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Sunday, October 28, 2012  Marco Scutaro singled home the tiebreaking run in the 10th inning, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Detroit Tigers 4-3 on Sunday night to complete a four-game sweep and win their second World Series title in three years.

Wednesday, October 24, 2012  Pablo Sandoval became just the fourth player to hit three home runs in a World Series game, connecting twice against Justin Verlander and once off Al Alburquerque to lead the San Francisco Giants over the Detroit Tigers 8-3 in Wednesday night's opener.

Monday, April 23, 2012  Madison Bumgarner pitched seven neat innings, Pablo Sandoval homered to match a team mark set by Willie Mays and the San Francisco Giants beat the New York Mets 7-2 Monday night for a doubleheader sweep.

Thursday, February 16, 2012  Hall of Fame catcher Gary Carter, whose single for the New York Mets in the 1986 World Series touched off one of the most improbable rallies in baseball, died Thursday. He was 57.

Thursday, July 28, 2011  He was 0 for 4 with two strikeouts in San Francisco's 4-1 win over the major league-leading Phillies.

Wednesday, July 27, 2011  Carlos Beltran has accepted a trade to the San Francisco Giants, leaving the New York Mets to join his new team after saying goodbye.

Sunday, July 10, 2011  Pablo Sandoval celebrated his first All-Star game selection by hitting an RBI double to extend his hitting streak to 21 games and fellow All-Star Matt Cain pitched six scoreless innings to lead the San Francisco Giants to a 4-2 victory over the New York Mets on Sunday night.

Wednesday, November 10, 2010  A New York newspaper has launched a campaign aimed at persuading the San Francisco Giants to bring their 2010 World Series trophy to the city where the team was born - and it's not the Big Apple.

Monday, November 01, 2010  Tim Lincecum, Edgar Renteria and Giants won the World Series on Monday night, beating the Texas Rangers 3-1 in a tense Game 5 and taking the trophy home to the city by the Bay for the first time.

Wednesday, October 27, 2010  The San Francisco Giants turned the World Series opener into an extra long round of batting practice - against Cliff Lee and the Texas Rangers.

Sunday, July 18, 2010  Ike Davis doubled home the go-ahead run in 10th inning after the Mets wasted a two-run lead in the ninth, and New York beat the San Francisco Giants 4-3 Sunday to avoid a four-game sweep.

Sunday, May 09, 2010  With trash swirling around him, Wilson struck out the side in the ninth to preserve the Giants' 6-5 win Sunday that ended the New York Mets' nine-game home winning streak in a game that lasted 3 hours, 45 minutes.

Friday, May 07, 2010  Hot-hitting rookie Ike Davis and Rod Barajas both homered twice, with Barajas hitting his second of the night in the ninth inning Friday to give New York Mets a 6-4 victory over the San Francisco Giants and their eighth straight home win.