Michael Wacha pitched six strong innings and Randal Grichuk hit a two-run homer as the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the San Francisco Giants 5-2 on Thursday night.
Matt Carpenter homered and Adam Wainwright turned in his second successive strong outing to lead the St. Louis Cardinals over the San Francisco Giants 8-3 on Sunday.
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Eduardo Nunez doubled in two runs in the ninth inning and the San Francisco Giants rallied to defeat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-5 Friday night.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Lance Lynn pitched neatly into the eighth inning before leaving with ankle injury, beating San Francisco as the NL Central-leading St. Louis Cardinals shut out the Giants 6-0 Saturday.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The Kansas City Royals' bullpen had been brilliant this postseason, recording a 1.66 ERA and a .161 batting average heading into Game 4 of the World Series on Saturday in San Francisco.
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Madison Bumgarner pitched shutout ball into the eighth inning and the San Francisco Giants beat the St. Louis Cardinals 3-0 Saturday night in the NL Championship Series opener.