ST. LOUIS — Travis Ishikawa started the season playing for another team at first base. That didn't work out. Six months later, he found himself playing left field for the San Francisco Giants after having no major league experience there, and very little in the outfield at all, in 1,200-some major- and minor-league appearances. And he's doing OK for himself. Ishikawa made a diving catch on a sinking liner by Yadier Molina in the fourth inning Saturday night that could have been a disaster, but wasn't, in a 3-0 victory against the St. Louis Cardinals in Game 1 of the National League Championship Series. Ishikawa also had two of the Giants eight hits — one line drive, and one of the bloopiest bloops ever blooped, which happened to knock in a run. Though his offensive stats don't make anyone go "whoa," he's in the lineup for his bat, along with his ability to handle left field well-enough without many reps out there. "It's a fun challenge, though, getting to play a new position," Ishikawa said. "Things are new. Obviously, I would have liked to gotten a little more time out there before our postseason series." Ishikawa came into the playoffs with a total of 29 innings...