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CHICAGO -- Jeff Samardzija finally got to make a playoff start at Wrigley Field, and it worked out really well for his former team.Samardzija lasted just two innings in the shortest start of his career and San Francisco was shut down by Chicagos bullpen in a 5-2 loss to the Cubs on Saturday night, putting the Giants on the brink of elimination two games into their best-of-five NL Division Series.Gregor Blanco hit an RBI double and Brandon Belt added a sacrifice fly in San Franciscos two-run third, but that was it for the Giants in another sluggish performance at the plate. They have scored in just two of their 27 innings in this years postseason, winning 3-0 on Conor Gillaspies ninth-inning homer in the wild-card game against the Mets and losing 1-0 in the NLDS opener Friday night.San Francisco won the World Series in 2010, `12 and `14, and its playoff win against the Mets on Wednesday was reminiscent of its even-year magic during those title runs. But the Giants lackluster stay in Chicago put them in a big hole against the loaded Cubs, who led the majors with 103 wins this year.The biggest positive for the Giants: Madison Bumgarner is lined up for Game 3 on Monday night in San Francisco. The big left-hander tossed a four-hitter in the wild-card win and is 6-1 with a microscopic 0.79 ERA in his last nine playoff appearances.San Francisco also can draw from its 2012 title run, when it dropped the first two games of the division series against Cincinnati and won three in a row to advance. The Giants then fell behind 3-1 in the NLCS against St. Louis and stayed alive again.Manager Bruce Bochys club was looking to rebound in Game 2 against the Cubs after it managed just six hits against Jon Lester and Aroldis Chapman in the series opener. But the Giants trailed from the very beginning in Samardzijas second career start at Wrigley as a visitor.Samardzija was drafted by the Cubs in 2006 and spent his first 6 1/2 seasons with the team before he was traded to Oakland in the 2014 deal that brought shortstop Addison Russell to the Cubs. His only previous playoff appearance was a relief outing for Chicago against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2008 Division Series.The right-hander, a native of nearby Merrillville, Indiana, who played baseball and football at Notre Dame, fell behind in the first when Dexter Fowler hit a leadoff double and scored on Ben Zobrists two-out RBI single.The Cubs added three more in the second. The big blow was pitcher Kyle Hendricks two-run single on a flare to center.Bochy then hit for Samardzija in the third. The righty allowed six hits and walked one, throwing 33 of his 47 pitches for strikes.Hendricks departed in the fourth with a bruised right forearm after he was struck by Angel Pagans line drive with two out. But the Giants managed just two hits against five Cubs relievers.Travis Wood, who replaced Hendricks, got four outs and homered against George Kontos in the fourth. Chapman pitched a perfect ninth for his second save of the series.The Giants totaled six hits against six pitchers. Bochy even asked Bumgarner to spark San Franciscos sluggish offense as a pinch-hitter in the fifth -- third baseman Kris Bryant bobbled Bumgarners grounder for an error, then threw the ball away to let Bumgarner reach second base with one out. Bumgarner was stranded.---Jay Cohen can be reached at http://www.twitter.com/jcohenap Nike Vapormax 97 Cheap . -- The Missouri Tigers might not have a roster full of superstars. Balenciaga Shoes Wholesale China . 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The Cleveland Indians, Tampa Bay Rays, and Texas Rangers all won on Sunday meaning the Rangers will host the Rays in a play-in game on Monday.St Louis and Sacramento could be home to MLS clubs as soon as 2020, according to the leagues commissioner Don Garber. Garber says those two cities are the front runners and that other candidates, in priority order, were Detroit, San Diego, San Antonio and Austin, Texas, and Cincinnati.The commissioner visited California last week, where the Sacramento Republic of the third-tier United Soccer League released renderings of a proposed 25,000-seat stadium, while St Louis NFL team the Rams are relocating back to Los Angeles. What held us back in St Louis for 20 years is we never had a viable stadium, Garber said. Now were talking to a group of investors and were able to capitalise on the Rams leaving. We take a look at the top five goals from round 7 of the MLS season.dddddddddddd So there is a site where its ready. St Louis is a very, very high potential market, and one of the things that makes it more strategic for us is its proximity to Kansas City.Sacramento is MLS ready. Theyve got 9,500 season tickets, good in any pro sports league. Theres not a lot of competition there, and we seem to do better in those markets with less competition. Theres an ownership group thats solid.He said he told the Republic the last piece of the puzzle was for the team to obtain commercial commitments and sponsorships.Garber said he received a call this week from Cincinnati FC owner Carl Lindner, whose team started to play in the USL this season.He said, When can we come into MLS? Garber said. I said, youve got to wait a while. Weve been at this a few years. Just two good weekends doesnt necessarily mean youre going to have a sustainable fan base.The MLS, which opened in 1996, currently has 20 teams, with Atlanta due to join in 2017 and a second Los Angeles team the following the year. 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