After an extremely close and tense series, the San Francisco Giants have managed to seal the deal against the Kansas City Royals with 1-Man Rotation. Madison Bumgarner held the team on his back, as the Giants clinched what is their THIRD championship win in a five-year span (St. Louis Cardinals- last team to do this, 70 YEARS AGO)! Hit the jump for photos and info on Game 7 and the series…
via USAToday:
The Giants did it again Wednesday night, capturing their third World Series in the past five years with a 3-2 victory over the Kansas City Royals in a thrilling Game 7 at Kauffman Stadium.
The Giants’ path to victory has been a little different each year, but this title was the most unconventional. How do you win a World Series with a one-man starting rotation who moonlights in middle relief in the biggest game of the season?
Bumgarner won Game 1, pitched a shutout in Game 5 and came into relief in the fifth inning in Game 7 and gave the Giants five shutout innings. He was so efficient on two days’ rest that he retired six of the eight batters he faced on four or less pitches.
Bumgarner became only the third pitcher in World Series history to pitch in relief after a shutout, and the last since Randy Johnson of the 2001 Arizona Diamondbacks.
And just like that, the Giants became the first National League team since the St. Louis Cardinals nearly 70 years ago to win three titles in a five-year span.
LOOKS LIKE SAN FRAN WILL BE PREPARING FOR YET ANOTHER PARADE…CONGRATS GIANTS!
