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Follow the live action Tuesday in Game 1 of the World Series beginning at 5 p.m. To join the conversation on Twitter.
October 20, 2014 at 7:40 PM
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The San Francisco Giants are going to their third World Series in five years, but from 1921-1925, the New York Giants went to four straight Fall Classics.
October 20, 2014 at 7:40 PM
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The Kansas City Royals and manager Ned Yost will use the speedy Lorenzo Cain, Jarrod Dyson and Alex Gordon to gain an advantage over Buster Posey, Madison Bumgarner...
October 20, 2014 at 7:40 PM
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The San Francisco Giants' World Series opponent is possibly the most anonymous of the American League playoff teams
October 20, 2014 at 6:40 PM
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San Francisco Giants will use Michael Morse as designated hitter for Game 1 of the World Series at Kauffman Stadium on Tuesday against the Kansas City Royals, manager...
October 20, 2014 at 5:40 PM
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The San Francisco Giants are in the World Series because they have Madison Bumgarner, Busty Posey, Bruce Bochy -- and an often overlooked ingredient.
October 20, 2014 at 5:40 PM
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San Francisco Giants have edges in Buster Posey and in the rotation, but will that be enough for them to beat the American League champion Kansas City Royals in the...
October 20, 2014 at 5:40 PM
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Madison Bumgarner, like Tim Lincecum in 2010 and Matt Cain in 2012, will lead the San Francisco Giants with manager Bruce Bochy to the World Series title
October 20, 2014 at 5:40 PM
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Kansas City Royals are fastest team that Giants have faced; American League champs can outrun San Francisco and have maybe more range on defense than the National League...
October 20, 2014 at 4:40 PM
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San Francisco Giants outfielder Travis Ishikawa made news around the world with his walk-off homer in Game 5 of the NLCS against the St. Louis Cardinals, including...
October 20, 2014 at 4:40 PM
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San Francisco Giants' general manager Brian Sabean wants players with good character, but he also wants tough guys with the passion of Little Leaguers
October 20, 2014 at 11:40 AM
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Some San Francisco radio stations are banning the hit Lorde song Royals from their airwaves until after the San Francisco Giants take on the Kansas City Royals in the...
October 20, 2014 at 9:40 AM
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San Francisco Giants' third baseman Pablo Sandoval has a .325 career average in the postseason, and the Panda says not even his impending free agency can distract him in...
October 19, 2014 at 5:40 PM
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Once an up-and-comer with the Kansas City Royals, Jeremy Affeldt heads to the 2014 World Series as a vital cog in the San Francisco Giants bullpen.
October 19, 2014 at 3:40 PM
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San Francisco Giants are up against a team and a town that is celebrating October baseball for the first time since Kansas City Royals won the World Series in 1985...
October 19, 2014 at 10:40 AM
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Bound for the World Series, Madison Bumgarner, Jake Peavy and Buster Posey head a group of Southern boys who have brought 'country ways' to San Francisco
October 18, 2014 at 7:40 PM
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San Francisco Giants right fielder Hunter Pence accepts his role as the voice of the team's leadership
October 18, 2014 at 7:40 PM
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San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy said Lincecum has done enough to keep his place on the World Series roster, and that he could end up playing key role.
October 18, 2014 at 7:40 PM
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San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy said pitcher Tim Lincecum will be on World Series roster despite not having pitched in first 10 games of the...
October 18, 2014 at 3:40 PM
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Chris and Nisha Luyet made the San Francisco Giants Game 5 NLCS win extra special Thursday night. The couple, who received results of an ultrasound earlier in the day...
October 18, 2014 at 12:40 PM
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As San Francisco Giants head into World Series against Kansas City Royals, Joe Panik looks like anything but a Major League Baseball rookie
October 18, 2014 at 11:40 AM
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The San Francisco Giants made it back to the World Series despite not having three key players -- Matt Cain, Angel Pagan and Marco Scutaro.
October 17, 2014 at 6:40 PM
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San Francisco Giants fan Frank Burke wound up with an Ishikawa-autographed bat -- hand-delivered with a personal thank you from the October hero himself.
October 17, 2014 at 3:40 PM
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San Francisco Giants' shortstop Brandon Crawford has grown into a player that manager Bruce Bochy absolutely can't leave off his lineup card
October 17, 2014 at 1:40 PM
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The San Francisco Giants' Hunter Pence gave another post-game locker room speech. See what he said about teammates and Travis Ishikawa's three-run homer in the bottom of...
October 17, 2014 at 7:40 AM
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San Francisco police responded to a brawl near AT&T Park that left one victim injured Thursday night.
October 17, 2014 at 7:40 AM
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Another win, another celebratory beer bath from San Francisco Giants pitcher Madison Bumgarner, in this Vine video by the Merc's Alex Pavlovic.
October 16, 2014 at 10:40 PM
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Michael Morse hits his first home run since Aug. 15 to tie the score and set the stage for the San Francisco Giants' win over the St. Louis Cardinals in Game 5 of the...
October 16, 2014 at 10:40 PM
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Ishikawa's walk-off homer against the St. Louis Cardinals in the NLCS to clinch a return to the World Series ranks among the biggest moments in the franchise's...
October 16, 2014 at 10:40 PM
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Jeremy Affeldt comes up big again in postseason for San Francisco Giants
October 16, 2014 at 10:40 PM
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Postseason Series Ending HomersHome runs that have ended playoff series (pitchers in parentheses): Travis Ishikawa, Giants vs.
October 16, 2014 at 9:40 PM
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San Francisco Giants call on Panik, Morse and Ishikawa to power their way past the St. Louis Cardinals
October 16, 2014 at 9:40 PM
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The San Francisco Giants will meet the Kansas City Royals in the World Series after Travis Ishikawa hit a walk-off homer to finish off the St. Louis Cardinals.
October 16, 2014 at 9:40 PM
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Travis Ishikawa's three-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning lifted the San Francisco Giants to a 6-3 win over the St. Louis Cardinals and into the World Series...
October 16, 2014 at 8:40 PM
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San Francisco Giants thrilled to give veteran Hudson first trip to World Series
October 16, 2014 at 7:40 PM
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Leading the National League championship best-of-seven series at 3-1, fans around Northern California watched San Francisco host St. Louis Thursday night in hopes of...
October 16, 2014 at 5:40 PM
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Fay Vincent was praised for his actions when disaster struck the 1989 World Series between the San Francisco Giants and Oakland Athletics, but the former commissioner of...
October 16, 2014 at 4:40 PM
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Follow the analysis as we watch the Giants try to clinch a spot in the World Series Thursday night.
October 16, 2014 at 3:40 AM
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Juan Perez, Matt Duffy, Joaquin Arias play key roles in 6-4 win over St. Louis that has the Giants on the brink of returning to the World Series
October 15, 2014 at 11:40 PM
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San Francisco Giants bullpen has needed his relievers for six or more innings four times in the postseason since 2010, and it is 4-0 with an 0.30 ERA
October 15, 2014 at 11:40 PM
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San Francisco Giants beat St. Louis Cardinals by playing smart, aggressive baseball to take 3-1 lead in N.L. Championship Series
October 15, 2014 at 10:40 PM
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The San Francisco Giants came back from an early three-run deficit to beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-4 and take a 3-1 lead in the National League Championship...
October 15, 2014 at 9:40 PM
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Giants have momentum and Madison Bumgarner on the mound for the potential NLCS clincher against the St. Louis Cardinals in Game 5 on Thursday at AT&T Park
October 15, 2014 at 9:40 PM
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The Giants have a way of bringing out the worst in their opponent. They flex their mojo and see if the opponent can withstand the hex.
October 15, 2014 at 9:40 PM
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Scoreless stint adds to his postseason lore
October 15, 2014 at 9:40 PM
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Catcher delivers a pair of hits, as well as a sacrifice fly
October 15, 2014 at 9:40 PM
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Bumgarner shut down the Cardinals in Game 1, now gets to face them five days later
October 15, 2014 at 7:40 PM
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Bonds threw out the ceremonial first pitch before Wednesday's Game 4 of the National League Championship Series and received a loud standing ovation from a sellout...
October 15, 2014 at 5:40 PM
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Leading the National League championship best-of-seven series at 2-1, fans around Northern California watched San Francisco host St. Louis at AT&T Park on a cool, cloudy...
October 15, 2014 at 4:40 PM
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Follow the action as the Giants try to take a commanding NLCS lead over St. Louis in Game 4 tonight.
October 15, 2014 at 12:40 AM
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San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy bumped Travis Ishikawa up to seventh in the batting order in Game 3 against the St. Louis Cardinals, and the left fielder came...
October 14, 2014 at 7:40 PM
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Four San Francisco Giants' relievers -- old hands Affeldt, Casilla, Lopez and winning pitcher Romo -- combine for 3 2/3 innings of shutout ball in Game 3 triumph over...
October 14, 2014 at 7:40 PM
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San Francisco Giants pitcher Tim Hudson gives up game-tying homer in seventh inning to St. Louis Cardinals' Randal Grichuk, but says 'the guys really battled and picked...
October 14, 2014 at 7:40 PM
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The 2014 San Francisco Giants keep defying odds, take NLCS series lead over St. Louis Cardinals after another wacky playoff win
October 14, 2014 at 7:40 PM
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San Francisco Giants may have got the turning point they needed when St. Louis Cardinals reliever Randy Choate threw the game -- and the series? -- away in the 10th...
October 14, 2014 at 6:40 PM
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With the National League championship best-of-seven series tied 1-1, fans around Northern California watched San Francisco played host to St. Louis at AT&T Park on a...
October 14, 2014 at 4:40 PM
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With 5-4 victory, San Francisco Giants take 2-1 lead over St. Louis Cardinals ins best-of--seven National League Championship Series.
October 14, 2014 at 4:40 PM
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San Francisco Giants great Willie McCovey had been under the weather, but he's feeling better now and was at AT&T for Tuesday's NLCS Game 3.
October 14, 2014 at 1:40 PM
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The Giants and Cardinals play for a spot in the MLB World Series in San Francisco on October 14 and 15
October 14, 2014 at 12:40 PM
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St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina says he might start Game 3 of the NLDS against the Giants
October 13, 2014 at 7:40 PM
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Tim Lincecum hasn't been used in seven Giants playoff games, and his absence is becoming noticeable
October 13, 2014 at 7:40 PM
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Many who have played with and against Tim Hudson are happy for the San Francisco Giants pitcher, who finally has advanced beyond the first round of the playoffs; he'll...
October 13, 2014 at 6:40 PM
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San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy said he still won't hesitate to give the ball to rookie Hunter Strickland in a crucial situation in the NLCS, even though the...
October 13, 2014 at 6:40 PM
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Follow the action as the Giants send Tim Hudson to the mound Tuesday in crucial Game 3 against the Cardinals.
October 13, 2014 at 5:40 PM
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A day before San Francisco's sluggers take the home field advantage at AT&T Park for the next National League Championship game on Tuesday, fans were optimistic that...
October 13, 2014 at 4:40 PM
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The St. Louis Cardinals beat the San Francisco Giants 5-4 in the second game of the NLCS despite losing catcher Yadier Molina to injury.
October 12, 2014 at 10:40 PM
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Giants manager Bruce Bochy usually pushes all the right buttons, but not in Game 2.
October 12, 2014 at 10:40 PM
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Kolten Wong's ninth-inning home run off Sergio Romo, the St. Louis Cardinals' fourth homer of the game, lifted St. Louis to a 5-4 win over the San Francisco Giants...
October 12, 2014 at 9:40 PM
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