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• NLDS Game 3: Giants stay alive with thrilling walk-off win over Cubs
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Joe Panik celebrates his walk-off double for the Giants. The San Francisco Giants, Conor Gillaspie and Joe Panik sure do. The Giants shocked the Chicago Cubs in Game 3...
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• Panik, Giants top Cubs 6-5 in 13 to force Game 4 in NLDS
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  They piled on Joe Panik at home plate in celebration, and just as has been the case so many times before with everything on the line in October, San Francisco's season...
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• Indians sweep Red Sox while Nationals rip Dodgers in MLB (AFP)
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Brandon Crawford doubled and scored the winning run on Joe Panik's double in the 13th inning as the San Francisco Giants outlasted the Chicago Cubs 6-5 to avoid...
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• Oct. 10 Bruce Bochy postgame interview
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Giants manager Bruce Bochy discusses Game 3 of the National League Division Series.
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• Moore ready for his moment in NLDS Game 4
  From the Web › MLB.com
  When Matt Moore scales the mound for Game 4 of the National League Division Series on Tuesday night (8:30 p.m. ET/5:30 p.m. PT on FS1), he would do well to remember the...
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• No Panik in SF: Giants walk off, force Game 4
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Conor Gillaspie had the magic touch again and Joe Panik delivered the game-winner for the Giants, who survived a 13-inning marathon to stay alive in the National League...
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• Giants Stay Alive, Defeat Cubs in Game 3 of NLDS
  From the Web › NBC
  SAN FRANCISCO — In past postseasons, Bruce Bochy would lovingly call his refuse-to-lose club a bunch of cockroaches. With their backs once again against the wall...
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• Giants walk off in the 13th inning to keep playoff hopes alive
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  Joe Panik delivered a walk-off double in the 13th inning, helping to keep the Giants' playoff hopes alive in the NLDS against the Cubs.
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• Panik, Giants top Cubs 6-5 in 13 to force Game 4 in NLDS
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Sure is hard to send these San Francisco Giants home in October. Joe Panik doubled off the right-center wall in the 13th inning to drive in Brandon Crawford, and the...
  Share • October 10, 2016 at 11:40 PM
• Conor Gillaspie Continued His Redemption Story By Turning Around Aroldis Chapman for a Triple
  From the Web › The Big Lead
  Crazy game in San Francisco.
  Share • October 10, 2016 at 10:40 PM
• Start times for remaining NLDS games, ALCS Game 1
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Major League Baseball has announced the remainder of the start times for all potential Division Series games, as well as Game 1 of the ALCS between the Blue Jays and...
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• Bochy: Samardzija 'right guy' over Moore for Game 2
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  SAN FRANCISCO — It's almost never "all hands on deck" for a Madison Bumgarner postseason start, but, just in case, Jeff Samardzija will be available
  Share • October 10, 2016 at 8:40 PM
• LIVE: Cubs vs Giants NLDS Game 3
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  Facing elimination, Madison Bumgarner looks to save the Giants again in Game 3 of the NLDS. Follow every pitch with In-Game Live.
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• Jake Arrieta proves Madison Bumgarner isn't invincible with surprising homer
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Jake Arrieta broke Madison Bumgarner's postseason scoreless streak in impressive fashion. Not on Monday night — and Jake Arrieta, of all people, proved it in Game...
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• Bumgarner's shutout streak ends on Arrieta's 3-run homer
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  SAN FRANCISCO -- Madison Bumgarner's 24-inning postseason scoreless streak ended in startling fashion Monday night when Cubs pitcher Jake Arrieta hit a three-run...
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• Versatile Blach continues to impress Giants
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Ty Blach has opened some eyes with the Giants since he was recalled in September. A candidate to start next season, he retired all four batters he faced in a Game 2 loss...
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• Mitchell helps get SF fans ready for Game 3
  From the Web › MLB.com
  The Giants invited one of the stars from their last postseason triumph over the Cubs to AT&T Park on Monday night, possibly hoping his presence will kickstart another...
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• Pagan late scratch due to back spasms
  From the Web › MLB.com
  The Giants announced less than an hour before Monday's National League Division Series Game 3 against the Cubs that they had scratched left fielder Angel Pagan, who...
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• Giants scratch left fielder Angel Pagan with back spasms
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  SAN FRANCISCO -- Giants left fielder Angel Pagan has been scratched from the starting lineup of NL Division Game 3 against the Chicago Cubs because of back...
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• Manfred: Likely news on A's ballpark situation within year
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred expects news within a year regarding potential plans for the Athletics to build a new ballpark in Oakland. Major League Baseball is...
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• Joe Maddon tweaks Cubs lineup with chance to clinch NLDS
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  SAN FRANCISCO -- Right fielder Jason Heyward is out of the Cubs' starting lineup for Monday night's NL Division Series Game 3 as manager Joe Maddon aims to give...
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• Bumgarner Not Bothered by Pressure of Do-or-Die Game
  From the Web › NBC
  SAN FRANCISCO — Joe Maddon sat down at a podium at AT&T Park on Sunday afternoon and said it would be foolish for his team to be overconfident. A few minutes...
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• Cubs-Giants NLDS Game 3 starting lineups
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Jorge Soler will start in left field and Ben Zobrist move to right in place of Jason Heyward for the Cubs in Game 3 of the National League Division Series against the...
  Share • October 10, 2016 at 3:40 PM
• Giants lineup: Pagan scratched late before Game 3 of NLDS
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  Programming note: October Quest starts tonight at 5:30pm on CSN Bay Area, and immediately after the final out of Game 3.With the Giants on the
  Share • October 10, 2016 at 2:40 PM
• The Cubs and their sleepy bats have to beat Madison Bumgarner
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Monday's NLDS Game 3 between the Chicago Cubs and the San Francisco Giants is a big one. The Cubs can lock up an NLDS sweep and get ready for the NLCS against either the...
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• Playoff Reset: Cubs vs. Giants NLDS Game 3
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  A must-win game with Madison Bumgarner on the hill? What a surprise.
  Share • October 10, 2016 at 6:40 AM
• Bumgarner: 'Everybody knows what kind of spot we're in'
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  SAN FRANCISCO — In the darkest times, the Giants turn to, "We've been here before."As the second half spun out of control, they found calmness in
  Share • October 9, 2016 at 8:40 PM
• Cubs, Arrieta aim to finish Giants off in hostile territory
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  The Cubs have given themselves a 2-0 cushion in this NLDS, and will look to finish the job behind Jake Arrieta on Monday night at AT&T.
  Share • October 9, 2016 at 8:40 PM
• Giants pinning hopes on Bumgarner for Game 3 vs. Cubs
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  In describing what the Chicago Cubs are up against Monday night in Game 3 of the National League Division Series at AT&T Park in San Francisco, manager Joe Maddon spared...
  Share • October 9, 2016 at 8:40 PM
• Updated Division Series start times announced
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Major League Baseball has announced the remainder of the start times for all potential Division Series games.
  Share • October 9, 2016 at 7:40 PM
• Nunez remains in bench role following injury
  From the Web › MLB.com
  When the Giants acquired Eduardo Nunez before the non-waiver Trade Deadline, general manager Bobby Evans said the 2016 All-Star would provide the club with some...
  Share • October 9, 2016 at 7:40 PM
• Giants' streak in elimination games on the line
  From the Web › MLB.com
  The Giants' streak of nine consecutive postseason victories in elimination games is impossible to disparage, though some have tried by calling the club lucky. The simple...
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• Revolution 9: Bumgarner, Arrieta deliver hits
  From the Web › MLB.com
  For all the hype surrounding Monday's Madison Bumgarner-Jake Arrieta pitching matchup, Game 3 of the Giants-Cubs National League Division Series will also pit two of...
  Share • October 9, 2016 at 6:40 PM
• MLB playoffs 2016: Jake Arrieta ready for showdown with Madison Bumgarner
  From the Web › Sporting News
  Jake Arrieta and the Cubs head to San Francisco to try to sweep their NLDS against the Giants, but Madison Bumgarner stands in the way.
  Share • October 9, 2016 at 5:40 PM
• Giants must solve Cubs' pitching to stave off elimination
  From the Web › MLB.com
  To keep their season alive, the Giants must do something they've struggled to do all year: They're going to have to figure out a way to hit against the Cubs.
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• Cubs face tall task in Bumgarner, try to close out series
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Sure, Jake Arrieta and Joe Maddon know all about what Madison Bumgarner has done on the postseason stage in recent years. Just how good the big lefty has been and his...
  Share • October 9, 2016 at 4:40 PM
• Oct. 9 Bruce Bochy workout day interview
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Q. The word “competitor“ is used a lot to describe Madison Bumgarner. I'm just wondering like how does that manifest itself when he's actually out there...
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• Oct. 9 Madison Bumgarner workout day interview
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Q. Where does your mentality come from, your calm that you seemingly have, that you seem unaffected by anything out on the mound and afterwards for that matter? MADISON...
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• Long gone! Big homers in playoffs after power-fueled season
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  There were 5,610 home runs during the regular season, second only behind the Steroids Era high of 5,693 in 2000. Already in the young playoffs, Toronto's Edwin...
  Share • October 9, 2016 at 12:40 PM
• Giants Hoping to Muster Postseason Magic Once Again
  From the Web › NBC
  It's not necessarily the start the San Francisco Giants were hoping for in the National League Division Series, but the Bay Area squad will have to put the past two...
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• Rewind: Giants back in an 0-2 NLDS deficit
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  CHICAGO — Hunter Pence isn't sure what he's going to do. He is not sure if The Reverend will make a cameo on Monday night at
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• Still Hope for the Giants?
  From the Web › Scout.com
  The Giants fell in Chicago yet again, and now face an 0-2 series hole in this best-of-5
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• Bumgarner gives Cubs no margin for error
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Madison Bumgarner, the Giants' security blanket, is being summoned back for another survival mission, this time against the Cubs. He's going against Joe Maddon's hammer...
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• Giants in 'uphill climb' early after unlucky 2nd
  From the Web › MLB.com
  The Giants refused to blame each other for their 5-2 loss to the Chicago Cubs in Saturday's Game 2 of the National League Division Series at Wrigley Field. They engaged...
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• Shark lacks bite in abbreviated Game 2 start
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Jeff Samardzija should have been a central figure in Saturday night's storyline. Instead, the Giants right-hander became an afterthought, significant for what he didn't...
  Share • October 9, 2016 at 12:40 AM
• Bullpen answers call in extended duty vs. Cubs
  From the Web › MLB.com
  For all the concern about the Giants bullpen heading into the postseason, it proved to be the least of their worries following a 5-2 loss to the Cubs in Game 2 of the...
  Share • October 8, 2016 at 11:40 PM
• Staring down elimination nothing new for Giants
  From the Web › MLB.com
  CHICAGO -- They know what you're thinking, and they don't care. The Giants are down but hardly dead in the National League Division Series after dropping two games to...
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• MLB playoffs 2016: So we're saying there's a chance, Giants fans
  From the Web › Sporting News
  Not much of a chance, but San Francisco isn't eliminated yet, and its ace will pitch Game 3 in San Francisco. Buster Posey knows his team has pulled off stunning...
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• Wood, Cubs One Win Away from NLCS
  From the Web › CineSport
  Travis Wood became the first reliever to homer in a postseason game since 1924 as the Cubs pushed the Giants to the brink of elimination with a 5-2 win in Game 2 of the...
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• Facing elimination, Giants hope Madison Bumgarner can save them
  From the Web › ESPN
  Facing elimination, Giants hope Madison Bumgarner can save them
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• Cubs on the cusp after 5-2 win over Giants in MLB playoff series (AFP)
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Pitchers Kyle Hendricks and Travis Wood produced on the mound and at the plate on Saturday to propel the Chicago Cubs to a 5-2 victory over the San Francisco Giants and...
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• Buster Posey's Giants remain realistic: 'We've got our work cut out for us'
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  The quiet and cramped visitors clubhouse at Wrigley Field on Saturday night featured a steady stream of the traditional cliches used by a team staring at elimination...
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• MLB playoffs 2016: Three takeaways from Cubs' Game 2 NLDS win over Giants
  From the Web › Sporting News
  The Cubs took a commanding two-game lead on the Giants thanks to timely hitting by their pitchers.
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• Cubs seize 2-0 divisional series lead over Giants
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  (The Sports Xchange) - The Chicago Cubs rocked Jeff Samardzija for four early runs on Saturday en route to a 5-2 victory over the San Francisco Giants and a 2-0 lead in...
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• Oct. 8 Bruce Bochy postgame interview
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Manager Bruce Bochy addresses the media after the Giants' 5-2 loss to the Cubs on Saturday in Game 2 of the NL Division Series.
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• DYK? Key facts from Giants-Cubs Game 2
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Before Chicago tries to punch its ticket to a second consecutive NL Championship Series, here's what to know about Saturday night's 5-2 Cubs victory at Wrigley Field in...
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• Giants notes: Bochy analyzes Game 1 loss to Cubs in NLDS
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  Leading up to Game 2 of the NLDS, Giants manager Bruce Bochy reviewed the little things that contributed to an 0-1 start in the playoffs.
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• Instant Replay: Samardzija lasts two, Giants down 2-0 in NLDS
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  BOX SCORECHICAGO — Jeff Samardzija was drafted by the Cubs a decade ago, so he spent his early years in professional baseball dreaming of
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• NLDS Game 2: Relentless Cubs push Giants to brink of elimination
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Despite their dominant regular season, no one suggested it would be easy for the Chicago Cubs in the postseason. The Cubs dispatched the San Francisco Giants again...
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• Wood homers as Cubs beat Giants 5-2 for 2-0 NLDS lead
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  CHICAGO -- Travis Wood took over when starter Kyle Hendricks got hurt and became the first relief pitcher since 1924 to hit a postseason home run, helping the Chicago...
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• Giants face elimination after stumbling at Wrigley
  From the Web › MLB.com
  To beat the Giants, all the Cubs needed was their pitchers to hit. Thanks to Kyle Hendricks and Travis Wood, Chicago is now one win away from advancing to the National...
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• Cubs Nab 2-0 Series Lead After Downing Giants
  From the Web › NBC
  CHICAGO — Jeff Samardzija was drafted by the Cubs a decade ago, so he spent his early years in professional baseball dreaming of starting a playoff game at Wrigley...
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• Cubs RHP Hendricks leaves after taking liner off forearm
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  CHICAGO -- Cubs right-hander Kyle Hendricks has left Game 2 of their NL Division Series against San Francisco after he was struck by a line drive in the fourth...
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• Posey no stranger to success vs. Aroldis
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Cubs closer Aroldis Chapman's imposing presence on the mound screams a foreboding message. Game over. However, when Chapman confronts the Giants, it's a good idea to...
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• Jeff Samardzija pulled after only two innings in NLDS Game 2
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Jeff Samardzija struggled against the Cubs on Saturday. CHICAGO — Jeff Samardzija said he would reward Bruce Bochy's faith in him after being handed the start for...
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• Tale of the Tape: Award winners square off
  From the Web › MLB.com
  The Giants host the Cubs in Game 3 of the National League Division Series on Monday (9:30 p.m. ET, FS1), with the 2014 World Series Most Valuable Player and the '15...
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• Giants turn to Bumgarner with season on line
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Standing in front of his locker at Wrigley Field on Thursday afternoon, Jake Arrieta sized up his Game 3 competition, Madison Bumgarner. "He's really good," Arrieta...
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• Bochy encouraged by Nunez's at-bat vs. Chapman
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Giants manager Bruce Bochy was encouraged by the pinch-hit at-bat Eduardo Nunez recorded in the ninth inning of Friday's National League Division Series Game 1 against...
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• Samardzija exits early in Game 2 NLDS start
  From the Web › MLB.com
  After needing eight innings to break through against the Giants in Game 1 of the National League Division Series, the Cubs did so 18 pitches into Jeff Samardzija's Game...
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• LIVE: Giants-Cubs Game 2 on MLB Network
  From the Web › MLB.com
  The Cubs lead the NLDS, 1-0, as Kyle Hendricks takes the mound against former Chicago righty Jeff Samardzija and the Giants.
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• Why is there a basket on the Wrigley Field wall?
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  One of the Chicago Cubs' unsung heroes from Friday night's NLDS Game 1 win over the San Francisco Giants didn't pitch, throw or bat a single baseball. Javier Baez's solo...
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• NLDS Game 2 lineups: Giants vs. Cubs
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Here are the lineups for Game 2 of the National League Division Series between the Giants and Cubs on Saturday at Wrigley Field at 8 p.m. ET on MLB Network.
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• Lineups for Giants-Cubs NLDS Game 2
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  The Cubs' Willson Contreras will get the call behind the plate today, as veteran catcher David Ross is sitting out for Game 2 of the NLDS. Rumors of Ross' impending...
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• Giants lineup: Span, Panik return for Game 2 of NLDS vs Cubs
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  After sitting out against Jon Lester on Friday night, Denard Span and Joe Panik are back in against Kyle Hendricks in Game 2 Saturday night.
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• Playoff Reset: Giants vs. Cubs NLDS Game 2
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  Curse of the Billy Goat 1, Even Year B.S. 0.
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• Small Tweaks for the Giants in Game Two
  From the Web › Scout.com
  The San Francisco Giants played well in Game One against the Chicago Cubs, but will need to make some small teaks in Game Two if they're hoping to not fall behind 2-0 to...
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• Instant Replay: Giants drop Game 1 of NLDS on Baez's eighth-inning blast
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  Johnny Cueto threw a gem for the Giants in Game 1 of the NLDS, but one swing was just enough as Javier Baez found his way over the ivy.
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• Rewind: Giants lose game of inches, fall behind in NLDS
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  Baseball is a game of inches and opportunities, and the Giants came out on the wrong end of both in a Game 1 loss of the NLDS vs. the Cubs.
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• Giants' aggressive base running costly in loss to Cubs
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  The Giants hoped to expose a weakness in Jon Lester to start off the NLDS, but instead put themselves in trouble on the base paths.
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• Column: Maddon always has another trick up his sleeve
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  The Cubs' 1-0 win Friday night to open the NL Division Series was the sixth straight between them decided by a single run, dating back to the end of a four-game series...
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