SAN FRANCISCO — Hunter Pence Hit A Bizarre, Two-run Double, Matt Cain Pitched His Second Clincher Of October And The San Francisco Giants Won Their Record-tying Sixth Elimination Game Of The Post-season, Beating The Defending World Series Champion St. Louis Cardinals 9-0 In Game 7 Of The NL Championship Series Monday Night.

Marco Scutaro Matched An LCS Record With 14 Hits In The Series And Pablo Sandoval Drove In A Run For His Fifth Straight Game. The Giants Returned To The World Series Two Years After Winning It All, Getting The Final Out In A Downpour.

The Detroit Tigers, Who Have Been Waiting On Their Opponent Since Finishing A Four-game ALCS Sweep Of The Yankees Last Thursday, Get Another Trip To The Bay Area After Clinching The Division Series In Oakland.

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