FINAL SCORE 7-1 GIANTS WIN GAME 2!

KOZMA STRIKES OUT!!! GAME OVER

1 OUT Descalso at bat... grounder.... 2 OUTS Kozma has 2 strikes

Molina reaches on single... Freese flies to right

3 OUTS-------------END OF THE 8TH-------------

2 OUTS--- Runners on the corners--- Posey at bat-- STRIKEOUT!

1 OUT Pitching change... RUNNERS ON 1st & 2nd

1 OUT BASES LOADED Theriot at bat-- BASE HIT! HUFF AND BLANCO SCORE!!!!

1 OUT RUnners on 1st & 2nd- Base hit for Pagan!

1 OUT Huff at bat-- Freese lets ball drop AND IT FALLS IN PLAY!!

Crawford at bat-- liner into center! JAY WITH THE DIVING PLAY! Cannot double up Blanco at first...

Blanco at bat--- WALK

================MIDDLE OF THE 8TH=================

2 OUTS-- Craig at bat-- Flyout to center

AFFELDT IS ON THE MOUND FO the GIANTS.... 

1 OUT Holliday at bat-- grounds out to second

Beltran at bat--- popup to Theriot

--------------------------END OF THE 7TH---------------

2 OUT Belt at bat-- Ks looking

1 OUT Pence at bat-- Popped up to Descalso

Back to baseball!--- Posey at bat-- Strikes out looking
Shelby Miller pitching for Cardinals 

Lenny Williams singing "God Bless America." Lenny was a member of Tower of Power... no disrespect to Mr. Williams, but you might hear about the sour notes he hit at the end of his rendition....

============MIDDLE OF THE 7th================

John Jay at bat-- weak grounder to second... OUT!

Chambers at bat-- grounds out

Scutaro is getting xrays done now... Kozma at bat strikes out looking!

------------------END OF THE SIXTH----------

Sandoval at bat-- strikes out!

Theriot at bat--- liner to center... John Jay catches, Vogelsong goes... stops... John Jay made accurate throw

Pagan at bat-- gets the job done! Moves Vogelsong to third..

Vogelsong at bat-- LINES DOUBLE OVER THE HEAD OF JOHN JAY!!

3 OUTS-------- VOGELSONG FIRST GIANTS PITCHER TO GO 6  INNINGS IN PLAYOFFS-----

2 OUTS- Descalso at bat-- Belt calls for the pop up! ... Catches it

1 OUT Freese at bat-- force out at 2nd Freese at first

Molina at bat-- slow grounder to third--- Force at 2nd... Molina at first

Craig at bat-- hit by a pitch

----------Theriot comes in to play for Scutaro-----

3 OUTS-----------------END OF THE 5TH Inning-----------

2 OUTS-- Crawford at bat-- KOZMA GRABS DIVING LINE DRIVE!!!!

1 OUT Blanco at bat-- force out.. Runnrs on the corners...

1 OUT Belt at bat-- single in to center field

Pence at bat-- force out at 2nd.. Pence reaches

Joe Kelly in to pitch for Cardinals-- Posey at bat--- single to right field!

==============MIDDLE OF THE 5th============

2 OUTS- Public Enemy #1 at bat--- Holliday (for sliding into Scutaro) Fans really letting him know how they feel---- Pop up to 1st base

2 OUTS-- Beltran at bat-- double for Beltran.. hit over Pence's head

1 OUT-- Jay at bat-- Flyout to Blanco

Schumaker pinch hits for Carpenter--- Strike out!

------------END OF THE the 4TH------------

Runner on 2nd--- Sandoval at bat-- Sandoval just stays alive with foul ball chopper-- FREESE SAVES A RUN WITH DIVING STOP!!

2 OUTS BASES LOADED-- Scutaro at bat-- SCUTARO WITH LINER IN THE LEFT FIELD GAP!!! Two runs in!! THREE AFTER HOLLIDAY BOOTS IT!!!

2 OUTS Pagan has chance to add more... Runners on 2nd & 3rd--- WALK! Bases loaded!

1 OUT Vogelsong at bat-- bunt gets down!

CARPENTER THROWS BALL AWAY! Giants score.. Lead 2-1

1 OUT-- Crawford at bat-- chopper to the pitcher RUN SCORES!!

1 OUT Blanco--- HIGH CHOPPER GETS OVER FREESE! Runners on the Corner

1 OUT Belt soft liner ... HUSTLES FOR THE DOUBLE!

Pence at bat-- grounder to SS

3 OUTS=======MIDDLE OF THE 4th============

2 OUTS Kozma at bat-- Pop Up to Scutaro! 

1 OUT- Descalso grounds out--- 

Freese to lead off the 4TH INNING-- Lays off of 0-2 high cheese-- Groundout

3 OUTS---------------END OF THE 3rd-------------------

2 OUTS Posey at bat-- sharp grounder to short... Force at 2nd

2 OUTS-- Sandoval at bat-- Sneaks it by the bag... SINGLE down the line

1 OUT-- Scutaro to SS, thrown out at 1st

Pagan at bat-- Sliding stop by Freese! Throws Pagan out at 1st

3 OUTS===========MIDDLE OF THE THIRD==============

2 OUT-- Molina at bat-- Belt chacses foul ball... hesitates... MAKES THE reaching grab! Almost had ball taken away by fan...Almost

1 OUT-- Craig at bat STRIKES OUT!

Holliday at bat... gets booed for his slide on Scutaro-- Vogelsong hitting the outside corner-------- FLYOUT!

Beltran at bat-- Leadsoff Top of 2nd-- Gets a double... possibly error

3 OUTS---------------END OF THE 2ND INNING-----------------

2 OUTS Vogelsong at bat-- Strikes out!

1 OUT Crawford at bat-- First pitch grounder to 2nd

Blanco at bat-- Flyout to center

=========MIDDLE OF THE 2ND==========

2 OUTS Jay at bat-- Popup to right field

2 OUTS- Kozma walks-- Carpenter at bat-- RBI DOUBLE FOR CARPENTER!!!!!

2 OUT Kozma at bat-- 0-2 count! Curveball made Kozma's knees buckle-- OOOH! Barely misses outside corner 1-2

1 OUT Descalso STRIKEOUT! on 2-seamer

Freese takes a strike--- Leads off the inning-- Pence retrieves to the warning track. Gets the flyout

3 OUTS----------------------------END OF THE FIRST INNING-------------------------

2 OUTS Belt at bat-- soft grounder to 2B... Descalso with strong throw

2 OUTS Pence at bat-- WALK

Replay shows Pagan saluting St. Louis' dugout as he rounds third base... Sending message?

1 OUT Posey at bat-- POP OUT caught by Craig in foul territory

0 OUTS Sandoval at bat-- (clean shaved) pop out in foul territory to Freese

AT&T PARK IS GOING CRAZY!

Scutaro at bat-- base hit!

Pagan at bat-- HOME RUN TO RIGHT FIELD! BOMB! 

Vogelsong gets out of it------MIDDLE OF THE 1st-----

2 OUTS Runner on the corners... Molina at bat-- almost sent one down the line... Grounds out! 

1 OUT Craig at bat-- OUCH! Scutaro gets taken out at second by Holliday!!! Force out at 2nd... Almost turn double play...

1 OUT Holliday at bat-- BASE HIT TO LEFT FIELD!

1 OUT Beltran gets booed-- WALKS

First pitch a strike to Jay-- line out to center

Cardinals
Jay CF
Beltran RF
Holliday LF
Craig 1B
Molina C
Freese 3B
Descalso 2B
Kozma SS
Carpenter P 

Giants
Paga CF
Scutaro 2B
Sandoval 3B
Posey C
Pence RF
Belt 1B
Blanco LF
Crawford SS
Vogelsong P 

Lineups coming soon!

-----------WELCOME TO THE LIVE BLOG of GAME 2--------- 

The San Francisco Giants host the St. Louis Cardinals for Game 2 of the NLCS in an already must win situation. First pitch is just after 8 p.m. ET.

The Giants could not rally back in game 1, dropping meeting 6-4 against the defending champions. 

Carlos Beltran continues to deploy baseballs over the fences in the playoffs connecting with his 14th career postseason bomb and joining great company with his numbers. 

Beltran, Albert Pujols and Babe Ruth are the only players in the history of the game to have hit at least 14 homers while hitting at least .325 in their postseason careers.

Beyond records and achievements, the fact is that the Cardinals are the scariest team in the playoffs right now. They are playing great baseball and once again look unstoppable in the postseason.

On the mound for the Cardinals will be Chris Carpenter who went 5.2 innings against the Washington Nationals without giving up a run. He allowed seven hits and walked two, while striking out two batters.

Opposing him and taking the hill for the San Francisco Giants will be Ryan Vogelsong, one of the many responsible for keeping the Giants' season alive. He won Game 3 against the Cincinnati Reds going five innings, allowing one run on three hits and three walks while striking out five. 

Follow us for the live blog of Game 2 where we will bring you scores and play-by-play of this important meeting between the two teams. 

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