World Series ends in sweep for Giants

The San Francisco Giants swept the Detroit Tigers, taking Game 4 on Sunday night by a score of 4-3 to win the World Series for the second time in three years.

After they fought through the league championship series and won the last three games against St. Louis to advance to the World Series, it was hard to believe the Giants could sweep the Tigers. But that’s what they did.

The first game defined just how the Series would unfold: One of the most dominant pitchers in the game, Justin Verlander, was hit hard and the Giants scored five runs against Detroit before he was pulled from the game.

The hitting was consistent throughout the Series for the Giants, and when it was most important, the Tigers bats went cold. The Giants averaged four runs per game, while the Tigers averaged less than two.

The pitching also came alive for the Giants while the starting rotation of the Tigers simply couldn’t do enough.

“You have to have a little bit of good fortune and you have to be good enough to take advantage of that good fortune,” said Terry Francona, baseball analyst on ESPN’s SportsCenter.

It’s hard to say that certain teams or players deserve a win or a championship, but it’s easy to say that the Giants fought hard for this one.