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Giants wash away Cardinals, 9-0, to become NL champs
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Hunter Pence got the Giants going with an unusual double and Matt Cain pitched his second clincher of October as San Francisco closed out Game 7 of the NL Championship Series in a heavy rainstorm by shutting out the St. Louis Cardinals, 9-0, to become the 2012 National League Champions.
San Francisco won its record-tying sixth elimination game of the postseason, completing a lopsided rally from a 3-1 deficit.
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Marco Scutaro produced his sixth multihit game of the series and matched an LCS record with 14 hits, thus making him the NLCS MVP. Pablo Sandoval drove in a run for his fifth straight game.
On Pence's double that highlighted a five-run third, his bat broke at the label on impact, then the broken barrel hit the ball twice more. That put a rolling, slicing spin on the ball and caused it to change directions - leaving shortstop Pete Kozma little chance to make the play. Kozma broke to his right, figuring that's where the ball would go, but it instead curved to left-center.
The Giants, who won it all in 2010, will host reigning AL MVP & Cy Young winner Justin Verlander, Triple Crown winner Miguel Cabrera, and the American League champion Detroit Tigers in Game 1 of the 2012 World Series this Wednesday night at 8 pm. Verlander is set to pitch Wednesday's opener at AT&T Park while the Giants have yet to announce their starter.
Hunter Pence got the Giants going with an unusual double and Matt Cain pitched his second clincher of October as San Francisco closed out Game 7 of the NL Championship Series in a heavy rainstorm by shutting out the St. Louis Cardinals, 9-0, to become the 2012 National League Champions.
San Francisco won its record-tying sixth elimination game of the postseason, completing a lopsided rally from a 3-1 deficit.
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Marco Scutaro produced his sixth multihit game of the series and matched an LCS record with 14 hits, thus making him the NLCS MVP. Pablo Sandoval drove in a run for his fifth straight game.
On Pence's double that highlighted a five-run third, his bat broke at the label on impact, then the broken barrel hit the ball twice more. That put a rolling, slicing spin on the ball and caused it to change directions - leaving shortstop Pete Kozma little chance to make the play. Kozma broke to his right, figuring that's where the ball would go, but it instead curved to left-center.
The Giants, who won it all in 2010, will host reigning AL MVP & Cy Young winner Justin Verlander, Triple Crown winner Miguel Cabrera, and the American League champion Detroit Tigers in Game 1 of the 2012 World Series this Wednesday night at 8 pm. Verlander is set to pitch Wednesday's opener at AT&T Park while the Giants have yet to announce their starter.
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