giants got a run on a fielder’s choice in the seventh and then Brandon Belt rounded out the scoring with a solo homer in the eighth.
Matt Cain pitched five-and-two-thirds scoreless innings for the Giants. He allowed just five hits while striking out four batters and walking one on the way to recording the win.
Veteran infielder Marco Scutaro was named the MVP of the NLCS. He tied a league championship series record with 14 hits and also had an impressive .500 batting average. The 36-year-old will be playing in his first World Series.
The Giants also had to have a dramatic comeback in their opening round win of the National League Division Series over the Cincinnati Reds. San Francisco dropped the first two games at home before rallying to win the next three on the road to advance.
San Francisco is now 6-0 in the post-season when facing elimination. The win was the first in a Game 7 for the Giants in franchise history.
San Francisco won the World Series in 2010 with a five-game victory over the Texas Rangers. It was the first title for the Giants franchise since 1954 when they still played in Brooklyn, New York.
The Giants will host the Detroit Tigers in Game 1 of the fall classic on Wednesday.
