SF Giants oust 96-win Nationals, head to NLCS

And now, after a 3-2 clinching victory over the Washington Nationals in Game 4 of the divisional series, the Giants are heading to the National League Championship Series, where the St. Louis Cardinals await. Dodgers go home. Angels go home. Tigers go 

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — A church in San Francisco's Parkside neighborhood is getting into the spirit of the Giants third playoff run in the past five seasons, suggesting that the hand of god might be behind the franchises 

And now, after a 3-2 clinching victory over the Washington Nationals in Game 4 of the divisional series, the Giants are heading to the National League Championship Series, where the St. Louis Cardinals await. Dodgers go home. Angels go home. Tigers go 

UPDATE, 3:55 p.m.: Manager Bruce Bochy said he did not spend much time thinking about dropping Gregor Blanco in the lineup against left-hander Gio Gonzalez and having Hunter Pence lead off. “He's our leadoff hitter,” Bochy said of the struggling Blanco.

The San Francisco Giants have named their 25 man roster for the National League Divison Series, or NLDS 2014.