By Anne Marie Bonifacio
Courier Staff Writer
By The San Francisco Giants defeated the St.Louis Cardinals in game 5 of the National League Championship Series this past thursday . This is the third time in five years that the SF Giants have made it to the world series.
Travis Ishikawa carried the team on his shoulders when he hit a walk-off 3-run home run at the bottom of the ninth inning, causing himself, Joaquin Arias, and Brandon Belt to score. Although he had poor defense during the third inning, which let the St.Louis Cardinals to score their first run, he redeemed himself by leading the San Francisco Giants to the 2014 World Series.
The St.Louis Cardinals took the lead during the third inning, making the score 1-0. At the bottom of the third inning, Joe Panik hit a two run-homer, enabling the Giants to take the lead, 2-1.
During the fourth inning, Matt Adams and Tony Cruz both scored solo homers, allowing the St.Louis Cardinals to reclaim the lead. The score stayed at 3-2 for 3 more innings, with the St.Louis Cardinals up by 1.
The Giants were able to tie the score at the bottom of the eighth inning, when Michael Morse hit a pinch hit home run. Both teams went into the ninth inning, hoping to get lucky and score.
Game five of the National League Championship Series between the San Francisco Giants and the St.Louis Cardinals ended with a score of 6-3. The final series score was 5-1.
The Giants begin playing the World Series on October 21st and October 22nd going against the Kansas City Royals. The first two games will be taking place at Kansas City. The next three games will be home games, which are taking place from October 24th to October 26th in San Francisco. The last two games of the series between the SF Giants and KC Royals will end at Kansas City Royal territory.