Game Wrap: World Series Game 2- Giants 9 Rangers 0

A tight, tense pitcher's duel between Matt Cain and CJ Wilson with a HR by Edgar Renteria in the bottom of the 5'th inning being the difference, degenerated into an embarrassing meltdown by the Rangers bullpen as the Giants scored 7 runs in the bottom of the 8'th inning to blow out the Texas Rangers 9-0 and take a 2-0 lead in the best of 7 games World Series. Key lines:

Edgar Renteria- 2 for 4, HR. OK, if the Giants go on to win this series, I think Rent just earned the $18 Million he's been paid over the last 2 years. You could see by the look on CJ Wilson's face when he hit the HR that Wilson knew he had just lost the game.

Juan Uribe- 1 for 3, BB. Another key, key hit and several sparkling defensive plays at 3B. I'd say OooReeeBaayyyy is the current frontrunner for series MVP.

Nate Schierholtz- Pretty much every move Bochy makes right now is coming up roses. Nate comes in a defensive replacement in the top of the 7'th for Burrell with Ross moving to LF and Nate in RF. First batter hits a flair down the LF line that Burrell might not have gotten to and Ross puts it away with ease. Next batter crushes one up triples alley that looked totally uncatchable, split Torres and Nate down the middle. Now, I know there is no way to outrun a batted ball like that, but I could swear Nate did it. Just as the ball seemed to fly on past Nate, he threw it into an extra gear and simply outran the ball! Outran the ball, I tell you! He ended up barely even stretching for it. The ball hit the glove in an awkard place and almost came out, but Nate locked it down with what appeared to be some impressive hand strength. I'm tellin' ya. I hope Willie Mays was able to watch this game, because that catch would make him proud! The most amazing thing about it, just like 'Ol Willie, Nate made it look easy! Oh yeah, the score was still 1-0 when Bochy made the defensive sub!

Matt Cain- 7.2 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 2 K's. Matt Cain is The MAN! Matt Cain is a horse! Matt Cain is a freaking stud! Matt Cain......well, words fail me! Timmy may be the ace, but Matt Cain is The MAN! Dude was so awesome tonight. In the 6'th inning, with the score 1-0, things were looking mighty bleak. Cainer had given up a pair of 1 out singles to Michael Young and Josh Hamilton who then advanced to 3'rd and 2'nd on a wild pitch. So what does Cainer do? Gets Nelson Cruz on a little foul pop to Aubrey Huff and then Kinsler, who had nearly hit one out a couple of innings before, to pop up to the RF Cody Ross to end the inning and the threat. Yes, Cainer was doing a bit of riding with Lady Luck. Kinslers shot to dead CF hit flush on the upper edge of the wall and bounced up and back onto the field for a standup double leading off the 5'th. Of course Cain stranded him at 2B. Rent homered in the bottom of the inning.

Guillermo Mota- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K. Hey, a Guilermo Mota sighting! Mop up time, but made quick work of the Rangers to mercifully end it. Hey Mota! With a 9 run lead, you don't need to be that careful! Make them hit the dang ball! Hopefully this was a nice warmup for Mota and if the situation arises, we'll see him instead of Ramon Ramirez in future games.

With the win, the Giants move out to a 2-0 lead. A 2-0 series lead, especially if it's gained in your home park is not a slam dunk, but 40 out of 1 teams to do it have gone on to win the World Series. You can count on the Rangers being a different team in Arlington, Texas, and the Giants need to win at least 1 of the 3. While it's been done before, they don't want to come back to SF needing to win both games.

After a travel day tomorrow, Jonathan Sanchez takes the mound against Colby Lewis. Lewis has had a terrific postseason so far, but can be scored on. Sanchez has the stuff to shut the Rangers down, if he just stays within himself and doesn't get rattled by the circumstances.

Go Giants!!

Oh yeah, Matt Cain!!!!