34-year old righty swinging shortstop Edgar Renteria was one of the most unlikely MVPs in the World Series in quite some time. He was injury prone most of this year as he only played in 72 games for the Giants during the regular season and he was 67 of 243 (.276 avg, .707 OPS) with 26 runs scored, 3 homers, 22 RBIs and 3 stolen bases. But in the World Series, Renteria turned up the power and he was the best hitter for the Giants without a doubt. Renteria played in 5 games for the Giants in the World Series and he was 7 of 17 (.412 avg, 1.209 OPS) with 6 runs scored, 2 homers and 6 RBIs. Renteria proved once again just like he did with the 1997 Marlins that he is a money player.

This game was the Tim Lincecum & Edgar Renteria show for the Giants tonight. Lincecum worked the first 8 innings allowing only 3 hits and 1 earned run while walking 2 batters and whiffing 10 to earn the win tonight. Brian Wilson threw a perfect 9th inning while whiffing 2 batters to save this game. Edgar Renteria only had 1 hit in 3 at bats but it was a big one. It was a three run homer off of Cliff Lee with 2 outs in the 7th inning to give the Giants all the run that they would need tonight. Buster Posey (2 for 4), Cody Ross (1 for 4 with a run scored) and Juan Uribe (1 for 4 with a run scored) also helped out with the bats for the Giants tonight. The Giants are the WORLD CHAMPIONS for the first time since they moved to San Francisco!

Rookie lefty starting pitcher Madison Bumgarner was flawless for the Giants last night. He worked 8 shutout innings allowing only 3 hits while walking 2 batters and whiffing 6 as he was the winning pitcher. Brian Wilson finished this game off with a perfect 9th inning whiffing 2 batters along the way. Aubrey Huff (1 for 4 with 1 run, a homer and 2 RBIs) and Buster Posey (1 for 4 with a solo homer) showed off some muscle last night for the Giants. Andres Torres was 3 for 5 with 1 run scored, 2 doubles, 1 RBI and 1 stolen base also was outstanding for the Giants in this game. Edgar Renteria pitched in offensively for the Giants in this game as he was 3 for 4 with 1 run scored. The Giants are now up 3-1 in this series and they can end it tonight in Texas with a win.

Jonathan Sanchez got rocked last night and it was too much for the Giants to overcome. He worked the first 4 2/3 innings for the Giants last night and he gave up 6 hits, 4 earned runs while walking 3 batters and whiffing 3 to earn the loss. Guillermo Mota, Jeremy Affeldt and Ramon Ramirez worked a combined 3 1/3 innings of shutout ball to keep this game close. Andres Torres (1 for 4) and Cody Ross (1 for 3) each had a solo homer to lead the way for the Giants last night offensively. Buster Posey (1 for 3), Aubrey Huff (1 for 3) and Freddy Sanchez (1 for 4) was the rest of the offense for the Giants last night. The Giants are still up 2-1 in this series with Game #4 tonight in Texas.

The Giants jumped the Rangers’ bullpen for 7 runs in the bottom of the 8th inning to blow this game open. The real star of this game for the Giants was starting pitcher Matt Cain who threw 7 2/3 shutout innings allowing only 4 hits while walking 2 and whiffing 2. He earned the win for the Giants. Javier Lopez and Guillermo Mota combined to throw 1 1/3 scoreless innings to preserve the shutout for the Giants last night. Edgar Renteria led the way for the Giants as he was 2 for 4 with 2 runs scored, a homer and 3 RBIs. Cody Ross continues to shine in the post season for the Giants as he was 1 for 2 with 2 runs scored, 2 walks and a double. Juan Uribe had another solid game last night as he was 1 for 3 with 1 run scored and 2 RBIs. Aaron Rowand got a pinch hit 2-run triple in the Giants’ big bottom of the 8th inning. The Giants are now up 2-0 in this series as he heads to the heart of Texas for tomorrow’s Game #3.