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Rain wipes out Game 3 of Korean Series
The third game of the South Korean baseball championship series was rained out Saturday here in Incheon.The Korean Series matchup between the Samsung Lions and the SK Wyverns was pushed back by a day amid heavy downpours, the Korea Baseball said. The game had been scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. at Munhak Stadium, home of the Wyverns, just west of Seoul. It will instead be played at 2 p.m. Sunday at Munhak.The fourth game will be back at Munhak on Monday at 6 p.m.The Lions have won the first two ga
Oct. 27, 2012
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Giants shut out Tigers
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ― Long ball one night, a Giant dose of small ball the next.Two wins in two games and suddenly San Francisco doesn’t need to dig itself out of a postseason hole for a change.Madison Bumgarner shut down the Detroit Tigers for seven innings, then the Giants took advantage of a bunt that stayed fair to eke out the go-ahead run in a 2-0 win Thursday night for a 2-0 edge in the World Series.Gregor Blanco’s single trickled to a stop inches fair on the infield dirt, setting up Brandon
Oct. 26, 2012
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Samsung Lions beat SK Wyverns to take 2-0 lead
DAEGU (Yonhap News) -- The Samsung Lions defeated the SK Wyverns 8-3 here Thursday to take the 2-0 series lead in the best-of-seven South Korean professional baseball final. In Game 2 of the Korean Series at Daegu Baseball Stadium, Choi Hyung-woo hit a grand slam in the Lions' six-run third inning and starter Jang Won-sam pitched six strong innings, as the defending Korea Baseball Organization champs got a step closer to their second straight crown. The Lions and the Wyverns also squared
Oct. 25, 2012
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Choo Shin-soo hopes to join winning club
A year away from free agency in Major League Baseball, South Korean outfielder Choo Shin-soo of the Cleveland Indians said Thursday he’d like to “play for a winning ball club.”Upon returning home from the 2012 major league season earlier in the day, Choo said at a press conference here that if he could choose a team, he would go with a title contender.“I grew up winning championships since I was young and I am used to winning,” the 30-year-old said. “And it’s been disappointing to go through the
Oct. 25, 2012
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Panda power
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ― With three mighty swings, Pablo Sandoval put the San Francisco Giants ahead in this World Series and put himself in a class with Mr. October.Sandoval hit three home runs and joined Reggie Jackson, Babe Ruth and Albert Pujols as the only sluggers to do it in the Series, and the Giants jolted Justin Verlander and the Detroit Tigers 8-3 on Wednesday night in Game 1.A rollicking AT&T Park crowd ― a sea of black and orange outfits ― roared as Sandoval connected in his first three
Oct. 25, 2012
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Sandoval‘s 3 HRs lead Giants to 8-3 romp in opener
Pablo Sandoval hit a record-equaling three home runs to help the San Francisco Giants down the Detroit Tigers 8-3 in the World Series opener Wednesday and put himself into the same class as Reggie Jackson, Babe Ruth and Albert Pujols.The vocal San Francisco crowd roared as the Venezuelan connected on his four at bats and drove in four runs.Pujols homered three times last year, Jackson accomplished the feat in 1977 and Ruth did it in 1926 and again in 1928.Justin Verlander, the reigning Cy Young
Oct. 25, 2012
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Samsung Lions beat SK Wyverns to start Korean Series
The Samsung Lions defeated the SK Wyverns 3-1 on Wednesday in the opening game of the South Korean professional baseball final.At Daegu Baseball Stadium, slugger Lee Seung-yeop belted a two-run home run and the Lions‘ bullpen slammed the door shut on the Wyverns to start the best-of-seven Korean Series in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO).In 29 previous Korean Series, the team that won the first game went on to capture the title 23 times. The opening game of the 1982 Korean Series ended in a
Oct. 24, 2012
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Giants reach World Series with rout of Cardinals
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ― In a postseason full of twists and turns, the San Francisco Giants are headed back to the World Series after a big comeback against the defending champs.Hunter Pence got the Giants going with a weird double, Matt Cain pitched his second clincher of October and San Francisco closed out Game 7 of the NL championship series in a driving rainstorm, routing the St. Louis Cardinals 9-0 Monday night.San Francisco won its record-tying sixth elimination game of the postseason, comple
Oct. 23, 2012
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Then there were 2
The past two champions of South Korean professional baseball will clash in the final for the third straight year.The defending champions Samsung Lions will host the SK Wyverns Wednesday in Daegu to open the championship Korean Series in the Korea Baseball Organization.The Lions knocked off the Wyverns in five games last year. In 2010, the Wyverns swept the Lions in four games to take their third championship in four seasons. This matchup marks the first time in the league’s 30-year history that
Oct. 23, 2012
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SK Wyverns eliminate Lotte Giants, reach Korean Series
The SK Wyverns defeated the Lotte Giants 6-3 on Monday to reach the championship final in South Korea's top baseball league.For the Korea Baseball Organization crown, the Wyverns will battle the Samsung Lions, the defending champs, in the Korean Series starting Wednesday. The Wyverns will make their sixth straight trip to the Korean Series. They already set the KBO record for consecutive Korean Series appearances with five in 2011.The Wyverns won the championship in 2007, 2008 and 2010. In the f
Oct. 22, 2012
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Vogelsong, Giants force Game 7
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ― Chris Carpenter walked off the mound, and the fans cheered him once again.Giants fans, that is.The orange towel-twirling crowd at AT&T Park saw San Francisco send the St. Louis star to an early exit in a 6-1 win Sunday night that forced the NL championship series to a decisive Game 7.“The bottom line is,” Carpenter said, “I’m not giving my team a chance to win.”The Cardinals’ longtime postseason ace came back from a complicated operation that removed a rib and two neck muscl
Oct. 22, 2012
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SK, Lotte head into Game 5
BUSAN (Yonhap News) ― The SK Wyverns edged the Lotte Giants 2-1 in the Korea Baseball Organization’s second round of the playoffs Saturday, forcing a decisive Game 5.At Sajik Stadium in Busan, SK’s starter Mario Santiago pitched six shutout innings and the bullpen held on for dear life as the Wyverns staved off elimination on the road.The winner will face defending champion Samsung Lions in the Korea Series. The Lions, who won the league title last year, received a bye to the Korean Series by vi
Oct. 21, 2012
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Lotte Giants defeat SK Wyverns, sit one win from final
BUSAN (Yonhap) – The Lotte Giants defeated the SK Wyverns 4-1 on Friday to take a 2-1 lead in the best-of-five second-round playoff series in South Korea's top baseball league.The winner will face defending champion Samsung Lions in the Korea Series. The Lions, who won the league title last year, received the bye to the Korean Series by virtue of finishing first in the regular season.In Friday's match at Sajik Stadium in Busan, the Giants' starter Ko Won-jun held the Wyverns to just three single
Oct. 19, 2012
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Bring on the World Series
Tigers become just the fourth team to never trail while sweeping a four-game seriesDETROIT (AP) ― Max Scherzer capped a stupendous stretch for Detroit’s starting rotation, and the Tigers advanced to the World Series for the second time in seven years by beating the New York Yankees 8-1 on Thursday for a four-game sweep of the AL Championship Series.Miguel Cabrera and Jhonny Peralta hit two-run homers in a four-run fourth inning against CC Sabathia, who was unable to prevent the Yankees from gett
Oct. 19, 2012
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Carpenter leads Cardinals to win
ST. LOUIS (AP) ― Carlos Beltran limped to the trainer’s room, taking the St. Louis Cardinals’ biggest clutch October bat with him.Turns out they had the perfect substitute.Matt Carpenter hit a two-run homer after subbing for Beltran, and the Cardinals chased Matt Cain before a 3 1/2-hour rain delay in the seventh inning of a 3-1 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday night for a 2-1 NL Championship Series lead.Beltran strained his left knee running out a double-play ball in the first
Oct. 18, 2012
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Game of attrition
Before their teams met for the second round of the playoff series in the country’s top baseball league, Lee Man-soo, the manager of the SK Wyverns, and Yang Seung-ho, his Lotte Giants counterpart, talked about the importance of their bullpens.The managers have been getting more than what they’d bargained for, however, as relief pitching has played decisive roles in the first two games of their best-of-five series.The Wyverns and the Giants are locked even at one game apiece in the ongoing Korea
Oct. 18, 2012
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Lotte Giants beat SK Wyverns to tie playoff series
Lotte Giants’ Jo Sung-hwan gets a timely hit during the Game 2 of second round of the 2012 KBO playoffs. (Yonhap News)The Lotte Giants defeated the SK Wyverns 5-4 in 10 innings on Wednesday to tie their second round playoff series at one game apiece in South Korea's top baseball league.In the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) contest at Munhak Stadium here, west of Seoul, SK's reliever Jung Woo-ra
Oct. 17, 2012
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Verlander gives Tigers 3-0 lead
DETROIT (AP) ― The New York Yankees avoided a dubious distinction. They didn’t avoid moving within a loss of elimination.Eduardo Nunez’s ninth-inning home run prevented New York from getting shut out in consecutive postseason games for the first time. Raul Ibanez went on to strike out against former Yankee Phil Coke with two on, sealing a 2-1 loss to the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday night and a 3-0 AL championship series deficit.On a night when Alex Rodriguez was benched for the second time in four
Oct. 17, 2012
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SK Wyverns beat Lotte Giants to start second round of baseball playoffs
SK Wyverns` Park Jung-kwon hits a go-head single that clinched the game 1 of the second round of the KBO playoffs on Tuesday in Incheon. (Yonhap News)The SK Wyverns squeezed past the Lotte Giants 2-1 Tuesday to open the second round of the playoffs in South Korea's top baseball competition.In the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) action at Munhak Stadium here, just west of Seoul, starter Kim Kwang
Oct. 17, 2012
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Giants crush Cards in Game 2 to tie up NLCS
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ― Marco Scutaro answered Matt Holliday’s hard takeout with a big hit of his own to help the San Francisco Giants end their home slide.Scutaro hit a two-run single in San Francisco’s four-run fourth inning to help the Giants get their first home win this postseason, 7-1 over the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday night that tied the NL Championship Series at one game apiece.The game got off to a testy start when Holliday barreled into Scutaro at second base to break up a potential d
Oct. 16, 2012