Bumgarner fires blanks to help San Francisco win series opener

GIANTS 3, CARDINALS 0

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The Giants’ bullpen finished with hitless relief as SergioRomogot the last out in the eighth, and Santiago Casilla closed for a save.

Wainwright failed for the second consecutive postseason start. And this time, therewas no late comeback against a lefty for theCardinals — they twice did it against Los Angeles Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw in the NL division series.

Wainwright admitted before the series his pitching elbowbothered him during a start in the division series but insisted he was fine.