Matt Cain pitched shutout ball into the eighth inning, Edgar Renteria hit a go-ahead home run and the Giants broke away from the Rangers 9-0 on Thursday night for a 2-0 lead in the World Series, according to an Associated Press report.

The Giants battered Cliff Lee and the bullpen, with Freddy Sanchez hitting three doubles and keying a six-run burst in an 11-7 romp over the Rangers Wednesday night that looked even more lopsided, according to an Associated Press report.

Juan Uribe hit a tiebreaking homer off Ryan Madson with two outs in the eighth inning and the San Francisco Giants beat the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2 Saturday night in Game 6 of the NL championship series to reach the World Series for the first time since 2002, according to an Associated Press report. The Giants will host the Texas Rangers in Game 1 on Wednesday night.

Veteran Vladimir Guerrero drove in three runs before Nelson Cruz hit a towering, two-run homer and the Rangers beat the Yankees 6-1 Friday night in Game 6 of the ALCS, the biggest victory in the franchise?s 50 seasons. Pitcher Colby Lewis dominated over eight innings for his second win of the series and Josh Hamilton earned the ALCS MVP award.

Roy Halladay outdueled Tim Lincecum and kept the Phillies alive with a 4-2 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Thursday night that pulled Philadelphia within 3-2 in the NL championship series, according to an Associated Press report.

Juan Uribe made his mark on this NLCS in a matter of moments, a great play with his glove, then one swing that put the Giants within one win of the World Series. Uribe hit a game-ending sacrifice fly off reliever Roy Oswalt with one out in the ninth inning that lifted the Giants over the Phillies 6-5 Wednesday night for a 3-1 lead in the NL championship series.

CC Sabathia pitched like a champion on Wednesday, and the Yankees are heading for Texas. Nick Swisher and Robinson Cano hit consecutive homers to build an early cushion, Sabathia made the lead stand up and the Yankees avoided elimination, beating the Rangers 7-2 and closing within 3-2 in the AL championship series, according to an Associated Press report.

Bengie Molina hit a three-run homer off A.J. Burnett in the sixth inning, Josh Hamilton added a pair of solo drives and the Rangers routed the Yankees 10-3 Tuesday night to take a 3-1 lead in the AL championship series.

Matt Cain outdueled Cole Hamels and the Giants beat the Phillies 3-0 Tuesday for a 2-1 lead in the NL championship series, according to an Associated Press report.

Cliff Lee went through the Yankees like a buzzsaw again, striking out 13 and pitching the Rangers to an 8-0 victory Monday for a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven AL championship series, according to an Associated Press report.