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Madison Bumgarner

Giants Vs. Tigers: Five Things You Didn’t Know From Game 2 Of The World Series

Another game of the World Series is in the books, and more unpredictable action has taken place. After the Giants earned an improbable win in Game 1, they extended their series lead with a Game 2 victory. Here are five things you didn’t know about the game.

2012/10/26

Madison Bumgarner

Bumgarner Pitches Giants Halfway To Another World Championship

Madison Bumgarner shut down the Detroit Tigers for seven innings, then the San Francisco 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.

2012/10/25

Giants, Tigers Will Need All Seven Games To Decide World Series

It looks like the World Series will go the distance and seven games for the second straight year.

2012/10/24

San Francisco Giants Photo Day

Madison Bumgarner Could Join Cy Young Conversation For Giants

At 22 years old, Madison Bumgarner’s already accomplished an incredible amount in the Majors, but his career is just getting started.

2012/03/29

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Rangers’ Best Pitcher, Big Bats Fizzle Vs. Giants

Everything that carried the Texas Rangers into the World Series fizzled against the San Francisco Giants. The best pitcher. The big batters. Nothing seemed to work when it mattered most.

WFAN–2010/11/02

Cliff Lee #33 and Tommy Hunter #35 of the Texas Rangers line up before taking on the San Francisco Giants in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

Slumping Rangers Turn To Lee To Extend Series

To extend their first World Series, the Rangers need ace left-hander Cliff Lee to make the most of his second chance in Game 5 on Monday night in a rematch against Tim Lincecum.

WFAN–2010/11/01

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Giants’ Defense Puts On A Clinic In Game 4

If the Giants go on to capture the franchise’s first championship in 56 years, and first since the club moved West from New York in 1958, Freddy Sanchez’s defense will be a big reason.

WFAN–2010/11/01

Buster Posey #28 (R) of the San Francisco Giants is congratulated by his teammates in the dugout after he scored on a solo home run in the eighth inning against the Texas Rangers in Game Four of the 2010 MLB World Series at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington on October 31, 2010 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

Giants On Brink Of Series Crown After Game 4 Win

Midway through Game 4, the speakers at Rangers Ballpark blared the 1960s Halloween favorite “Monster Mash.” More like a World Series mismatch.

WFAN–2010/10/31

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