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The Mexicans pulled it off with a nearly flawless game, getting good pitching, solid defense and some timely hits in front of a boisterous, pro-Mexican crowd of 44,256 at Chase Field.
They'll play in the Far East and the Far West _ and in the Caribbean, too. Wherever they are, Miguel Cabrera and R.A. Dickey and dozens of All-Stars in the World Baseball Classic know the team to beat: two-time WBC winner Japan.
Ryan Vogelsong has a little running joke that he is going to plunk San Francisco teammate Pablo Sandoval in the World Baseball Classic to keep the Panda from a three-homer game like the one he produced in Game 1 of the World Series last fall.
Ryan Vogelsong has a little running joke that he is going to plunk San Francisco teammate Pablo Sandoval in the World Baseball Classic to keep the Panda from a three-homer game like the one he produced in Game 1 of the World Series last fall.
They'll play in the Far East and the Far West _ and in the Caribbean, too. Wherever they are, Miguel Cabrera and R.A. Dickey and dozens of All-Stars in the World Baseball Classic know the team to beat: two-time WBC winner Japan.
Sergio Romo closes it out by throwing a called third strike past Triple Crown winner Miguel Cabrera.
It ended exactly the way it should have, with the Triple Crown winner frozen at the plate.
Marco Scutaro comes through again for the Giants _ who else?
Smart pitching. Clutch hitting. Sharp fielding. Plus an MVP Panda.
Banished to the bullpen, a two-time Cy Young Award winner has become baseball's most distinguished middle reliever.
That's it. The final score is Giants 2, Tigers 0 for the second consecutive game in this World Series.
After getting 2 1-3 hitless innings of relief from Tim Lincecum, the Giants are handing the ball to closer Sergio Romo in the ninth. He's trying to nail down a 2-0 win over Detroit for a commanding 3-0 lead in the World Series.
Nothing is stopping them — not even the Triple Crown winner at the plate with the bases loaded. Armed and accelerating, the San Francisco Giants became the first team to throw consecutive World Series shutouts in nearly a half-century, blanking Miguel Cabrera and the Detroit Tigers 2-0 on a chilly Saturday night for a commanding 3-0 lead.
The final score is Giants 2, Tigers 0.
The final score is Giants 2, Tigers 0.
"Those guys have the confidence in me and it hasn't ever wavered," a subdued Romo said. "I showed up from the get-go and it's some respect that I'd never really had before. There's no chance I was going to let anybody down."
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"He's got the long, wacky hair on the top of his head and not in his face," Romo said. "He definitely does fit in."
