ST. LOUIS — Matt Duffy was running with a 3-2 count, and he had a good view between second and third base of Trevor Rosenthal bouncing ball four to Joe Panik. Duffy also could see that catcher Tony Cruz didn't know where the ball had bounced. Further, he sensed that the San Francisco Giants, down a run with two outs in the top of the ninth inning in Game 2 of the National League Championship Series, could get a second life if he just kept hustling home. "It was right around the time I saw him look around for the ball," Duffy said. "That's when I said to myself, 'Well, if he takes another second to pick it up, probably take a chance and go.' And once I saw [coach Tim Flannery] waving me, there was no doubt in my mind that I was going." Cruz did struggle for an extra second, and Duffy found an extra gear running home. Although Cruz found his compass and the ball — and made an athletic play on a throw to Rosenthal at the plate — Duffy slid in safely. Cruz, who had taken over for Yadier Molina in the seventh after he left the game with a strained left oblique muscle , had a lot on his plate. "I didn't have time to think about anything but trying to find the ball,"...