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Here are all the October 21 games that mattered in San Francisco Giants history.
1989 World Series Game 3 is still 6 days away.
2002 World Series Game 3 is tomorrow.
2010 NLCS Game 5, we're up 3-1 a game away from our first pennant in 8 years, this is the last game of the series in San Francisco and it doesn't happen. We had a 1-0 lead when the Phillies got to Lincecum in the third with 3 runs, two coming on an Aubrey Huff error. Cody Ross cut it to 3-2 with a run scoring double off of Roy Halladay in the 4th, we left two on base in both the fifth and the sixth, but the Phillies tacked on insurance with a Jayson Werth homer off Ramon Ramirez in the 9th and we lose 4-2. So, just like 1987 we head out on the road with a 3 games to 2 lead.
2012 NLCS Game 6 home vs. Cardinals, we lost the first two games of the NLDS, but then came back to sweep 3 in Cincinnati, that's 3 elimination games, then we fell behind 3-1 in this series meaning we would need to survive 3 more elimination games to win the pennant. We won game 5, so the series goes back home with us again facing elimination in this one on a Sunday afternoon. After two innings we had a 5 run lead, the biggest shot a 2 run Marco Scutaro double. Ryan Vogelsong took it from there, 7 innings, 4 hits, 1 earned, 9 strikeouts, 1 walk. We win 6-1 to even the series. Game 7 is tomorrow - winner takes the pennant, just like 25 years prior.
2014 World Series Game 1 at Kansas City, Madison Bumgarner goes 7, gives up just 4 baserunners, we beat the Royals easily 7-1. We ripped James Shields for 3 in the first including a 2 run Hunter Pence homer and then added two in the 4th, Mike Morse had a run scoring single. Two more in the 7th including Joe Panik tripling home a run. It's an easy game 1 for the good guys. Game 2 tomorrow.
See you tomorrow. Go Giants!