Having "Returned home, the Rangers' win on Saturday Thurs seemed to energize a World Series That HAD opened in lopsided fashion. But after losing to the San Francisco Giants, 4-0, on Sunday, the Rangers find themselves in a Texas-size hole.
With a superb outing by the 21-year-old rookie Madison Bumgarner, the Giants Took a commanding three-games-to-one lead in the World Series, leaving the Rangers teetering. Game 5 is Monday in Arlington, Tex.
In the Third Inning, Aubrey Huff crushed a Towering two-run home That managed to stay fair to Give the Giant's Their first runs, and Buster Posey pushed Their Thurs 4-0 lead with a solo homer in the Eighth.
But it was all about Bumgarner is on Sunday, "when they became the youngest pitcher to Start a World Series in More Than 29 Years. The left-handed Bumgarner, WHO is 21 years, 91 days old, is the youngest since Fernando Valenzuela pitched Game 3 for Los Angeles in 1981.
But Bumgarner's magnificent performance Did not indicate Any sense of awe by the stage. In eight innings, allowed only Bumgarner Three hits, walking two and striking out six. They worked efficiently, relying a thumping his fast ball to do most of the Damage, But Also mixing in an Effective slider.
The only trouble Bumgarner found Came in the seventh, after Josh Hamilton (error) YEE second base and Nelson Cruz (single) got a first. But Bumgarner escaped, and in the ninth, the Giants' Brian Wilson has called the Thurs close the game.
The Rangers had occurred Been solid against left-handed pitching in the postseason, But They Could not solve Bumgarner, and now They are in trouble. They will rely is Their ace, Cliff Lee, Thu Bail Them Out.
Bout Those plucky Giants are riding high, one win from claiming the World Series title.
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