With the count at 1-2, and Holiday up, Casilla strikes out Holiday!!!!! Giants go up 3-1 on the series!!!!!
Jay hits a single into center field!
Carpenter up against Casilla now. With the count at 1-2, Casilla strikes out Carpenter!
Casilla gets a pop-out to shortstop! 1 down!
Sandoval pops out to third and Casilla will come out and try to end the game! Top of the 9th coming up!
Posey grounds out as well. Bringin up Sandoval!
Bot 8th - Panik starts off the bottom of the 8th with a groundout.
Romo gets a fly-out to head to the bottom of the 8th!
Wong is up to bat now, and with the count at 2-2, Wong grounds out for out number 2!
Romo is in in the top of the 8th. Romo strikes out Peralta.
Blanco hits a groundball out to first. Onto the 8th!
Morse at the plate now. He hits a groundball to third and the runner at home is out.
Perez strikes out, Crawford doubles to put runners on second and third!
Belt leads off the bottom of the 7th with a hit!
Lopez in to face Adams. Lopez moves the count to 3-0, then throws 2 strikes then gets Adams to ground out to end the inning!
Machi gives up a hit. Runners on first and second, and Javier Lopez will come into the game.
Jay draws a walk. Machi will come out and replace Affeldt.
Affeldt gets out number 1, and Carpenter is up. Carpenter grounds out to Affeldt. 2 down!
Top 7th - Affeldt will pitch for the Giants.
Cardinals finally get a third out but the Giants get 3 runs in the 6th!
Sandoval gets a hit up the middle and Posey moves to third!
Posey batting against Maness. Maness came in for Martinez. Posey hits Blanco home!!
Panik hits a ground ball to first! He's out, but Adams' throw to second is off and Crawford scores! Giants lead!
Blanco hits an infield hit to the first baseman and the runner at home is safe!
Duffy bunts the runners up. Runners at 2nd and 3rd, 1 out!
Crawford hits a base-hit into right field! His first hit of the series. 2 runners on! No outs!
Bot 6th - Perez walks, bringup up Crawford.
Grichuk at the plate. With the count at 2-2, Grichuk strikes out!
On 3-2 again, this time to Pierzynski, Petit walks him.
On 3-2, Jay grounds out to first base. 2 down!
Top 6th - Peralta hits a fly out to left field that is caught. 1 down!
Belt flies out to right field. Top of the 6th coming up!
Pence steals 2nd, ruled safe. Matheny challenges the call and it's ruled safe.
Pence draws a walk with 2 outs in the bottom of the 5th.
Martinez came in for Choate, and Posey drew a walk, but Sandoval hits into a double play.
Crawford fields a ground ball and throws to first for the double play! Onto the bottom of the 5th!
Petit give sup a hit to Holiday. Runner on first.
Top 5th - Jay flies out to Blanco, 1 down!
Panik at the plate, and Choate throws a first-pitch ball. With the count at 3-2, Panik grounds out. Onto the 5th!
Blanco works the count to 3-1, then draws a walk. Two runners on, 2 outs.
Choate comes into the game.
Petit strikes out trying to bunt. 2 outs.
Crawford works the count to 3-2, and draws a walk. Runner on first, 1 out.
Bottom 4th - Wong gets a tough ground ball and gets it to first for out number 1.
Carpenter at the plate now. With the count at 3-2, Petit strikes out Carpenter and strkes out the side!
Petit strikes out Miller. 2 down!
Top 4th - Petit gets the first out of the inning as he comes in for Vogelsong.
Belt hits a fly ball to center that is caught by Jay. Onto the 4th inning!
Pence hits up the middle! Posey scores!
Sandoval draws a walk. Runners on first and second, 2 outs, bottom of the third inning.
Posey hits a base-hit into left field that scores Arias.
Panik hits a deep fly to center that is caught but advances Arias to third base.
Blanco grounds out to first, but advances Arias to second.
Arias leads off with a base-hit.
Bottom 3rd Inning - Vogelsong is finished for the day. Arias will pinch-hit for him.
Pierzynski hits a fly ball to right field that ends the inning.
Vogelsong pitches into a 3-2 count, and Wong hits a solo home run.
Vogelsong gets a double-play as Holiday scores. 2 down now!
Top 3rd Inning - Holiday hits a double into right field. Petit is warming up in the bullpen. Adams hits a ball into right-center which send Holiday to third.
Crawford flies out to center field, and we head to the third inning!
Ishikawa strikes out. Pence is still on first base.
Belt gets caught check-swinging and strikes out. 1 down!
Bottom 2nd - Pence hits a base-hit to center field!
Vogelsong strikes out Jay to send it to the bottom of the 2nd!
Vogelsong starting to work his pitching better, but on a 3-2 count to Carpenter, Vogelsong walks him. 2 runners on first and second.
6:30 PM EST: The win for the Giants was an odd one because of Choate's error. In 14 seasons of play, Choate has just 5 errors. Is it fate for the Giants? Is this "win every two years" narrative actually coming true? The Giants will have to continue their success in Game 4.
6:23 PM EST: The Giants are also 14-5 at home in the NLCS, and on a 4-game wining streak at home. According to MLB.com, the Cardinals have the third-worst winning percentage on the road in the NLCS, at 13-25. 70 percent of their postseason runs have come in the seventh inning or later.
6:21 PM EST: Bochy has been known in 2010 and 2012 to have a really short leash with all of his pitchers. The Giants are lucky to have a group of 4 that can get through any situation in any game. That four is Sergio Romo, Santiago Casilla, Javier Lopez, and Jeremy Afeldt. "Those guys have been through it. They’re pros,” Bochy said. “They’re not going to be afraid out there. It’s not like their pitch count was out of hand, either, and they know how to adjust.”
6:20 PM EST: A key for the Giants is their bullpen. In wins, the bullpen, and pitching altogether for that matter, is lights out. The Giants pitching staff is what got them 2 World Series wins in the last 5 years, and has gotten them to the NLCS in 2014. "They've been huge for us," Posey said about the Giants' bullpen. "There's definitely a good feeling knowing they've been in these situations a lot and come through for us."
6:15 PM EST: "We don't focus on personal records or team records," Pablo Sandoval said. "We focus on winning. The record? It doesn't matter. What's important is winning games in the postseason."
6:11 PM EST: "We're still confident that we can take this, and we're going to keep pushing," said Kolten Wong.
6:10 PM EST: For the Cardinals to win Game 4, and the series, a lot has to come down to hitting. The long ball is working well for the Cardinals, where they have hit 5 this series and 12 in the postseason. This can only go so far. The Cardinals will have to get a string of hits together to knock in some runs. Hitting just home runs doesn't get you far, ask the Orioles and Tigers.
5:30 PM EST: Miller was also interviewed about not having his star catcher."A.J. [Pierzynski] and Tony [Cruz] are guys that have been around for a while. Especially A.J., he knows a lot of these hitters, and same with Tony. I know Tony works a lot with Yadi on video. You know, you trust in those guys. The same way you would with Yadi, you've got to believe in those guys and how much they work and that they are going to do their job. We as a team believe in those guys, too."
5:00 PM EST: Before game 3, infielder Mark Ellis talked about losing Molina. "Obviously it's a big loss, but we spent some time without him this year and we're fortunate to have A.J. and Tony, who are two really good players. We're lucky to have them but I feel bad for Yadi because this is what he worked for the whole year and he's not able to be with us."
4:35 PM EST: The Cardinals also lost catcher Yadier Molina, which is a huge loss of hope for winning.
4:30 PM EST: In Game 3, the Giants knocked on 4 runs in the first inning. They then scored the game-winning run on an error.
4:10 PM EST: Shelby Miller had a record of 10-9 in 2014 along with a 3.74 ERA. Miller also had some success in the postseason this year in the NLDS. Miller pitched 5 innings giving up 5 hits, 2 runs, and 2 earned runs.
4:05 PM EST: Ryan Vogelsong had a record of 8-13 in 2014 along with a 4.00 ERA. At home, Vogelsong's ERA was 3.06 and on the road it was over 5. Luckily for him, the Giants are at home for Game 4 and he'll be in a comfortable atmosphere. Vogelsong has had postseason success, this season and in the Giants' 2012 run. Vogelsong went 3-0 in the 2012 postseason, with under a 2 ERA. In the NLDS, Vogelsong pitched 5 innings giving up 2 hits and 1 run.
4:00 PM EST: The San Francisco Giants and St. Louis Cardinals square off tonight in the 4th game of the National League Championship Series. Pitching in tonight's matchup for the Giants is Ryan Vogelsong, and for the Cardinals Shelby Miller.