The 2012 World Series ended in dramatic fashion, with San Francisco Giants closer Sergio Romocatching Triple Crown winner Miguel Cabrera looking with a fastball for Game 4’s final strike.
It was the first called strikeout for Romo all postseason. He’d been known to throw the slider with two strikes, but he caught Cabrera by surprise with that pitch.
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That was fitting, because this was a series of surprises. Let’s summarize some of the highlights here.
A significant sweep
This was the Giants’ seventh World Series title and their third World Series sweep. Their previous sweep was in 1954 against the Cleveland Indians.
The Giants’ seven World Series titles are tied for fourth-most all-time with the Boston Red Sox. They passed the Los Angeles Dodgers for the second-most by a National League franchise. Only the St. Louis Cardinals have more among NL teams, with 11.
The Giants are the first team to sweep a World Series since the 2007 Red Sox beat the Colorado Rockies. It’s the first sweep by an NL team since the 1990 Cincinnati Reds swept the Oakland Athletics.
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