Baseball / NLDS / Posey's slam leads Giants past Reds in historic series comeback on the road

A scoreless game was blown open when Posey capped a six-run fifth inning for the Giants with a grand slam that ended Reds starting pitcher Mat Latos' outing and silenced the home crowd.

By Reuters | 05:37 12.10.12 |

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Buster Posey powered the San Francisco Giants to a 6-4 win and an unlikely series comeback over the Cincinnati Reds on Thursday -, booking a spot in the National League Championship Series for the second time in three seasons.

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A scoreless game was blown open when Posey capped a six-run fifth inning for the Giants with a grand slam that ended Reds starting pitcher Mat Latos' outing and silenced the home crowd.

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