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1、(Reuters)-TheSanFranciscoGiantsblankedtheStLouisCardinals5-0onFridaytostaveoffeliminationandextendtheNationalLeagueChampionshipSeries(NLCS)toasixthgamebackattheirhomeballpark.Afour-runburstinthefourthinninggaveGiantsstarterBarryZitoalltheoffenseheneeded.Theleft-hand
2、erkepttheCardinalsguessingwithapinpointfastball,changeupandslowcurveastheGiantsnarrowedtheCardinals'leadto3-2inthebest-of-sevenseries.Zito,whowasleftoffthepostseasonrosterin2010duetopoorformwhentheGiantswontheWorldSeries,wentsevenandtwo-thirdsinningsagainstreigningc
3、hampionsStLouis,holdingthemtosixhitswhilestrikingoutsix."Ijusthadtokeepthemoff-balanceandputalotofdifferentthingsintheirheadaboutwhat'scomingupnext,"Zitosaid."Ihaveafewdifferentoptionsandtheywereallworkingtonight."SinglesbyMarcoScutaroandPabloSandovalopenedthefourth
4、beforeathrowingerrorbyStLouisstarterLanceLynnallowedtheGiantstoscorearunandopenedthedoortoabiginning.LynnfieldedabouncerfromHunterPenceandthrewtosecondbaselookingforaforce-out,buthislowthrowhitthebagandbouncedintocenterfield.BrandonCrawfordfollowedwithatwo-runsingle
5、andZitobroughtinanotherrunwithabuntbasehit.PabloSandovaladdedahomerunintheeighthinningtocapthescoring.SanFranciscocatcherBusterPoseysaidthe34-year-oldZito,whosefastballfallsseveralticksshortof90milesanhour,hadeverythinggoingforhim."Hepitched,"thecatchersaid."Pitchin
6、gatitsfinest.Hemovedtheballinandout,upanddown,changedspeeds.Hejustdidanunbelievablejob."COMPOSUREUNDERFIREZitoshowedgreatcomposurewhentheCardinalswereabletomountathreat.Inthesecondinning,YadierMolinaledoffwithasingleandDavidFreese'sdoubletorightfieldgaveStLouisrunne
7、rsonsecondandthirdwithnoouts.However,theSanFranciscoleft-handerstruckoutDannyDescalsoandafteranintentionalwalktoPeteKozmahegotopposingpitcherLynntobounceintoadoubleplaytoendtheinning.TheGiantsalsosupportedZitowithsomeniftyfielding,illustratedbyallthreeoutsinthefifth
8、.Pencemadeasuperbdivinggrabinrightfield,secondbasemanScutaromadeaslidingstop,turnandthrowforoutnumbertwo,andcenter-fielderAngelPaganracedi
