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Giants beat Cards, close NLCS deficit to 3-2

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San Francisco Giants' Hunter Pence and Brandon Belt (9) celebrate after Game 5 of baseball's National League championship series against the St. Louis Cardinals Friday, Oct. 19, 2012, in St. Louis. The Giants won 5-0 and trail in the series 3-2.

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Barry Zito pitched the San Francisco Giants back into the NL championship series, dominating into the eighth inning of a 5-0 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday night that narrowed their deficit to 3-2.