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MLB Playoffs – San Francisco Giants Make History, Washington Nationals Couldn’t Last
The longest game in postseason history ended after 18 innings of baseball, as Brandon Belt hit a home run that eventually gave the San Francisco Giants a 2-1 win over the Washington Nationals and put them 2-0 up in the NLDS, heading back home to host the next two games, if necessary a fourth.
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MLB Playoffs – San Francisco Giants Pitch Perfect, Pittsburgh Pirates Going Home
Going home or staying home? It doesn’t matter. The San Francisco Giants win the NL Wild Card game with a dominant, complete game performance from Madison Bumgarner, starring in a 8-0 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates, looking completely out of their league in their short postseason experience for the 2014 season.
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MLB Playoffs – Giants vs Pirates Predictions
For the San Francisco Giants, a bad year seems to be followed by winning the world series, so expectations are high towards their NL Wild Card game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, a team that’s not used to consistency when it comes to making the postseason.
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Dodgers Over Giants – Ace Taking Care of Business
There aren’t any superlatives left to describe the kind of season Clayton Kershaw is having as the Los Angeles Dodgers followed up their incredible slug-fest with a more humble performance, beating the San Francisco Giants 4-2, opening a three game lead in the NL West.
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Dodgers Over Giants – Pitching at an Elite Level
There’s nothing surprising about Clayton Kershaw putting on a performance, but a complete game while allowing only two hits and shutting out the San Francisco Giants? Things are going well for the Los Angeles Dodgers lately, both on the mound and at the plate, taking yet another game in AT&T Park, this time winning 5-0.
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MLB Season – Boston Red Sox Finally Win, Chicago Cubs Get a Rare One too
Two results that stood out among the many in another day of Major League Baseball came from two big names that don’t win that much: The Boston Red Sox beat the Atlanta Braves 8-6 to make it their first win after 10 consecutive losses, while the Chicago Cubs surprised the San Francisco Giants 8-4 as Jeff Samardzija got his first win on the mound in almost a year.
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Giants Over Braves – Almost a Pitching Masterpiece
It hasn’t been the best of stars this season for Tim Lincecum, but in a 4-2 win over the Atlanta Braves he put on his best performance of 2014 to lead the San Francisco Giants in a series opening win, helped out by some big hits from Tyler Colvin who had a home run and a triple.
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Giants Over Dodgers – It Had to End at Some Point
There’s a problem with Baseball and the length of certain games, and the San Francisco Giants beating the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2 after 12 innings and most importantly six minutes shy of five hours is a perfect example of a sport that has games run a bit too long.
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Dodgers Over Giants – Matt Cain Gets Destroyed
The Los Angeles Dodgers avoid getting swept at home by the San Francisco Giants with a 6-2 win, highlighted by Matt Kemp and Hanley Ramirez hitting two home runs each, making it an awful day for Matt Cain at the mound.
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Giants Over Dodgers – It’s Rough at Home
The San Francisco Giants continue their dominance in the opening home series for the Los Angeles Dodgers, winning 7-2 with an excellent performance from Madison Bumgarner on the mound while Michael Morse and Buster Posey added plenty of firepower with their bats.