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| DET | 8 |
| STL | 0 |
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| SF | 9 |
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Comeback kids: Giants headed to World SeriesCompleting their second rare comeback of the postseason, the Giants subdued the St. Louis Cardinals, 9-0, on Monday to win Game 7 of the National League Championship Series and advance to a World Series confrontation against the Detroit Tigers. |
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Record-setting effort nets Scutaro NLCS MVPWhile the candidates were debating for the presidency on Monday night, Marco Scutaro was leaving no room for debate in the National League Championship Series. |
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Like '84 title team, Tigers' Series tale starts in WestJust like in '84, the Tigers are heading to the West Coast for the Fall Classic. They're hoping to get the same results as those guys, the last Tigers team with a World Series championship. |
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Cardinals' World Series hopes dissolve in Game 7After holding a 3-1 NLCS lead, the Cardinals were unable to clinch a second straight NL pennant after Kyle Lohse struggled early and the bats remained in slumber, falling to the Giants, 9-0, in Game 7 on Monday night. |
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Pence's odd double lifts Giants, confounds CardsThe Joe Kelly pitch was a fastball. The Hunter Pence hit was a curveball. The result was the weirdest broken-bat double you'll ever see, a screwball hit that sliced away from Cardinals shortstop Pete Kozma, emptied the bases and blew Game 7 of the NLCS wide open. |
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After rough year, October much friendlier to PeraltaJhonny Peralta endured a rough regular season at the plate, but something clicked for the Tigers' shortstop once the playoffs began. He can't really explain it, and neither can manager Jim Leyland, but Peralta has suddenly found his 2011 form. |
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Giants survive all the way to the World SeriesAnd so it has happened twice for the Giants. They were down 0-2 in the Division Series and survived. They faced elimination in the NLCS three times and survived. |
