SAN FRANCISCO (AP) β Travis Ishikawa’s (ee’-shee-KAH’-wahz) three-run, walkoff homer in the bottom of the ninth gave the San Francisco Giants a 6-3 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals and their third National League pennant in five seasons. Every Giants run came via the longball as Joe Panik hit a two-run shot and pinch-hitter Michael Morse supplied the series-winning blast. The Giants have four days to prepare for Game 1 of the World Series Tuesday at Kansas City.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) β San Francisco Giants pitcher Madison Bumgarner was named the MVP of the National League Championship Series. Bumgarner allowed three runs in eight innings during the series clincher last night after tossing shutout ball in Game 1. He was 1-0 with a 1.72 ERA in the NLCS.
UNDATED (AP) β The Texas Rangers will introduce new manager Jeff Banister at a news conference later today. Banister spent 29 years in the Pirates organization and was the bench coach under Clint Hurdle the last four seasons. He was selected over interim manager Tim Bogar (BOH’-gahr) and Cleveland Indians bullpen coach Kevin Cash.
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) β Shane Vereen caught two of Tom Brady’s three touchdown passes and had 114 total yards as the New England Patriots beat the New York Jets 27-25 to improve to 5-2. Brady was 20 of 37 for 261 yards, including a scoring pass that put the Pats ahead 27-19 midway through the fourth quarter. The outcome hung in the balance until the Patriots blocked a 58-yard field goal attempt on the final play.
LAS VEGAS (AP) β Stewart Cink (sihnk) and Martin Laird are co-leaders through one round of the PGA’s Shriners Hospitals for Children Open in Las Vegas. Cink birdied seven of his final 11 holes for a 7-under 64 at TPC Summerlin. Laird holed a 50-foot birdie putt on 18 to grab a share of the lead, one shot ahead of Scotland’s Russell Knox.
