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• The Giants Could Be Catching a Break
  From the Web › Scout.com
  As if the San Francisco Giants need a break, given that it's an even year, they may be catching one as they head to Chicago to face the Cubs
  Share • October 6, 2016 at 12:40 AM
• Bum outlasts Thor in epic pitchers' duel
  From the Web › MLB.com
  In one of the most riveting pitchers' duels in postseason history, Noah Syndergaard matched Madison Bumgarner for seven scoreless innings until the Giants broke through...
  Share • October 6, 2016 at 12:40 AM
• Giants ace once again rises under pressure
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Giants left-hander Madison Bumgarner entrenched himself further in postseason lore Wednesday, writing another glorious chapter with his four-hitter in San Francisco's...
  Share • October 6, 2016 at 12:40 AM
• Gillaspie's blast lifts Giants over Mets (AFP)
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Conor Gillaspie belted a three-run home run in the top of the ninth inning Wednesday to lift the San Francisco Giants to a 3-0 victory over the New York Mets in the...
  Share • October 5, 2016 at 11:40 PM
• Six crazy stats about Madison Bumgarner's postseason dominance
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Pitching in the postseason seems to suit San Francisco Giants ace Madison Bumgarner. The 27-year-old lefty proved that much once again Wednesday night, tossing a...
  Share • October 5, 2016 at 11:40 PM
• Oct. 5 Conor Gillaspie, Madison Bumgarner postgame interview
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Conor Gillaspie and Madison Bumgarner discuss the Giants' 3-0 win over the Mets in Thursday's National League Wild Card Game.
  Share • October 5, 2016 at 11:40 PM
• Did you know? Key facts from the NL Wild Card Game
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Facts and figures from Wednesday night's National League Wild Card Game duel between the Giants' Madison Bumgarner and the Mets' Noah Syndergaard.
  Share • October 5, 2016 at 11:40 PM
• Postseason vets face off to open NLDS in Chicago
  From the Web › MLB.com
  With one club seeking its first World Series win in 108 years and another seeking its fourth since 2010, Jon Lester and Johnny Cueto take the hill as the Cubs and Giants...
  Share • October 5, 2016 at 11:40 PM
• Game 1 starter Cueto a de facto second ace
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Giants right-hander Johnny Cueto will start Game 1 of their National League Division Series against the Cubs on Friday at Wrigley Field.
  Share • October 5, 2016 at 11:40 PM
• MLB playoffs 2016: Madison Bumgarner, maybe best ever in October, at his best vs. Mets
  From the Web › Sporting News
  The numbers say the Giants ace outdid himself with his complete-game four-hit shutout in New York. That's saying a lot, because Mad Bum has been money for many an...
  Share • October 5, 2016 at 10:40 PM
• Giants' Conor Gillaspie becomes unlikely hero with game-winning homer in wild-card game
  From the Web › For The Win
  The journeyman infielder got the biggest hit of his life on Wednesday.
  Share • October 5, 2016 at 10:40 PM
• Madison Bumgarner Talks Wild Card Win
  From the Web › CineSport
  Giants ace Madison Bumgarner tossed a four-hitter and outlasted Noah Syndergaard to lift the Giants past the Mets in the NL wild-card game, 3-0. Bumgarner spoke after...
  Share • October 5, 2016 at 10:40 PM
• Cubs-Giants NLDS about pitching, pitching and more pitching
  From the Web › ESPN
  The early storylines in the best-of-five series, which begins Friday at Wrigley, revolve around the starting pitchers for both the Cubs and the Giants
  Share • October 5, 2016 at 10:40 PM
• Oct. 5 Bruce Bochy postgame interview
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Manager Bruce Bochy answers questions on Wednesday after the Giants' 3-0 win over the Mets in the National League Wild Card Game.
  Share • October 5, 2016 at 10:40 PM
• MLB playoffs 2016: Three takeaways from Giants' NL wild-card win over Mets
  From the Web › Sporting News
  Madison Bumgarner tossed a complete-game shutout and Conor Gillaspie hit a go-ahead three-run home run in the ninth inning to help lead the Giants to the NLDS against...
  Share • October 5, 2016 at 9:40 PM
• AP: Do Giants Have a Chance vs. Cubs?
  From the Web › CineSport
  The Giants advanced to the NLDS after another postseason gem from Madison Bumgarner. The AP's Ben Walker and Justin Horowitz recap the 3-0 win over the Mets and preview...
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• For banged-up Mets, just reaching playoffs was a triumph
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  The Mets should have been happy just to get to the postseason. Not even seven shutout innings from Noah Syndergaard was enough, given the decimated offense for the...
  Share • October 5, 2016 at 9:40 PM
• Bumgarner plays down latest post-season masterclass
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  - Some pitchers would be ecstatic to throw a complete game shutout in a wildcard elimination showdown but it was just another night at the office for San Francisco ace...
  Share • October 5, 2016 at 9:40 PM
• Astros apologize for minor leaguer's misogynistic tweet criticizing Jessica Mendoza
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  As Wednesday night's National League Wild Card game between the Giants and Mets was broadcast on ESPN, that meant Jessica Mendoza would be in the broadcast booth along...
  Share • October 5, 2016 at 9:40 PM
• Video: Conor Gillaspie's game-winning three-run home run
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  We're only two games into the 2016 postseason but we already have two memorable three-run home runs. Blue Jays first baseman Edwin Encarnacion hit the first on Tuesday...
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• Notes: Bochy won't hesitate to use Giants' starters in relief vs Mets
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  It's win or go home Wednesday night, so Bruce Bochy is treating the Wild Card Game against the Mets like Game 7 of the World Series.
  Share • October 5, 2016 at 8:40 PM
• LIVE: Giants vs Mets
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  Aces Madison Bumgarner and Noah Syndergaard face off in the 2016 NL Wild Card Game in New York. Follow the action with In-Game Live.
  Share • October 5, 2016 at 8:40 PM
• GALLERY: Bumgarner's legend grows with shutout of Mets in Wild Card
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  For the second time in three years, Madison Bumgarner pitched a shutout in the NL Wild Card Game. His four-hitter against the Mets, combined with Conor Gillaspie's...
  Share • October 5, 2016 at 8:40 PM
• Curtis Granderson's crazy catch not enough to save Mets season
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  New York Mets center fielder Curtis Granderson sacrificed his body to make a sensational, run-saving, bone-rattling catch during Wednesday's NL wild-card game...
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• Bumgarner, Gillaspie lead Giants over Mets 3-0; Cubs next
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  NEW YORK -- Madison Bumgarner pitched a four-hitter in his latest postseason gem, Conor Gillaspie hit a three-run homer off Jeurys Familia in the ninth inning, and the...
  Share • October 5, 2016 at 8:40 PM
• NL wild card: Madison Bumgarner's complete game carries Giants to NLDS
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Madison Bumgarner once again dominated in a postseason start. The Giants are heading to the NLDS. After an incredible pitcher's duel between Madison Bumgarner and Noah...
  Share • October 5, 2016 at 8:40 PM
• Gillaspie delivers huge blow with three-run HR
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Conor Gillaspie belted a three-run homer off Mets closer Jeurys Familia, and the San Francisco Giants broke a scoreless tie in the ninth inning of Wednesday's National...
  Share • October 5, 2016 at 8:40 PM
• Mad skills: Bumgarner pitches Giants to NLDS
  From the Web › MLB.com
  With a 3-0 victory over the Mets on Wednesday night in the National League Wild Card Game at Citi Field, the Giants advanced to face the host Cubs in the best-of-5 NL...
  Share • October 5, 2016 at 8:40 PM
• Late Heroics Lift Giants Over Mets in NL Wild-Card Game
  From the Web › NBC
  Another unlikely hero has emerged for the Giants in the postseason. Conor Gillaspie drilled a three-run homer in the top of the ninth inning Wednesday night to lift San...
  Share • October 5, 2016 at 8:40 PM
• Conor Gillaspie's three-run homer in the ninth inning sends Giants to the NLDS
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  Thanks to Conor Gillaspie's ninth-inning three-run home run, the Giants will move on to face the Cubs in the NLDS.
  Share • October 5, 2016 at 8:40 PM
• SF and NYC mayors bet Philz Coffee and rainbow bagels on Giants-Mets wild-card game
  From the Web › For The Win
  Willie Mays jerseys are also involved.
  Share • October 5, 2016 at 7:40 PM
• Span ends Syndergaard's no-hit bid in 6th in wild-card game
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Denard Span singled up the middle with two outs in the sixth inning of Wednesday night's NL wild-card game, the first hit off the New York Mets' Noah Syndergaard in a...
  Share • October 5, 2016 at 7:40 PM
• Out call stands after fourth-inning review
  From the Web › MLB.com
  A replay review ruling benefited the Mets and stalled the momentum the Giants tried to create when Denard Span attempted to steal second base against Noah Syndergaard in...
  Share • October 5, 2016 at 7:40 PM
• Cubs' Russell says playoff taste last year invaluable
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  While the Chicago Cubs were waiting to find out if they would play the New York Mets or San Francisco Giants in the NL Division Series, Addison Russell thought about the...
  Share • October 5, 2016 at 6:40 PM
• Gillaspie makes great strides filling in at third
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Conor Gillaspie has excelled both defensively and offensively since Eduardo Nunez, San Francisco's primary third baseman, was sidelined Sept. 25 with a strained right...
  Share • October 5, 2016 at 5:40 PM
• NL wild-card game 2016: Live updates, score from Giants win over Mets
  From the Web › Sporting News
  Giants-Met wild card game updates: NL foes face off in winner-take-all game in New Yor.
  Share • October 5, 2016 at 4:40 PM
• Ten storylines to watch in Giants-Mets Wild Card Game
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  If it's a tight contest late, and Madison Bumgarner is no longer on the mound, lefty reliever Will Smith might be called upon in a key moment...
  Share • October 5, 2016 at 2:40 PM
• Mets or Giants? 'Be careful what you wish for,' Joe Maddon says
  From the Web › ESPN
  Mets or Giants? 'Be careful what you wish for,' Joe Maddon says
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• Starting lineups for tonight's NL WC Game
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Here is the Mets' lineup for tonight's National League Wild Card Game against the Giants, to be played at Citi Field in New York beginning at 8 ET (ESPN).
  Share • October 5, 2016 at 12:40 PM
• NL wild-card game 2016: History doesn't favor epic Bumgarner-Syndergaard duel
  From the Web › Sporting News
  More often than not, one of the starters in a win-or-go-home game fails to live up to the hype. The Giants' and Mets' aces will put that history to the test Wednesday...
  Share • October 5, 2016 at 8:40 AM
• Giants announce roster for Wild Card Game vs Mets
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  NEW YORK -- As expected, a strained hamstring will keep Eduardo Nuez out of the Wild Card Game. Nuez was not listed on the roster
  Share • October 5, 2016 at 8:40 AM
• Giants leave Nunez off roster, opt for 11 pitchers
  From the Web › ESPN
  Giants infielder Eduardo Nunez was left off the roster for Wednesday night's NL wild-card game against the Mets, and San Francisco opted to go with 11 pitchers.
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• Nunez left off wild-card roster; Giants pick 11 pitchers
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  San Francisco third baseman Eduardo Nunez was left off the roster for Wednesday night's NL wild-card game against the New York Mets, and the Giants opted to go with 11...
  Share • October 5, 2016 at 8:40 AM
• October Confidential: How do you beat Mets?
  From the Web › MLB.com
  How do you beat the Mets? MLB.com asked rival players from around Major League Baseball to offer an inside look at how best to face the first NL Wild Card.
  Share • October 5, 2016 at 7:40 AM
• Giants set NL Wild Card roster; Nunez out
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Third baseman Eduardo Nunez was not included on the Giants' 25-man roster for Wednesday night's National League Wild Card Game against the New York Mets, clearly...
  Share • October 5, 2016 at 7:40 AM
• Does Arrieta want Giants or Mets in NLDS? 'Who gives a s---?'
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  By virtue of finishing with the best record in the NL, the Cubs get to sit back and wait for the Wild Card winner. So which team does Jake Arrieta want to face?
  Share • October 4, 2016 at 8:40 PM
• The Giants Insider Podcast: Shawn Estes
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  Shawn Estes played 13 seasons in the majors including seven in San Francisco and one with both the Mets and Cubs. He joins Alex Pavlovic on The Giants Insider Podcast...
  Share • October 4, 2016 at 8:40 PM
• Notes: Giants to test Nunez, unlikely to have him vs Syndergaard
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  NEW YORK -- Noah Syndergaard allowed just 11 home runs, but there's another way to round the bases quickly against the big right-hander. Syndergaard allowed
  Share • October 4, 2016 at 8:40 PM
• MLB playoffs 2016: Bruce Bochy says Giants ready for postseason despite near collapse
  From the Web › Sporting News
  The Giants have shown they are getting hot at the right time as the club finished the regular season with four straight wins.
  Share • October 4, 2016 at 6:40 PM
• NL wild-card preview: Giants vs. Mets gives us a titanic pitching matchup
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Madison Bumgarner. Bumgarner — he of the 1.03 ERA in seven games in the 2014 postseason — will square off with Noah Syndergaard, the Mets' young fireballer...
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• Country hardball in the big city: Bumgarner vs Syndergaard
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Toting his outstanding October resume to the mound, Bumgarner will start for the San Francisco Giants against Syndergaard and the New York Mets in the NL wild-card game...
  Share • October 4, 2016 at 5:40 PM
• Nunez not on NL Wild Card Game roster
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Still nursing a right hamstring strain, Giants third baseman Eduardo Nunez was not included on the Giants' roster for the National League Wild Card Game (ESPN, 5 p.m...
  Share • October 4, 2016 at 5:40 PM
• Giants' Bumgarner, Mets' Syndergaard clash in NL wild card game
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Baseball's regular season is a novel, one that was full of melodramatic twists and turns this season for the New York Mets and San Francisco Giants. When the Mets host...
  Share • October 4, 2016 at 4:40 PM
• Mets, Giants look to add to lore of WC teams
  From the Web › MLB.com
  NEW YORK -- It's win or go home. There's no third chance. The Mets and Giants overcame some inconsistent moments along the way to the postseason, and now they get a...
  Share • October 4, 2016 at 4:40 PM
• Posey, Pence are playoff X-factors for Giants
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Catcher Buster Posey and right fielder Hunter Pence are the X-factor for the Giants as they head into the postseason for the fourth time in the past seven...
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• The Giants and Mets took ugly roads to the wild card game, but it doesn't matter now
  From the Web › For The Win
  Neither team drew up 2016 exactly the way it played out.
  Share • October 4, 2016 at 3:40 PM
• NL wild-card game 2016: TV coverage, starting pitchers, time for Mets-Giants
  From the Web › Sporting News
  Noah Syndergaard and the Mets must find a way to stop Madison Bumgarner and the Giants as aces duel Wednesday in the NL wild-card game at Citi Field.
  Share • October 4, 2016 at 2:40 PM
• Hunter Pence explains why his hair is like that
  From the Web › For The Win
  The Giants' outfielder is one of MLB's most recognizable players.
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• Tale of the Tape: Aces battle in NL Wild Card Game
  From the Web › MLB.com
  The Mets host the Giants in the National League Wild Card Game on Wednesday, and all eyes will be on the two pitchers toeing the Citi Field rubber. The Mets start Noah...
  Share • October 4, 2016 at 2:40 PM
• Win or Go Home: Giants Gearing Up for Wild Card Game
  From the Web › NBC
  October baseball is here and the chase for a fourth World Series title in eight years begins Wednesday for the San Francisco Giants.After rebounding from a...
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• NL wild-card game 2016: Madison Bumgarner knows what it takes to win in October
  From the Web › Sporting News
  Madison Bumgarner just gave away the recipe that has led the Giants to three World Series victories this decade
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• Bumgarner workout day interview
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Q. Madison, is there any way that you can describe the success you've had in the postseason and why is that? MADISON BUMGARNER: I don't know. I mean, I don't know...
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• Dear MLB: Please cancel the playoffs before the Giants win another World Series
  From the Web › Sporting News
  There's no reason to move forward with this silly charade. We already know the outcome: The Giants are going to win the World Series — again.
  Share • October 4, 2016 at 12:40 PM
• How the Giants built their postseason roster
  From the Web › MLB.com
  The Giants are back in the playoffs for the fourth time in the last seven years. Each of the previous three times, the club has gone on to win the World Series [insert...
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• MLB capsule: Giants favored over Mets in Wild Card Game
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  It took the Giants until the final day of the regular season to secure their berth in the NL Wild Card Game, but oddsmakers are giving them a slight edge against the...
  Share • October 4, 2016 at 7:40 AM
• Giants Say Hey Tuesday
  From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
  Meet us at the CSN tent in Willie Mays Plaza every Tuesday home game to get your free giveaway, an Authentic Giants Fan cheer card, and to get on TV behind our live...
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• What to Look for in the NL Wild Card Game
  From the Web › Scout.com
  The San Francisco Giants rode a season-ending sweep of the Los Angeles Dodgers to secure the second wild card spot and a date with the New York Mets in Queens on...
  Share • October 3, 2016 at 11:41 PM
• SF-NYM: A position-by-position Wild Card look
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Syndergaard vs. Bumgarner in the NL Wild Card Game? Yes, please. A matchup of true aces highlights a game that features two teams that have won four of the last six NL...
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• A capsule look at the Giants-Mets playoff game
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  A look at the National League wild-card playoff between the San Francisco Giants and New York Mets:
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• Bumgarner has legendary status in October
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Madison Bumgarner insisted that he's physically sound after throwing 3,571 pitches this year, most among National League starters. However, what the Giants really want...
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• The most fascinating players in the MLB postseason
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  The do-or-die nature of the MLB postseason makes it so that any player can become a legend on any given night. It's not just the superstars, either. Madison Bumgarner...
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• 5 moments that shaped Giants' season
  From the Web › MLB.com
  With the possible exception of first baseman Brandon Belt during the season's first half, no position player delivered the type of career year that typically accompanies...
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• How Giants have fared vs. Syndergaard
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Noah Syndergaard's last start against the Giants represented a turning point.
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• Five reasons the Giants could win the World Series
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  As the second NL wild-card team, they'll have to beat Noah Syndergaard and the New York Mets at home on Wednesday, then they'd head to Chicago to face the best team in...
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• On season's final day, Giants find way back into playoffs
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Pitcher Jake Peavy grabbed the microphone and promised a sellout crowd more special October baseball, and who could doubt him given the Giants' recent history of...
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• Giants' Top 30 Prospects list
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Who do the Giants have in the pipeline? Get scouting reports, video, stats, projected ETAs and more for San Francisco's Top 30 Prospects on MLBPipeline.com's Prospect...
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• Before he was postseason-bound: Johnny Cueto
  From the Web › MLB.com
  The Giants are headed to the postseason for the fourth time in seven years after winning a National League Wild Card. As this will be the first time that many fans...
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• Before he was postseason-bound: Brandon Crawford
  From the Web › MLB.com
  The Giants are headed to the postseason for the fourth time in seven years after winning a National League Wild Card. As this will be the first time that many fans...
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• Before he was postseason-bound: Madison Bumgarner
  From the Web › MLB.com
  The Giants are headed to the postseason for the fourth time in seven years after winning a National League Wild Card. As this will be the first time that many fans...
  Share • October 3, 2016 at 4:40 PM
• #AwardWorthy: Vote for Giants
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Madison Bumgarner and Brandon Crawford are vying for baseball's top honors in the 2016 Esurance MLB Awards. Vote now to help your Giants win big.
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