Connor Gillaspie etched his name into San Francisco Giants’ postseason lore with a 9th-inning home run to send the Giants into the NLDS against the 1st-place Cubs. Hear Hall-of-Famer Jon Miller’s perfect call of the bomb as heard on KNBR 680.
The Cubs-Giants NLDS series opens Friday at Wrigley field and will feature Johnny Cueto (18-5) against Cubs’ lefty Jon Lester (19-5), two pitchers who combined for 395 strikeouts in 2016 and both of whom had a sub-three E.R.A.
In 2010 it was Cody Ross, in 2012 Travis Ishikawa and in 2016 it’s Conor Gillaspie. Gillaspie knocked the Giants into the NLDS on Wednesday evening, the replacement third baseman rocking three-run jack in the top of the ninth inning to push the Giants past the Mets 3-0 in the NL Wild Card playoff. The […]
Tonight’s NL Wild Card playoff between the Giants and Mets features a battle between two of the best starting pitchers in the major leagues, and two bullpens that have made headlines throughout 2016.
Giants shortstop Brandon Crawford joins Murph & Mac to talk about facing the Mets, what it’s like to play in a Wild Card game and the team’s mindset going into a one-game playoff.