San Francisco Giants, New York Yankees Top Daily Fives For Oct. 21

Top Five Stories From Yesterday

1. The San Francisco Giants take command of the NLCS after a walk-off sacrifice fly to win Game 4 over the Philadelphia Phillies.

2. The New York Yankees send the American League Championship Series back to Texas after winning Game 5 handily at Yankee Stadium.

3. James Harrison mulls retirement after being fined for hits he made on two separate Cleveland Browns players last weekend.

4. Brett Favre does not comment on his meeting with NFL security regarding his alleged inappropriate actions two years ago as a member of the New York Jets.

5. The Chicago Blackhawks beat the Vancouver Canucks in a shootout in an early season showdown of NHL Western Conference contenders.

Top Five Games From Yesterday

1. Giants 6, Phillies 5: In a back and forth game, it was San Francisco that had the final say scoring the winning run on a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the ninth.

2. Blackhawks 2, Canucks 1, shootout: Mikael Samuelsson of the Canucks was the only player to miss in the shootout to give Chicago the extra point at home.

3. Kings 4, Hurricanes 3: Los Angeles got the winning goal from Andrei Loktionov to get the victory over road-weary Carolina.

4. Blue Jackets 3, Ducks 1: Columbus got out to a 2-0 lead, but needed an empty net goal from Rick Nash in the final minute to seal the win.

5. Sabres 4, Thrashers 1: Buffalo got out to a 3-0 lead and cruised to victory to break their winless streak.

Top Five Performances From Yesterday

1. Curtis Granderson, Yankees CF: 3-for-4 with a HR and two RBIs in New York’s 7-2 ALCS Game 5 win over Texas.

2. Steve Mason, Blue Jackets G: 31 saves on 32 shots in Columbus’s 3-1 win over Anaheim.

3. Buster Poser, Giants C: 4-for-5 with two RBIs in San Francisco’s 6-5 NLCS Game 4 win over Philadelphia.

4. Marty Turco, Blackhawks G: 31 saves on 32 shots in Chicago’s 2-1 shootout win over Vancouver.

5. Aubrey Huff, Giants 1B: 3-for-5 with a RBI in San Francisco’s NLCS Game 4 win over Philadelphia

Five Performances That Weren’t So Good From Yesterday

1. C.J. Wilson, Rangers SP: Five runs on six hits in five IP in Texas’s 7-2 ALCS Game 5 loss to New York.

2. Justin Peters, Hurricanes G: only 23 saves on 27 shots in Carolina’s 4-3 loss to Los Angeles.

3. Vladimir Guerrero, Rangers DH: 0-for-4 with two K’s in Texas’s 7-2 ALCS Game 5 loss to New York.

4. Nigel Dawes, Thrashers LW: had a -2 in Atlanta’s 4-1 loss to Buffalo.

5. Chad Durbin, Phillies RP: two runs on two hits in one IP in Philadelphia’s 6-5 NLCS Game 4 loss to San Francisco.

Top Five Events To Follow Today

1. NHL: Capitals (4-2-0) at Bruins (3-1-0), 7:00 PM, NHL Network: Boston tries to win both ends of the home and home series back on home ice.

2. NHL: Islanders (3-1-2) at Lightning (4-1-0), 7:30 PM: Two of the early surprises in the first two weeks of the season face off in Florida.

3. NLCS Game 5: Phillies (1) at Giants (3), 8:00 PM, FOX: San Francisco looks to close out the series at home; (CAN’T MISS MATCH-UP: Halladay (PHI) vs. Lincecum (SF))

4. NHL: Penguins (4-3-0) at Predators (3-0-2), 8:00 PM: Pittsburgh tries to continue its good play against a Nashville team that has not lost in regulation yet.

5. NCAA FB: UCLA (3-3) at #1 Oregon (6-0), 9:00 PM, ESPN: The Ducks first game as the top team in the country is a conference visit from the Bruins on national television.