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October 27, 2012 Playoff ProspectusWorld Series Game Three Preview: Giants at TigersThe Giants held serve at AT&T Park, winning the first two games of the series by thrashing Justin Verlander behind Barry Zito in the opener and riding Madison Bumgarner in a duel with Doug Fister on Thursday night. Now, it’s up to the Tigers to take at least two of three in Detroit to send the series back to San Francisco. Step one is winning tonight’s Game Three, which may hinge on one offering by each starter that is crucial to his success. Giants (Ryan Vogelsong) vs. Tigers (Anibal Sanchez) – 7:30 p.m. ET Projected Starting Lineups: |
Two of Sanchez's starts in SF have occurred right after big negative events for the Giants. One start was last year the day after Posey broke his leg in the Scott Cousins collision. One start this year in SF was immediately after Melky Cabrera received his PED suspension. It's possible that the Giants mental approach was not optimal in these games.