SAN FRANCISCO — Hey, would you look at that? It's the past two World Series champions meeting in the NLCS. And both, in their own ways, took surprising routes to get here. The St. Louis Cardinals didn't finish first in their division. They had to end a long winning streak by Kris Medlen and the Braves in the wild card game. Then they spotted the Washington Nationals six runs in the deciding game of the NLDS before roaring back behind their so-called light-hitting middle infielders. No drama there. The San Francisco Giants were one false move away from losing to the Reds in the NLDS, but squirmed their way to victory in extra innings in Game 3, then basically blew out Cincinnati for two more games. Where did it come from? Was it the Sorry Looking Broom? Don't ask too many questions, just go with it. That's how both teams roll.