Travis Ishikawa just took a swing and hoped for the best, tied 3-3 in the bottom of the 9th, best case scenario, he hits a 3-run walkoff homerun and becomes the hero, worst case, he grounds out and we go to extras. And it flew… “It’s gratifying,” Ishikawa said. “If there’s an organization I’d want to do it for, it would be this one.” Ishikawa started the season off in Pittsburgh, and ended it sending the Giants to the World Series. “These guys have been through it,” Giants manager Bruce Bochy said. “They have been battle-tested and they know how to handle themselves on this type of stage, and then add to that the kids that we brought up, and then Ishikawa.””I mean, what a great story,” Bochy said.”He signed a minor league contract, he more or less picked us,” general manager Brian Sabean said. “I’m not surprised he hit a home run, I’m not. I’m surprised he’s our starting left fielder. That’s amazing to me. That’s the kind of commitment he had to wanting to get on the field.”
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GIANTS WALK OFF ON THROWING ERROR; ROYALS INTO WORLD SERIES
A wild throw by reliever Randy Choate on a Gregor Blanco’s bunt allowed Brandon Crawford torun home, securing the winning run in the bottom of the 10th, giving the San Francisco Giantsa 5-4 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday for a 2-1 lead in the NL Championship Series.”We don’t do anything easy,” Giants manager Bruce Bochy said. “We might have got a little lucky there with Perez when he couldn’t get a bunt down and he gets a base hit. But Blanco laid down a beauty. … I don’t know if that’s luck as much as great bunt, great speed to put pressure on them.” Crawford walked, then Juan Perez singled, bringing Crawford to third. Blanco’s first bunt attempt went foul the second went right to pitcher Randy Choate whose wild sidearm throw flew over Kolten Wong’s head, giving the Giants not only the win but also the lead in the best-of-seven series.
After spending nearly three decades as the laughingstock of the league, the Kansas City Royals advanced to the World Series on Wednesday after SWEEPING the Orioles. The Royals, who haven’t lost a game yet this postseason were golden. “It’s hard to explain,” said Cain, whose clutch hits and dramatic catches earned him the series MVP award. “We’re clicking at the right moment right now.” I don’t think anybody can argue with that. The Royals have won 11 straight in the postseason, one short of the MLB record. The Royals will face either the Giants or the Cardinals in the Series. The funny thing is, the only time Kansas City won the Series, it was over St. Louis. “It’s been an amazing run,” Royals outfielder Alex Gordon said. “It’s nothing better than when you win. Today, same old story: good pitching, good defense and scratch out a win.” The Royals played solid, good pitching, good defense just not enough offense.
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CARDS TIE UP NLCS WITH WALKOFF WIN
Down 1-0 in the series already the Cardinals couldn’t let another one slip away at home. Up 4-3 heading into the 9th it looked like we would be deadlocked when the series traveled to San Diego, not so fast my friend. After a wild pitch from Trevor Rosenthal the Giants stole home and got it, tying the game at 4-4. In a game where star player Yadier Molina was injured the Cards were able to pull through as Kolten Wong hit a walk-off solo shot to right to seal the deal. About Molina’s injury?
Mike Matheny said it “didn’t look real good.” and added “We’ll wait and see and right now we’ll just go ahead and keep celebrating a very tough, hard-fought win. I am real proud at how these guys kept coming,”.
Game 3 of the best of 7 series is Tuesday