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Article: Giants Boosted by Double Plays
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- October 24, 2002
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) _ The San Francisco Giants' fielders did almost
as much to shut down the Anaheim Angels as the pitchers did.
The Giants turned three double plays in the final five innings to
beat Anaheim 4-3 Wednesday night and tie the World Series at two games
apiece.
"The double plays were huge," Giants second baseman Jeff Kent said.
"Those are the things that shut down a rally. The more times you can
eliminate an extra batter coming to the plate, the better chance you
have to win."
The Giants found one way to slow down Anaheim's powerful offense _
get two outs at a time.
The Angels came into the game with a .353 average and ...