Welcome to the closing post of the baseball season, the entire World Series between the Detroit Tigers and the San Francisco Giants. Before we get going, I thank you all for the continued support of my blog throughout the most difficult sports season there is for blogging. I didn't miss a game, a run, or anything, and while I probably won't do the 2013 season for baseball as I try to settle down in college, I will continue posting on here as much as I can. Without further delay...
Game 1: AT&T Park, San Francisco, California. On the mound: Justin Verlander for Detroit and Barry Zito for San Francisco. San Francisco started in the first inning as Pablo Sandoval hit a solo home run. The Giants padded the lead in the third inning as Marco Scutaro singled to plate Angel Pagan, before scoring on a two-run home run by Sandoval. San Francisco got another in the fourth inning as Zito singled to drive in Brandon Belt. The Giants struck again in the fifth inning as Sandoval hit his third home run of the game, another solo shot. Detroit got on the board in the sixth inning as Miguel Cabrera singled to score Austin Jackson. San Francisco replied in the seventh inning as Scutaro singled to knock in Pagan and Buster Posey doing the same to finish Scutaro's trip around. The Tigers shot back in the ninth inning as Jhonny Peralta hit a two-run home run, also scoring Delmon Young, but this only made it an 8-3 final. Zito notched the win and Verlander was handed the loss. San Francisco holds a 1-0 series lead.
Game 2: AT&T Park, San Francisco, California. On the mound: Doug Fister for Detroit and Madison Bumgarner for San Francisco. San Francisco finally got going in the seventh inning as Brandon Crawford grounded into a double play to bring in Hunter Pence. The Giants got another in the eighth inning with Pence hitting a sacrifice fly that allowed Angel Pagan to dash home. This was good for a 2-0 win, picked up by Bumgarner, while Sergio Romo threw the save, and Fister took a hard-luck loss. The Giants head east with a 2-0 series lead.
Game 3: Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan. On the mound: Ryan Vogelsong for San Francisco and Anibal Sanchez for Detroit. San Francisco began in the second inning as Gregor Blanco tripled to force in Hunter Pence before scoring on a Brandon Crawford single. This stood up for a 2-0 victory, credited to Vogelsong, while Sergio Romo shut the door for a save, and Sanchez was dinged for the loss. San Francisco puts Detroit on the brink with a 3-0 stranglehold of a lead in the series.
Game 4: Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan. On the mound: Matt Cain for San Francisco and Max Scherzer for Detroit. San Francisco opened in the second inning as Brandon Belt tripled to force in Hunter Pence. Detroit took the lead in the third inning with a two-run home run by Miguel Cabrera, also scoring Austin Jackson. The Giants regained the lead in the sixth inning on a two-run homer by Buster Posey, driving in Marco Scutaro. The Tigers tied it in their half of the inning on a Delmon Young solo home run. San Francisco gained the lead in the tenth inning as Scutaro singled to plate Ryan Theriot. This held up for a 4-3 victory, with the win going to Santiago Casilla, the save tossed by Sergio Romo, and the loss pinned on Phil Coke. The Giants sweep the World Series 4-0, their second championship in three years.
Keep an eye out for a player-by-player breakdown of How They Got Here, and also watch for KHL hockey starting November 1st. As always, follow me on Twitter @KipperScorpion.
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