SAN FRANCISCO — The Giants sure are tough to eliminate this postseason.
Barry Zito and the Giants gave themselves at least one more game in the NL championship series with a 5-0 victory Friday in St. Louis that forced Sunday's Game 6 back at AT&T Park.
Just where the NL West winners want to be with their season on the line — in front of the raucous, orange towel-waving sellout crowd.
"It's great to be back in San Francisco. There is no tomorrow," Giants right fielder Hunter Pence said. "It's a unique feeling. It has brought the best out of us."
The wild-card Cardinals traveled west again for a trip they certainly hoped they wouldn't have to make. Defending champion St. Louis leads the best-of-seven series 3-2, needing one win for a World Series return.
St. Louis knows how hard winning the last one can be considering what this Giants team already did during these playoffs: winning three straight on the road at Cincinnati in the division series after falling behind 2-0.
"They've been doing this all year." St. Louis third baseman David Freese said. "It's good for TV but it's disappointing in (our) sense."
NL Championship Series
St. Louis 3, San Francisco 2
Game 1: Cardinals 6, Giants 4
Game 2: Giants 7, Cardinals 1
Game 3: Cardinals 3, Giants 1
Game 4: Cardinals 8, Giants 3
Game 5: Giants 5, Cardinals 0
Today: Cards at Giants, 5:45 p.m.
x-Monday: Cards at Giants, 6:07 p.m.
x-if necessary