First Championship in San Francisco History of the San Francisco Giants



in 2010 national league division series, giants defeated atlanta braves 3 games one. tim lincecum won game 1 memorable , record-setting 14-strikeout, 2-hit shutout performance. in ensuing nlcs, giants took 3–1 advantage on philadelphia phillies, winning 2 games @ home after splitting first 2 @ philadelphia. game 1 notable cody ross hitting 2 homeruns off of roy halladay, had come off throwing no-hitter against cincinnati reds in postseason debut. starting pitcher giants tim lincecum rematched against phillies roy halladay in game 5. giants failed beat roy halladay, losing 4–2, forcing return trip philadelphia. in game six, giants beat philadelphia final score of 3–2, win nlcs 4–2 , advance face texas rangers in 2010 world series.


the first world series game highly anticipated matchup between 2-time national league cy young award winner (2008,2009) tim lincecum, against 2008 american league cy young award winner , heretofore undefeated in postseason play cliff lee. pitching matchup turned out sideline, giants won first game of world series 11–7 on rangers, backed freddy sanchez s 3 doubles, setting world series record being first player hit 3 consecutive doubles in first 3 @ bats. game saw giants set record runs (6) scored in single half-inning in world series since 1933. next day, giants won game 2 of world series, crushing rangers 9–0 after rangers walked 4 in row , allowed 7 runs giants in 8th inning. matt cain had dominant game, pitching 7 ⁄3 innings without giving run. giants went on lose game 3 in arlington, texas 4–2 after 3-run home run ranger s rookie mitch moreland in second inning, , solo home run josh hamilton in fifth. game 4 belonged giants, rookie left-handed starting pitcher madison bumgarner shut out rangers on 8 innings home runs aubrey huff , buster posey propelling team 4–0 victory. giants, along tim lincecum, won game 5 score of 3–1. lincecum outdueled cliff lee in every-pitch-matters matchup scoreless until Édgar rentería hit stunning three-run homer 2 outs in seventh inning. nelson cruz homered in bottom half, lincecum returned wicked self , preserved lead. brian wilson brought in pitch 9th , produced scoreless inning, allowing san francisco bring out series of firsts, not giants, city of san francisco , san francisco bay area. Édgar rentería named world series valuable player.


the firsts championship were:



giants:

championship since 1954, when in new york.
championship since moving san francisco.


city of san francisco:

world series championship.
major sports championship since 49ers won super bowl xxix in 1995.


san francisco bay area:

world series championship since oakland athletics swept giants in 1989.
major sports championship since 49ers win in super bowl xxix.



on november 15, 2010, giants catcher buster posey named nl rookie of year.








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