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----------------------CARDINALS WIN 3-1. Take 2-1 Series Lead!----------------------------
Sandoval at bat-- FLYBALL TO CENTER!
Takes strike one
HUGE CUT! And comes up empy...
1-2 99 mph fastball high and outside
1 OUT Scutaro at bat-- CARPENTER ROBS HIT! 2 OUTS
0-1 takes a strike
0-2 on foul ball.. Fans on their feet....
Fouled ball 99 MPH fastball
Pagan pops out!
Top of the lineup: Pagan, Scoot and Panda
3 OUTS---------FINAL CHANCE FOR THE GIANTS-----------
Molina at bat-- running play by shortstop Crawfor... Belt digs it out on the other end for the third out
1-2 the count after a great breaking ball
2-2 high pitch, Posey stands up to make the catch
2 OUTS-- Molina at bat--PINCHING CHANGE--- Kontos, the right hander, will come in
Chamber reaches Runner on 1st
1 OUT Holliday at bat-- groundout to 2B
0-2 the count and Holliday fouls pitch off own left foot
Carpenter at bat-- Strikes out looking on nasty slider
1-1 the count took a strike down the pipe
1-2 fouls pitch off ---- Way back when, Carpenter hit a home run.... and right now he struck out looking
3 OUTS=================MIDDLE OF 8TH=========================
2 OUTS- Huff in to pinch hit-- Molina almost overruns popup in foul territory
1 OUT Crawford at bat-- 0-2 the count-- Blooper to right field
Blanco retired on flyball to center
Mott in to pitch
-------------------------------------------END OF THE 8TH------------------------------------------
Jay at bat-- 1-2 count, battling in at bat-- Grounder to 1B Belt... 3 OUTS
Refresh: Runners on 2nd & 3rd 2 OUTS Jay at the plate
Javy Lopez of SF Giants is out from the bullpen talking to umpires about to face Jon Jay. Fans are cheering.
GAME UPDATE! I wish the letters could get bigger... WE ARE ABOUT 5 MINUTES FROM GAME TIME!!!!!!!!
Rain Delay continues...
CAIN OUT of the game---- RAIN DELAY IN ST. LOUIS! Stick around as we will continue converage as soon as game starts
Cain still pitching---- RBI grounder for Robinson
Shane Robinson at bat-- 0-2 the count
1 OUT Cardinals have rallied to load up the bases
========================MIDDLE OF THE 7TH==========================
2 OUTS- Belt at bat-- STRIKES OUT LOOKING ON DELAYED STRIKE THREE!
Quickly down 0-2
Pence at bat- Count 2-2-- SLIDER SWING AND A MISSES!!
Carpenter in to play 1B, Shane Robinson in right field, Boggs in to pitch 1-2 count on Pence
1 OUT Pence at bat-- PITCHING CHANGE! Boggs in for Mujica
1 OUT Posey at bat-- Lines ball to third.. BASE HIT!
1 OUT Sandoval reaches on single that hit of left field wall
Scutaro hits liner right back to pitcher Mujica's glove, Descalso throws him out
----------------------------------END OF THE 6th-----------------------------
2 OUTS Craig at bat-- Strikeout swinging!
2-2 the count
1 OUT Holliday at bat-- Strikeout no.1 for Cain!
1-2 the count
Carpenter at bat-- grounder to Cain
2,3,4 hitters will be up for the Cardinals
===============MIDDLE OF 6TH=================
Pagan at bat-- 2-2 count-- Kozma gets the force at second after groundball
foul ball
Matheny comes out of the dugout.... Signals bullpen-- Rosenthal in to pitch
2 OUTS Cain at bat-- Might be Lohse's last batter faced....SINGLE!
0-2 the count! LINE DRIVE TO RIGHT FIELD!
2 OUTS- Crawford at bat-- Goes fishing for the single.. third time on base
Count quickly 0-2
1 OUT Blanco at bat-- 3-0 the count-- Flyout!
STRIKE! Down the middle!
Broken bat foul ball
Belt at bat-- soft grounder to 2B
3 OUTS----------------END OF THE 5TH------------------------
2 OUTS Jay at bat-- flyout to left field
0-1 first pitch strike
1-1 checks his swing
1 OUT Lohse at bat-- SANDOVAL WITH THE DIVING STOP! Throws Lose out.
1-2 after outside strike
Kozma at bat-- line drive right at Sandoval!
0-1 tight curveball
1-1 slider high
2-1 slider low
=================MIDDLE OF THE 5TH=================
2 OUTS Pence at bat-- Kozma gets the force at 2nd
0-1 swing and a miss
1-1 high and tight
2 OUTS-- Posey at bat-- WALKS
0 OUTS Sandoval at bat-- 4-6-3 DOUBLE PLAY!!
Scutora base hit to right
---------------------------------END OF THE 4TH-------------------------------
2 OUTS Descalso at bat-- FULL COUNT--- Fly to left field
2 OUTS-- Freese at bat-- base hit up the middle
1 OUT-- Molina at bat 2-2 the count-- Groundout to shortstop
Craig at bat-- Pence hunts it down in foul territory
3 OUTS==========MIDDLE OF THE 4TH=================
2 OUTS Pagan at bat-- flyout to center field... Lohse gets out of it
0-2 on 2 stragith foul balls
1-2 ball in the dirt
2-2 ball outside
1 OUT Cain at bat-- 0-2 after two failed bunts-- Sac Bunt
1-2 the count
Lohse step to third look to third fake...
bunt gets down...
1 OUT Crawford at bat-- base hit... BLANCO GOES FROM FIRST TO THIRD!
PICKOFF BY YADIER AT FIRST! Blanco back safely
1-0 the count
1 OUT Blanco at bat-- WALK
count 1-2
2-2 on high fastball
3-2 change up outside
Fouled off
Fouled off
AGAIN! Fouled off
Belt at bat-- 1-2 the count-- retired on groundball to 2nd
--------------------------END OF THE 3rd---------------------------------
2 OUTS Holliday at bat-- flys out to right field
2 OUTS Carpenter at bat-- SHOT TO RIGHT FIELD!! IT'S IN THE BULLPEN!! HOME RUN!!!
0-1 backdoor slider
0-2 ANOTHER ONE! Even prettier this time
1-2 does not chase high heat
CAIN THROWS IT AWAY ON PICKOFF ATTEMPT!
2-2 misses breaking ball
2 OUTS- Jay at bat-- reaches on bloop slingle... got jammed
1 OUT-- Lohse at bat-- Popup in foul territory to Belt
Kozma at bat-- fly out to Pence
2-1 as slider glides high in the strikezone
3-2 at the knees! Called a ball (Inconsistent strikezone from umpire)
INNING ENDING DOUBLE PLAY!!! 6-4-3! =====Middle of the 3rd====
1 OUT Runners on 1st & 3rd Pence at bat-- Intentional walk to Posey since Pence has not driven a run yet
1-0 way outside
2-0 second consecutive slider outside
1 OUT Runner on 3rd Posey at bat-- Intentional Walk
1-0 ball outside
2-0 Wow! No corner strike given, called outside too
3-0 AGAIN! Same pitch... called ball
0 OUTS Runners on 2nd & 3rd Sandoval at bat-- Run scores on RBI grounder
1-0 takes ball outside
1-1 cuts the inside corner
up the middle to SS
0 OUTS Scutaro at bat-- blooped down the line! DOUBLE!
0-1 watches strike
0-2 hit and run but ball goes foul. Craig had made play down the line
2-2 ball in the dirt
Reaches over and bloops ball to right
Top of the Giants lineup due-- Pagan at bat-- single blooped into left center... fastball was over the middle of the plate
1-1 the count
3 OUTS-----------------------------END OF THE 2ND--------------------------------
2 OUTS- Descalso at bat--- popout to SS
1 OUT-- Freese at bat-- flyout to Pence
0-1 fastball strike
1-1 ball in the dirt
1 OUT-- Molina at bat-- UP THE MIDDLE BASE HIT!
Craig at bat-- Groundout
0-2 the count after slider and swing and a miss
1-2 misses up and away
groundball to third
3 OUTS====Pirate music plays as we go to the bottom of the 2ND=====
Runners on 1st & 2nd 2 OUTS Cain at bat-- SWING AND A MISS!
1-2 the count
2-2 pitch outside
fouled off
2 OUTS-- Crawford at bat-- FULL COUNT-- WALK!
1-1 the count after pitch outside
2-1 pitch outsde
3-1.... Lohse not being agressive. Matt Cain on deck
3-2 surprise, surprise, Change up DOWN THE PIPE!
Fouled off
Another foul
1 OUT Blanco at bat-- grounder to first... force at first... Belt safe at 2nd
1-1 the count
Belt at bat-- 2-2 the count--- WALKS
Belt battled back from 0-2 count
Pence at bat-- First pitch liner to center
CARLOS BELTRAN IS OUT OF THE GAME! Carpenter in to play centerfield... Not Chris Carpenter, Matt Carpenter
3 OUTS---------------------------------------------END OF THE 1ST-----------------------------------------
2 OUTS Holliday at bat--Groundout to Scutaro
Quickly 0-2
0 OUTS Runner on 1st Beltran at bat-- 4-6-3 DOUBLE PLAY!
0-1 strike inside
1-1 Cain let it fly... bad grip on change up. Slipped on rubber.
1-2 inside corner
Grounder to second...
Jon Jay leads off-- hit by pitch!
Strike one fast ball outside
3 OUTS==========================MIDDLE OF THE 1st======================
2 OUTS Posey at bat-- flyout to right field
1-1 the count
2 OUTS Sandoval at bat-- liner into center, single
Holliday acknowledged Scutaro in pregame
1 OUT Scutaro at bat-- No reaction from fans as he steps up to the plate-- FLYOUT
0-1 strike outside
0-2 tried calling timeout.... no timeout given... still hacks ands fouls it off
Popout to center
Pagan at bat-- Swings away and fouls it off... - Strikeout
1-1 after fastball outside
1-2 fouled off again
FOULED TIP INTO MOLINA's GLOVE!
Cardinals Lineup
1. Jay CF
2. Beltran RF
3. Holliday LF
4. Craig 1B
5. Molina C
6. Freese 3B
7. Descalso 2B
8. Kozma SS
9. Lohse P
Giants Lineup
1. Pagan CF
2. Scutaro 2B
3. Sandoval 3B
4. Posey C
5 Pence RF
6. Belt 1B
7. Blanco LF
8. Crawford SS
9. Cain P
Lineups coming up! ... But first Joe Nichols (country music star) sings national anthem
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The San Francisco Giants face the St. Louis Cardinals in Game 3 of the NLCS at 4 p.m. ET/3 p.m. CT.
The series is tied 1-1 guaranteeing the next three games will be played in St. Louis. The winner of tonight's game will take a 2-1 lead and need only two wins in the next four games to get into the World Series.
Some are predicting a 2006 World Series rematch between the Cardinals and the Detroit Tigers, but people have to relax. The Giants are more than alive and the Tigers have yet to complete the series against the New York Yankees.
Game 1 went to the Cardinals 6-4 as they held on for the win and then the Giants bounced back with a 7-1 defeat of the Cardinals in Game 2.
Matt Cain, who has been the Giants' ace this season will be on the mound, but he has not been at his best in the playoff sporting an ERA over 5.00 as he has allowed three runs in both outings while not pitching past the sixth inning.
Kyle Lohse, another 16-game winner, has yet to lose in two starts in the playoffs. He will pitch at home where has only lost one decision.
Without a doubt, the Cardinals have a chance to win all three games at home, but it will be up to the Giants to prevent this from happening.
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