Mizzou in the Majors: Ian vs. the Giants

■ Giants walk away with Game Two (McCoveyChronicles.com)

2 games . . . 2 very dumbfounded looks on the face of Ian Kinsler.

■ Ian Kinsler comes within inches of HR (espn.com)

In Kinsler led off the top of the fifth with a deep shot to center that came inches from giving the Rangers a 1-0 lead. It hit off the top of the wall and bounced back into play for a double. That's where Kinsler would stay as David Murphy and Matt Treanor failed to move him over.

■ Game 2 key moments (SF Chronicle)

That adage about baseball being a game of inches came into play on Ian Kinsler's leadoff drive to center. If he had hit it a few inches farther or if the fence were a few inches shorter, Kinsler would have had a homer. The ball hit the top of the wall and bounced back into play. He had a double, but would not advance past second.