Game 7 Play by Play:
Top of the 1st. Guthrie looks sharp. 3 up and 3 down. Easy 1-2-3.
Bottom of the 1st. Hudson looks good but not great. Gets Escobar to fly out. Walks Aoki. Cain hits into what looks like a double play but is too fast and beat out the throw to 1st. Hosmer strikes out w/Cain running; beat the throw but inning over. NOT an easy inning for Hudson who threw 19 pitches to 10 for Guthrie. Score 0-0.
Top of the 2nd. Giants get to Guthrie early. Pablo hit by pitch. Pence singles. Belt singles. Bases loaded. Morse flies out deep to right. Pablo scores. Crawford flies out deep to center. Pence scores. Perez strikes out. Inning over. Giants lead 2-0.
Bottom of the 2nd. Hudson in trouble. Butler singles. Gordon doubles to the wall in right. Butler scores. Perez hit by a pitch. 2 on; 1st & 2nd; no out. Lincecum and Affeldt warming up. Moustakas flies to left; Gordon advances to 3rd. Infante flies to center. Gordon scores. Escobar singles. Runners on 1st & 2nd; 2 out. It's Peavy all over again. Hudson is OUT after only 1 2/3 innings!!!! Affeldt pitching. Aoki hits high bouncing grounder to 2nd that Crawford fields and tags 2nd forcing out Perez who is still limping after being hit by a pitch. Score tied 2-2.
Pitching has to tighten up BIG time to keep the Royals' bats quiet and not squander hard to come by leads.
Top of the 3rd: Guthrie gets his change-up back. Blanco grounds out back to the pitcher and both Panik & Posey strike out. 3 up and 3 down. Score still tied 0-0.
Bottom of the 3rd: Affeldt still pitching. Cain battles to get a single to right. Hosmer grounds up the middle towards 2nd. FANTASTIC stop by Panik who tosses the ball to Crawford w/his glove who turns the double play after a video review which overturned the safe call at 1st. 2 out; no one on. Butler battles Affeldt too but grounds out to SS. Giants DEFENSE saves the inning. That should be all for Affeldt. Score still tied 0-0.
Top of the 4th: Guthrie still pitching. Pablo runs out an infield grounder up the middle that's fielded by Infante who slips while making the throw. Pence single to center. 2 on and no outs!!! Herrera warming up. Belt flies to deep left; Pablo advances to 3rd. Runners on 1st and 3rd; 1 out. Guthrie's out. Herrera coming in to face Morse. Broken bat base hit to right by Morse. Pablo scores; Pence to 3rd. Runners on 1st & 3rd; 1 out. Giants lead 3-2. Herrera gets the Royals out of trouble. Strikes out Crawford and Perez grounds out to SS. 2 runners LOB; 1 RISP. Giants lead 3-2.
Bottom of the 4th: Affeldt still pitching!!! Why not bring in MadBum or Petit? Hope it works out ok. Affeldt loses control of breaking ball that hits Gordon. Lincecum warming up. Perez grounds into double play; still limping. 2 out; no one on base!!! Moustakas grounds out to 3rd playing SS. Inning over. Should be all for Affeldt now after 32 pitches which is about his limit. Giants still lead 3-2.
Top of the 5th: MadBum warming up! Gordon runs down deep fly to left by Blanco. Panik and Posey strike out. 2nd time both of them struck out back to back. 3 up and 3 down; easy 1-2-3 for Herrera.
Bottom of the 5th: MadBum coming in !!!!! MadBum doesn't look that sharp coming in but gets the job done. Single to Infante. Sac bunt by Escobar advances Infante to 2nd. Fly to left trailing away to the corner by Aoki caught by Perez. Switch to Perez in left pays off. Cain strikes out. Hope MadBum has settled down now. Giants still lead 3-2.
Top of the 6th: Herrera still pitching; Davis warming up. Pablo gets single to center. Pence hits into a double play. Belt singles. Morse strikes out.
Herrera probably done after throwing 33 pitches.
Bottom of the 6th: MadBum's got his rhythm. Hosmer pops out. Butler lies out. Gordon lines out. 3 up 3 down. Giants still lead 3-2.
Top of the 7th: Davis pitching. The Giants tapped him in Game 5. Hopefully they can do it again. Davis strikes out Crawford and Perez and gets Blanco to ground out to SS. 3 up and 3 down.
Bottom of the 7th. Off key version of God Bless America sung during the stretch. Hurt my ears. Game currently looks like a replay of Game 2, except the Giants are on top 3-2. All we have to do is hold the lead and we win the game!!!! Easier said than done but it CAN be done.
MadBum's on fire! Fly out, ground out and strike out. 3 up and 3 down again. 3 shut out innings in relief. Giants still lead 3-2.
Top of the 8th: Davis still pitching. Holland warming up. Panik strikes out for 3rd time. Posey grounds out. Very poor showing at the plate this series. Pablo doubles to the LF corner; his stock is up and can ask for big bucks in free agency if the Giants win the WS.
Bottom of the 8th. MadBum still pitching. NO ONE warming up! 3 up and 3 down. 4 shutout innings!!! Leave him in in the 9th!!!! Giants still lead 3-2.
Top of the 9th. Holland pitching. Belt grounds out. Morse and Crawford strike out. 3 up and down.
Bottom of the 9th. MadBum gets to close the game. Casilla warming up just in case. Middle of the order -- Hosmer, Butler & Gordon -- batting. Hosmer strikes out. Butler pop foul out to Belt at 1st. Gordon doubles to center and gets a triple on a error by Blanco and misplay by Perez. If Dyson or Cain hit that ball, it would have been an inside the park home run. Thank goodness that didn't happen. Perez pops out foul to Pablo at 3rd. The Giants win 3-2.
THE GIANTS WIN THE PENNANT!!!!!!
THE GIANTS WIN THE PENNANT!!!!!!
THE GIANTS WIN THE PENNANT!!!!!!
