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And that's a perfect game! And the Giants, mobbing Matt Cain on the pitcher's mound! What an unbelievable performance, by Matt Cain. That's the 22nd perfect game in Major League history. The last to do it was Philip Humber on April 21st of this year. And the first in the Giants franchise history.
The 2012 National League Championship Series was a best-of-seven playoff in Major League Baseball’s 2012 postseason pitting the third-seeded San Francisco Giants against the defending World Series champion and fifth-seeded St. Louis Cardinals for the National League pennant and the right to play in the 2012 World Series.
The Phillies hosted Games 1, 2 and 6, while the Giants were at home for Games 3, 4 and 5. The Giants would go on to defeat the Texas Rangers in the World Series in five games, winning their first World Series championship since 1954 , and their first since relocating to San Francisco from New York City back in 1958 , ending the Curse of Coogan ...
As of the end of the 2023 baseball season, the Los Angeles Dodgers lead the San Francisco Giants in California World Series triumphs, 6–3, whereas in 20th-century New York, the Giants led the Dodgers in World Series championships, 5–1. The combined franchise histories give the Giants an 8–7 edge in MLB championships, overall.
The 2014 National League Championship Series was a best-of-seven playoff in Major League Baseball’s 2014 postseason pitting the defending National League champion and third-seeded St. Louis Cardinals against the fifth-seeded San Francisco Giants for the National League pennant and the right to play in the 2014 World Series.
The San Francisco Giants clinched the National League West and home-field advantage throughout the entire playoffs with a 107–55 record on October 3, the last day of the regular season. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the St. Louis Cardinals in the Wild Card Game , 3–1, to advance to the NLDS. [ 8 ]
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[13] [14] In the game the Giants were the first to score, on a double by Felipe Alou in the bottom of the first inning, followed by a home run by Willie Mays to make the score 2–0. Billy Pierce quickly retired three Dodgers in order for the second consecutive inning and the Giants continued to hit in the bottom of the second inning.