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2B – Daily News – Wednesday, October 20, 2010 ‘‘He’s our spark plug,’’ CAIN (Continued from page 1B) said. ‘‘That’s what you love about the guy.’’ The modest Ross insists he’s far from deserving of comparisons to Bonds or Mr. October himself, Reg- gie Jackson. Bochy even tinkered with his lineup, moving Ross up into the No. 5 spot. The good-natured guy who aspired to be a rodeo clown as a kid came to the plate to chants of ‘‘Cody! Cody!’’ ‘‘It’s an easy name to chant, that’s probably why. Two syllables,’’ Ross said. ‘‘It’s been an unbelievable experience for me so far. A month and a half, two months, ago, I didn’t dream I’d be in this situation. The Giants were awesome to bring me over here. It’s just been a great ride.’’ San Francisco grabbed the edge in its best-of-seven series against the two-time defending NL champions — with two more games in their home ballpark. Bonds, wearing his old No. 25 jersey, got the towel- waving sellout crowd of 43,320 going at AT&T Park when introduced on the field before first pitch with three other ex-Giants. He threw his arms up in the air and waved, generating wild cheers. The Giants have never won the World Series since moving West to San Fran- cisco before the 1958 sea- son. They came within six outs of a title in 2002, led by Bonds’ slugging. The last time this fran- chise won it all was in 1954, as the New York Giants. On a team that included future Hall of Famer Willie Mays and other big-name players, it was a part-time outfielder who hit .253 in his career — Dusty Rhodes — who emerged as the Series star with two homers in six at- bats. So far this postseason, that role of unlikely hero belongs entirely to Ross, an outfielder with a lifetime .265 mark. Ross and Rhodes both played seven seasons and reached the postseason just once. Aubrey Huff said. Ross hit an RBI single in the fourth inning to break a scoreless tie and fellow playoff first-timer Huff fol- lowed with a run-scoring single. ‘‘He’s definitely hot,’’ Hamels said. ‘‘He’s been battling and hitting pitches that most normal people can’t hit at this time.’’ The answer? ‘‘Hit him,’’ Hamels kid- ded. This marked the third impressive pitcher’s duel in as many games of this NLCS. First, it was Roy Halladay vs. Tim Lince- cum, then Roy Oswalt and Jonathan Sanchez. Joe Blanton will start for the Phillies in Game 4 on Wednesday night, though manager Charlie Manuel considered Halladay on short rest. Blanton last pitched one inning of relief on the final day of the sea- son, an 8-7 loss at Atlanta, and has not started since Sept. 29. Rookie Madison Bum- garner starts for the Giants in his first career matchup with the Phillies. He pitched the division series clincher at Atlanta. ‘‘I would say tomorrow is the biggest game we’ve played so far,’’ Manuel said. On a beautiful and fes- tive fall day in the Bay Area, Bochy made all the right moves. Along with Ross moving up, Aaron Rowand earned a start in center field, then doubled and scored on Freddy Sanchez’s fifth- inning single. ‘‘We kind of had the old lineup out there and every- body battled against a tough, tough lefty,’’ Huff said. ‘‘This guy’s been mowing people down pretty much all year long, so it was a big win to come home and get the first one.’’ Cain allowed two hits over seven innings, struck out five and walked three in a strong 119-pitch effort. Javier Lopez pitched the eighth and Brian Wilson finished it for his fourth postseason save and second in as many tries this series. ‘‘Usually someone steps Texas 10 Game 4 New York 3 TEX3-1 up but that wasn’t the case today,’’ Phillies shortstop Jimmy Rollins said. ‘‘When you get a guy on, you get him in. That’s the way to jump start it.’’ Cain and 2008 World Series MVP Hamels each began with three scoreless innings. The left-handed Hamels didn’t allow a hit until Edgar Renteria’s sin- gle to start the fourth, while Carlos Ruiz’s one-out sin- gle in the third was the first off Cain. After Renteria’s hit, Sanchez sacrificed him to second. Buster Posey struck out swinging and former Phillies outfielder Pat Bur- rell walked. Ross followed with his single. San Francisco managed only four hits in losing 6-1 on Sunday night at Citizens Bank Park. The Giants knew they needed to do more Tuesday to swing the momentum back in their favor. Bochy started Rowand against his former club in place of the struggling Andres Torres. Bochy said Torres would be back in the lineup Wednesday against a right-hander. When Rowand scored, the first person to greet Rowand in the dugout was Torres. ‘‘You feel good for them. They’re pros,’’ Bochy said of Rowand and Renteria. ‘‘They’ve done a great job of setting aside their ego. We’ve got guys who are used to being out there every day. Aaron kept him- self ready and gets a start today, gets a big hit, scores a run. They’ve been a big part of this.’’ Freddy Sanchez in the No. 2 hole was the only Giant to stay in the same spot in the order. Shortstop Renteria moved into Torres’ regular leadoff hole, while Huff was moved down to sixth from third. Juan Uribe played after he was scratched late before Game 2 with a bruised left wrist. An MRI exam Mon- day showed no structural damage. Cain showed no signs of a long layoff in earning his first career postseason vic- tory. Pitching on 10 days’ rest since a no-decision in NEW YORK (AP) — No disputing this: The Texas Rangers are routing the New York Yankees and now just one win from their first trip to the World Series. Bengie Molina hit a go-ahead, three-run homer off A.J. Burnett in the sixth inning, Josh Hamilton added a pair of solo drives to give him four in four games and the Rangers battered the Yankees 10-3 Tuesday night for a 3-1 lead in the AL championship series. On a night of contested homers, Texas left no doubt with its long shots. Fans started streaming out of Yankee Stadium as the Rangers pulled away in the late innings. It was a costly loss, too, for the defending World Series champion Yankees. All-Star first base- man Mark Teixeira limped off in the fifth inning with a strained right ham- string. Yankees manager Joe Girardi said the team would likely will replace Teixeira on the roster with infielder Eduardo Nunez. Game 5 Wednesday will have a rematch of starters from the opener, with the Yankees’ CC Sabathia LOSMO (Continued from page 2B) nal.” Los Molinos had 57 digs as a team led by Dannie Wabs, Briselds Castillo, Nikki Quirke, Francis Ocampo, Audrey Gillett and Bre- anna Gratreaks. The Bulldogs were trailing seven points in Game 3, but received a huge lift when Gillett came off the bench to serve five straight points and tie the game at 24- 24. From there Castillo finished off the huge win. “We are a really good team when we commu- nicate and take owner- ship of the good and bad,” Konopka. The Los Molinos heavy hitters also had against C.J. Wilson. Since the LCS went to a best-of-seven format, 24 of the 30 previous teams to take 3-1 series leads have won pennants. While the Yankees are seeking a record 41st pennant, Texas is trying to reach its first World Series since the franchise started play as the expansion Washington Senators in 1961. Instead of trying to avoid Cliff Lee, MCT photo Giants closer Brian Wilson waves to fans,Tuesday. Game 2 of the division series against Atlanta on Oct. 8, Cain beat the Phillies for the first time. He had been 0-3 lifetime with a 6.23 ERA in his first five career starts against Philadelphia. Bochy visited Cain after the right-hander hit Ruiz and then walked pinch-hit- ter Ross Gload with two outs in the seventh, but stuck with him. Cain retired Shane Victorino on a groundout. Cain shut down the heart of the Phillies’ loaded line- up, too. Chase Utley, batting sec- ond for the second straight game, came in 7 for 15 with the Yankees can only hope to force a Game 7 and face him again. Aiming for a Series matchup against San Francisco or Philadelphia, Texas has outscored the Yankees 30- 11, outhit them 43-26 and would have swept if not for wasting a five-run lead in the opener. Nelson Cruz hit the last of Texas’ four homers, a two-run drive that gave the Rangers seven homers in the series and 15 in the postseason. In contrast, Alex Rodriguez has been a bust against his former team, going 2 for 15 (.133) with two RBIs. Molina’s two-out homer came after an intentional walk and put Texas ahead 5-3. Before he circled the bases and pounded a fist against his chest — and left Burnett clasping hands behind his head — not much was clear. huge games as Kiersten Seaman racked up 20 kills and Callie Carruth had 31 assists and four aces. Jessey Quirke returned from an ankle MLS WESTERN CONFERENCE WL T Pts GF GA x-Galaxy 17 7 5 56 42 25 x-Salt Lake 15 4 10 55 43 18 x-Seattle 14 9 6 48 38 33 x-FC Dallas 12 3 14 50 41 26 x-Colorado 12 8 9 45 42 30 x-QUAKES 12 9 7 43 30 29 Houston 8 15 6 30 38 48 Chivas USA 8 16 4 28 30 38 EASTERN CONFERENCE WL T Pts GF GA x-New York 14 9 6 48 36 29 x-Columbus 13 8 8 47 37 33 Kansas City 10 13 6 36 32 34 Chicago 8 12 9 33 33 37 New England 9 15 5 32 32 48 Toronto FC 8 13 8 32 30 39 Philadelphia 8 14 7 31 34 46 D.C. ————————————————— Today’s game Chivas USA at San Jose, 7 p.m.,CSNC MLB NLCS Best-of-7 San Francisco leads series 2-1 Game 1:San Francisco 4, Philadelphia 3 Game 2:Philadelphia 6, San Francisco 1 Game 3 Tuesday’s result San Francisco 3, Philadelphia 0 Game 4 Today Philadelphia (Blanton 9-6) at San Fran.(Bumgarner 7-6), 4:57 p.m., FOX Game 5 Thursday Philadelphia at San Francisco, 4:57 p.m. ALCS Best-of-7 Texas leads 3-1 Game 1:New York 6, Texas 5 Game 2:Texas 7, New York 2 Game 3:Texas 8, New York 0 6 19 4 22 19 44 NOTE:Three points for victory, one point for tie. x- clinched playoff berth Game 4 Tuesday’s result Texas 10, New York 3 Game 5 Wednesday Texas (Wilson 15-8) at New York (Sabathia 21-7), 1:07 p.m., TBS Pittsburgh at Atlanta Robinson Cano hit a second-inning home run off the top of the right-field wall that left Cruz screaming and pointing after a fan appeared to block him from making a possible catch. Two batters later, Lance Berkman hit a high drive down the right-field line that was clearly foul but initially was ruled fair by umpire Jim Reynolds. After a video review — just the third in postseason play since the process began two years ago — umpires reversed the call and ruled it foul. The Yankees didn’t even argue. three home runs against Cain. He went 0 for 4. As did Placido Polanco and Raul Ibanez, who grounded into a game-ending double play. Ibanez is in an 0-for-15 funk dating to the division series with Cincinnati. ‘‘There’s not enough time to analyze situations. Let’s go out there and worry about tomorrow,’’ Victorino said. ‘‘Let’s not sit back and reflect on what we haven’t done.’’ Hamels, coming off a five-hit shutout against Cincinnati on Oct. 10 in his last outing, was tagged for three runs and five hits in six innings. He struck out Molina, Hamilton, Texas lead Yanks 3-1 in ALCS CARDS (Continued from page 1B) Stone 6-0, 6-1. Sarah Drum beat Madi- An inning after Molina homered, Hamilton added a solo shot off left- hander Boone Logan, who had just come in. Hamilton and Cruz homered off Sergio Mitre in the ninth. Derek Holland pitched 3 2-3 innings of scoreless one-hit relief after he replaced Tommy Hunter, who was knocked out in the fourth inning. Holland, Darren O’Day and Clay Rapada walked the bases loaded in the eighth with Texas leading 7-3. After Darren Oliver’s 0-1 pitch may have glanced off Nick Swisher’s back foot — there wasn’t a call or argument — Swisher flied to short center. injury and split time with Tasha Madison in the middle — both hav- ing strong nights. Los Molinos improved to 29-6-1 on the season. ODDS Glantz-Culver Line For Oct. 19 MLB Playoffs Today at San Francisco-125 Philadelphia +115 at New York -200 NFL Sunday 3 (40) 3.5(42.5) at New Orleans 13 (43) at Baltimore 13 (38) San Francisco 3 (35) at Tampa Bay 3 (38) at Seattle at Miami Cincinnati at Kansas City OFF(OFF) Jacksonville at Tennessee OFF(OFF) Philadelphia at Chicago 3 (40) Washington Cleveland Buffalo 5.5 (40.5) atCarolina St.Louis Arizona at San Diego 3 (47) NewEngland at Denver OFF(OFF) Oakland at Green Bay 3(44 1/2) Minnesota Monday at Dallas 3 (44.5) N.Y.Giants Off Key Jacksonville QB questionable Tennessee QB questionable Oakland QB questionable NHL at Columbus-140 at Atlanta -120 Anaheim+120 Buffalo +100 at Chicago -135 Vancouver +115 at Los Angeles-190 Carolina +165 Texas +185 son Williams 6-0, 6-3. Monique Davis defeated Katie Chilton 6-3, 4-6, 10- 7 and Cora Bryant beat Amy Gabriel 6-3, 6-2. Drum and Bryant defeated Chilton and Gabriel 8-2 in doubles for the other Corning win. The 2010 Corning Lady Cardinals tennis team coached by Lou Buran is: Cora Bryant, Elle Davis, NHL WESTERN CONFERENCE Pacific Division Dallas Kings Ducks WL OT Pts GF GA 4 1 0 8 20 15 3 1 0 6 10 6 2 3 1 5 13 23 SHARKS 11 1 3 7 9 Phoenix 1 2 1 3 8 10 Central Division WL OT Pts GF GA Chicago 4 2 1 9 23 20 Nashville 3 0 2 8 13 10 Detroit 3 1 1 7 14 12 St. Louis 2 1 2 6 14 12 Columbus 2 2 0 4 10 12 Northwest Division WL OT Pts GF GA Colorado 4 2 0 8 19 19 Calgary 3 2 0 6 9 11 Minnesota 2 2 1 5 16 13 Vancouver 2 3 1 5 14 18 Edmonton 2 2 0 4 12 11 EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division WL OT Pts GF GA N.Y. Islanders3 1 2 8 20 17 Pittsburgh 4 3 0 8 23 16 Philadelphia 2 2 1 5 11 14 N.Y. Rangers 1 2 1 3 14 16 New Jersey 1 4 1 3 10 21 Northeast Division WL OT Pts GF GA Toronto 4 0 1 9 17 11 Montreal 3 1 1 7 14 13 Boston Buffalo Ottawa Southeast Division WL OT Pts GF GA Tampa Bay 4 1 0 8 17 18 Washington 4 2 0 8 18 14 Atlanta Carolina 2 2 0 4 9 12 Florida ————————————————— Tuesday’s results Carolina at San Jose, late Boston 3, Washington 1 Calgary 1, Nashville 0, OT Minnesota 6, Vancouver 2 Today’s games Anaheim at Columbus, 4 p.m. Buffalo at Atlanta, 4 p.m. Vancouver at Chicago, 6 p.m. Carolina at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m. 3 2 0 6 17 16 2 2 0 4 12 5 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. 3 1 0 6 12 7 1 4 1 3 12 18 1 4 1 3 12 21 eight and walked one. Notes: Giants starters have yet to allow an earned run in 22 2-3 innings at home this postseason. ... Bonds, J.T. Snow, Robb Nen and Shawon Dunston all threw out ceremonial first pitches. ... Huff batted sixth for just the fourth time all season. ... Rowand’s double was his first postsea- son extra-base hit since a home run on Oct. 3, 2007, against Colorado while with the Phillies. ... Cain went 11-0 this season when the Giants scored three runs or more for him. ... Wilson has 10 postseason strikeouts, five this series after five against Atlanta. Nikki Davis, Patricia Diaz, Sarah Drum, Lizvet Gar- cia, Michelle Gardner, Alex Hofmann, Mayella Luevano, Kathy Mahutga, Viviana Morales, Victoria Owens, Libby Ramirez, Dorinda Walker and Mikkaila Ward. 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