Giants Pin NLCS Hopes On Beleaguered Offense
In four games with the Atlanta Braves, the San Francisco Giants hit .212 as a team. They scored 11 runs. They struck out 43 times.
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In four games with the Atlanta Braves, the San Francisco Giants hit .212 as a team. They scored 11 runs. They struck out 43 times.
The Giants will enter the National League Championship Series this weekend as a clear underdog, and the orange and black will have to muster more offense if they hope to keep pace with the powerful Phillies.
John Madden talks about the Giants advancing to the NLCS, the Jets beating the Vikings, and Brett Favre's performance in particular.
San Francisco won another thriller, again with help from some shaky Atlanta defense, and the Giants are off to the NL championship series for the first time since 2002.
Brooks Conrad has been benched one day after his three errors at second base left the Atlanta Braves on the brink of playoff elimination.
The San Francisco Giants are one win away from advancing to the NLCS for the first time since 2002.
San Francisco rallied for a 3-2 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Brooks Conrad's third error of the game to claim the lead in the NL division series Sunday.
Rick Ankiel splashed a tiebreaking home run into McCovey Cove in the 11th inning for his first career postseason clout, and the comeback Atlanta Braves rallied from a four-run deficit to beat the San Francisco Giants 5-4 on Friday night.
Atlanta starter Tommy Hanson will take the mound looking to help the Braves from falling into an 0-2 hole in this best-of-five series Friday night against the Giants at AT&T Park.
Tim Lincecum pitched a two-hitter and struck out 14 in a dominating postseason debut, and the San Francisco Giants scored their only run after a questionable umpiring call to beat the wild-card Atlanta Braves 1-0 in Game 1 of their NL division series Thursday night.
Black and orange fever has hit the Bay Area. As Game 1 of the National League Division Series got underway Thursday night, San Francisco Giants fans throughout the region brimmed with excitement since it's been seven years since the team has made it this far.
The catcher's throw that preserved Halladay's no-hitter; the ump's blown call that could have cost the Yankees.
The San Francisco Giants are sending $126 million to the sidelines. Struggling left-hander Barry Zito has been left off the team's playoff roster for its best-of-five NL division series against the wild-card Atlanta Braves.
Barry Zito pitched himself out of the San Francisco Giants' rotation for the playoffs. As far as making the roster as a reliever, he said he doesn't know where he stands.
Brian Wilson's bushy facial hair is attracting serious attention for the San Francisco closer. His bright orange good-luck shoes have become a sideshow these days.
