"We're going to win this thing right here," screamed Brian Wilson after he pitched a critical ninth inning that gave the Giants a 3-1 game lead over the Phillies. Whew. The Chronicle's Henry Schulman reports: "The "Within minutes, the Giants were frolicking on the diamond after Juan Uribe's one-out sacrifice fly gave them a crazy 6-5 victory that left them one win away from a pennant that few outside of San Francisco dared predict."

The offense (shockingly) played a strong part in yesterday's game. Welcome back, non-wretched Giants offense, Grant at McCovey Chronicles notes, going on to say: