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SAN FRANCISCO – The hometown fans got a treat early afternoon in Game 3, as the Giantsput together an excellent two-out rally in the first inning.

First, Buster Posey singled, which makes sense. He’s hitting .333 this postseason with zero extra-base hits (singles machine!). Pablo Sandoval followed with a single and then Hunter Pence doubled, scoring the game’s first run (Posey). A Brandon Belt walk loaded the bases for Travis Ishikawa

Ishikawa is primarily in the game over Mike Morse due to being a better defender in left field, according to manager Bruce Bochy, but this time he came through with the bat. A fly ball to deep right-center initially looked like it might be a grand slam, but instead hit the wall and Ishikawa ended up at second with a three-RBI double. (MLB.com has video available, but we can’t embed until after the game due to copyright).

Before the dust had even settled, the Giants held a 4-0 lead in the first inning over John Lackey and the Cardinals in Game 3 of the NLCS.

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