Levine: Essence Of The Game Ignored In Home Plate RulesRule 7.13 has everyone in baseball confused and angry.
Watch: Robin Ventura Gets Tossed Following Controversial Replay OverturnMost everyone agrees Rule 7.13 is stupid.
Bumgarner Shuts Down Cubs In Giants' 3-2 WinPinch-hitter Dioner Navarro hit a two-out, two-run homer off Bumgarner in the seventh to pull the Cubs to 3-2. It was Navarro's second career pinch home run in two days, each hit from a different side of the plate. His tying homer in the ninth Friday was hit from the left side.
Beltran, Freese Hit 2-Run HRs, Cards Beat GiantsBoosted by two-run homers from proven postseason stars Carlos Beltran and David Freese, and 5 1-3 innings from a steady bullpen, the wild, wild-card St. Louis Cardinals beat the San Francisco Giants 6-4 on Sunday night in Game 1 of the NL Championship Series.
Giants Beat Reds 8-3, Playoff Series Even At 2-AllAngel Pagan led off the game with a home run, Gregor Blanco and Pablo Sandoval connected later and Tim Lincecum came out of the bullpen to help the San Francisco Giants beat the Cincinnati Reds 8-3 on Wednesday, evening their NL division series at 2-all.
Pagan's Single Lifts Giants To 7-5 Win Over CubsAngel Pagan hit a tiebreaking RBI single in the ninth inning and the NL West-leading San Francisco Giants closed out a successful road trip with a 7-5 win over the Chicago Cubs on Sunday.