In this version of Gene Kelly's classic film it was forty thousand Giant fans who were splashing in the puddles along King Street in delirious love with their National League Pennant-winning Giants. It was pouring rain and it didn't matter. In fact, for those of us in the stands who had just watched the San Francisco Giants clinch the National League Championship Series over the St. Louis Cardinals with a 9-0 win, the rain was perfect. Everything was perfect. Giants’ starter Matt Cain once again proved his mettle and tenacity battling a St. Louis line-up that finished the regular season second in NL runs scored (765) and first in OBP (.338). Cain pitched into the 6th inning and gave up five hits and 1 walk with 4 strike-outs. Giant hitters pounded out 14 hits, including 2 doubles and a home run to squash any hope the Cardinals had of moving on to the 2012 World Series. The tote-board for St. Louis was a tsunami of bad numbers: starter Kyle Lohse gave up 5 earned runs in 2 i...
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PLAYERS:
Matt Cain,
Kyle Lohse,
Brandon Crawford,
Gregor Blanco,
Barry Zito,
Marco Scutaro,
Matt Holliday,
Hunter Pence,
Woody Harrelson,
Joe Kelly,
Pete Kozma,
Javier Lopez,
Sergio Romo
TEAMS: San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals
TEAMS: San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals
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