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SAN FRANCISCO - Jonathan Sanchez pitched the San Francisco Giants back into the playoffs after a six-year absence, beating the San Diego Padres 3-0 Sunday to wrap up the NL West title.
Buster Posey homered and the Giants finally got it done - on their third try against the Padres this weekend - to capture their first division crown and playoff berth since 2003.See the full content of this document
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Giants, Braves Salvage Spots
San Francisco will host the wild-card Atlanta Braves starting Thursday at AT&T Park, with ace Tim Lincecum well rested to go in Game 1.
San Diego missed a chance to force a playoff with the Giants at Petco Park today to decide the NL West winner.The loser of that would have flown to Atlanta to determine the wild card if there had there been a three-way tie.Manager Bruce Bochy instructed his players not to pack any bags. He told them the regular season would end Sunday.San Diego ...See the full content of this document
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