105 reasons to celebrate: Recapping every Giants win of 2012

No. 1, Mon., April 9 — Giants 7, at Rockies 0

Zito stuns everyone with a shutout of the Rockies

No. 2, Thu., April 11 — Giants 4, at Rockies 3

Wilson gets saves, but loses rest of his season

No. 3, Fri., April 13 — at Giants 5, Pirates 0

Single by opposing pitcher prevents perfecto by Cain

No. 4, Sat., April 14 — at Giants 4, Pirates 3

Burriss scores on error in bottom of the 9th for Giants’ first walk-off of 2012

No. 5, Tue., April 17 — at Giants 4, Phillies 2

MadBum solid for six and Casilla notches first save of post-Beard era

No. 6 , Wed., April 18 — at Giants 1, Phillies 0, 11 inn.

Cain and Lee deal up zeros into the 11th when Cabrera’s single scores Belt for 2nd walk-off win.

No. 7, Fri., April 20 — Giants 4, at Mets 3, 10 inn.

Sanchez singles home Cabrera in 10th after Mets rally to tie in 9th.

No. 8, Mon., April 23 — Giants 6, at Mets 1 (Game 1)

Schierholtz offensive star (3B, HR) as Lincecum gets first win in sketchy five innings of work

No. 9, Mon., April 23 — Giants 7, at Mets 2 (Game 2)

MadBum keeps rolling with another stellar outing as Giants complete sweep of DH

No. 10, Thu., April 26 — Giants 6, at Reds 5

Pagan’s 3-run HR in ninth helps avoid three-sweep to Reds

No. 11, Sat., April 28 — at Giants 2, Padres 1

First sign of hope for Lincecum as he holds Padres to one unearned run on 3 hits in 8 innings.

No. 12, Sun., April 29 — at Giants 4, Padres 1

It’s MadBum again as Panda belts fourth HR of season in last game before DL stint (hammate bone)

No. 13, Sat., May 5 — at Giants 5, Brewers 2

Bumgarner to the rescue again, halts 4-game skid, even adds RBI double

No. 14, Sun., May 6 — at Giants 4, Brewers 3, 11 inn.

Casilla blows first save, but walk-off No. 3 comes when Hector Sanchez singles home Burriss

No. 15, Tue., May 8 — Giants 2, at Dodgers 1

Kershaw, Shmershaw. Vogelsong outduels Dodgers’ ace thanks to Pill’s two-run homer.

No. 16, Sat., May 12 — Giants 5, at Diamondback 2

Giants FINALLY beat the Snakes behind Cain, who also addes two hits and two RBI

No. 17, Sun., May 13 — Giants 7, at Diamondbacks 3

Cabrera’s 4-for-5 day helps Giants win series in Arizona

No. 18, Mon., May 14 — at Giants 3, Rockies 2

Posey and Pill single home runs in 8th.

No. 19, Thu., May 17 — at Giants 7, Cardinals 5

Crawford, hitting in No. 2 hole, goes 2 for 5 with a double and two RBI.

No. 20, Fri., May 18 — at Giants 8, Athletics 6

Zito beats former team as Giants draw NINE walks.

No. 21, Sat., May 19 — at Giants 4, Athletics 0

Vogey, Lopez, Hensley combine on one-hit shutout

No. 22, Mon., May 21 — Giants 4, at Brewers 3, 14 inn.

Sanchez’s lead-off homer in 14th wins it.

No. 23, Tue., May 22 — Giants 6, at Brewers 4

Posey launches one to Kenosha as Cain picks up win.

No. 24, Thu., May 24 — Giants 14, at Marlins 7

Giants turn 1-1 game through 5 into blow with 13 runs in final four frames.

No. 25, Sun., May 27 — Giants 3, at Marlins 2

Cabrera goes 4-for-4, including first-inning home run.

No. 26, Mon, May 28 — at Giants 4, Diamondbacks 2

Three-run rally with two outs in first helps Zito get win.

No. 27, Tue., May 29 — at Giants 3, Diamondbacks 1

Theriot walk, Cabrera single, Posey sac fly in 8th produces go-ahead run

No. 28, Fri., June 1 — at Giants 4, Cubs 3

Lopez comes in to get final two outs after Cubs rally for three in ninth.

No. 29, Sat., June 2 — at Giants 2, Cubs 1

Giants score two runs in sixth on bases-loaded walk by Huff, groundout by Arias

No. 30, Sun., June 3 — at Giants 2, Cubs 0

Zito with 8.1 shutout innings

No. 31, Mon, June 4 — at Giants 3, Cubs 2

Giants complete four-game sweep of Cubs despite scoring just 11 runs.

No. 32, Wed., June 6 — Giants 6, at Padres 5

Shutdown innings? Bumgarner wins despite allowing Padres to score in every frame after Giants score.

No. 33, Thu., June 7 — Giants 8, at Padres 3

Petco can’t contain Giants as Pagan, Posey, Blanco go deep.

No. 34, Sat., June 9 — at Giants 5, Rangers 2

Vogelsong pitches Giants to win sandwiched between first two shutout losses of the season.

No. 35, Tue., June 12 — at Giants 6, Astros 3

Belt hits first homer of the season, but only after Bumgarner smacks his first

No. 36, Wed., June 13 — at Giants 10, Astros 0

Cain tosses first perfect game in Giants history.

No. 37, Fri., June 15 — Giants 4, at Mariners 2

Posey, Cabrera homer in support of Vogelsong

No. 38, Mon., June 18 — Giants 5, at Angels 3

Loux, Romo, Affeldt, Casilla combine on four perfect innings in relief of Cain

No. 39, Fri., June 22 — Giants 5, at Athletics 4

Giants tally four runs in the top of the ninth to win it.

No. 40, Sat., June 23 — Giants 9, at Athletics 8

A’s tally four runs in the bottom of the ninth to make Giants sweat

No. 41, Mon., June 25 — at Giants 8, Dodgers 0

Giants tally seven in first two innings, and Zito does rest

No. 42, Tue., June 26 — at Giants 2, Dodgers 0

Cabrera homer in the fourth is all Vogelsong needs

No. 43, Wed., June 27 — at Giants 3, Dodgers 0

We got your Magic Johnson! Lincecum completes sweep at Giants catch Dodgers in the standings

No. 44, Thu., June 28 — at Giants 5, Reds 0

Bumgarner pitches Giants to fourth straight shutout win as Giants take over first in NL West

No. 45, Sun., July 1 — at Giants 4, Reds 3

Pagan gets credit for double as Jay Bruce drops fly ball in right for walk-off win No. 4

No. 46, Fri., July 6 — Giants 6, at Pirates 5

Zito picks up win in lone Giants victory in ugly 1-5 East Coast trip.

No. 47, Fri., July 13 — at Giants 5, Astros 1

Bumgarner shines as Giants come off All-Star break with win

No. 48, Sat., July 14 — at Giants 3, Astros 2, 12 inn.

Casilla issues continue as he blows 2-run lead in ninth, but another Sanchez extra-inning hit produces walk-off win No. 5.

No. 49, Sun., July 15 — at Giants 3, Astros 2

Astros manage five hits off Cain, which they consider a moral victory

No. 50, Tue., July 17 — Giants 9, at Braves 0

Giants’ 11th shutout win of season, fourth with Zito on the mound.

No. 51, Wed., July 18 — Giants 9, at Braves 4, 11 inn.

Casilla blows another two-run lead in 10th, but Crawford and Blanco go deep in 11th for fifth straight win.

No. 52, Fri., July 20 — Giants 7, at Phillies 2

Crawford grand slam in sixth helps Lincecum get victory

No. 53, Sat., July 21 — Giants 6, at Phillies 5, 10 inn.

Bunt single by Blanco in the 10th gives Giants the win

No. 54, Mon., July 23 — at Giants 7, Padres 1

Just another quality start by Vogelsong

No. 55, Tue., July 24 — at Giants 3, Padres 2

Crawford singles home Belt in bottom of 9th for walk-off win No. 6

No. 56, Tue., July 31 — at Giants 4, Mets 1

Lincecum delivers gem to snap five-game skid that put Giants back in sole possesion of first in NL West

No. 57, Fri., Aug. 3 — Giants 16, at Rockies 4

After dropping seven of last eight at home, Giants get first win since Hunter Pence joined the club

No. 58, Sat., Aug. 4 — Giants 11, at Rockies 6

Pagan goes 4 for 6 with homer and stolen base

No. 59, Sun., Aug. 5 — Giants 8, at Rockies 3

Giants complete the sweep and tally 35 runs in three games

No. 60, Tue., Aug. 7 — Giants 4, at Cardinals 2

Posey belts three-run homer in first inning as Giants start unlikely win streak in games started by Zito.

No. 61, Wed., Aug. 8 — Giants 15, at Cardinals 0

Rockies starting to think they maybe got fleeced after Scutaro drives in seven runs.

No. 62, Sat. Aug. 11 — at Giants 9, Rockies 3

Every Giants starter, including Cain, gets at least one hit.

No. 63, Sun., Aug. 12 — at Giants 9, Rockies 6

Hunter Pence Coming Out Party: RF belts three-run homer to cap five-run eighth inning

No. 64, Tue., Aug. 14 — at Giants 6, Nationals 1

Cabrera’s final game as a Giants and only game to feature Pence, Cabrera and Sandoval (fresh off DL) in same starting lineup.

No. 65, Fri., Aug. 17 — Giants 10, at Padres 1

Melky Schmelky! Giants pound out eight runs in third inning

No. 66, Sat., Aug. 18 — Giants 8, at Padres 7

Giants hang on after Affeldt gives up two in bottom of the ninth. Hensley comes in to get final out and save.

No. 67, Mon., Aug. 20 — Giants 2, at Dodgers 1

Kershaw loses again to Giants (with little support), Sandoval single in sixth produces go-ahead run and Giants reclaim half-game lead in NL West — a lead they would not surrender.

No. 68, Tue., Aug. 21 — Giants 4, at Dodgers 1

Another solid outing by Lincecum

No. 69, Wed., Aug. 22 — Giants 8, at Dodgers 4

Big game by Arias (3 for 4, 2 doubles, HR, 5 RBI) officially triggers panic mode in Dodgertown.

No. 70, Thu., Aug. 23 — at Giants 5, Braves 2

Sanchez double caps four-run fifth as Zito wins again

No. 71, Fri., Aug. 24 — at Giants 5, Braves 3

Pagan goes 4 for 5 in Giants’ fifth straight victory

No. 72, Tue., Aug. 28 — Giants 3, at Astros 2

Double by Arias, single by Sanchez drive in runs in two-run ninth-inning rally.

No. 73, Wed., Aug. 29 — Giants 6, at Astros 4

Pence’s three-run homer caps four-run first; bullpen makes it stand up as Zito struggles

No. 74, Thu., Aug. 30 — Giants 8, at Astros 4

Giants rally from early 4-0 deficit as Vogelstrong struggles; Belt goes 4-for-5

No. 75, Sat., Sept. 1 — Giants 5, at Cubs 2

September call-up Xavier Nady delivers three-run double in first at-bat as Giants.

No. 76, Sun., Sept. 2 — Giants 7, at Cubs 5

Pagan and Scutato deliver RBI singles in ninth to win it

No. 77, Mon., Sept. 3 — at Giants 9, Diamondbacks 8, 10 inn.

Giants score two in 8th and one in ninth to tie; Mr. Clutch Marco Scutaro delivers game-winning single in 10th for Walk-Off win No. 7

No. 78, Fri., Sept. 7 — at Giants 5, Dodgers 2

Note to Don Mattingly, don’t walk someone to face Marco Scutaro in a clutch situation.

No. 79, Sun., Sept. 9 — at Giants 4, Dodgers 0

Kershaw missed start because we was hurting; so were Dodgers’ hopes after this Zito gem

No. 80, Tue., Sept. 11 — Giants 9, at Rockies 8

Second time this season that Bumgarner and Belt homer in same game

No. 81, Wed., Sept. 12 — Giants 8, at Rockies 3

Scutaro, Arias, Sanchez, Crawford RBI hits in Giants’ five-run first

No. 82, Fri., Sept. 14 — Giants 6, at Diamondbacks 2

Pence’s grand slam capps five-run third

No. 83, Sat., Sept. 15 — Giants 3, Diamondbacks 2

Posey two-run homer in fifth big blow as Zito wins again

No. 84, Mon., Sept. 17 — at Giants 2, Rockies 1

Pence RBI single in sixth helps Bumgarner get win

No. 85, Tue., Sept. 18 — at Giants 6, Rockies 3

Scutaro 3-for-5 vs. former team; Lincecum throws 6.1 scoreless

No. 86, Wed., Sept. 19 — at Giants 7, Rockies 1

Panda’s two-run homer in first get Giants rolling

No. 87, Thu., Sept. 20 — at Giants 9, Rockies 2

Rockies finish 4-14 vs. Giants on season and trade Scutaro to SF. Thanks Rox!

No. 88, Fri., Sept. 21 — at Giants 5, Padres 1

Panda goes 3 for 3 with two-run homer in sixth to seal win for Vogelston

No. 89, Sat., Sept. 22 — at Giants 8, Padres 4

Wave the flag! Giants clinch NL West!

No. 90, Wed., Sept. 26 — at Giants 6, Diamondbacks 0

Cain throws 7 shutout innings and goes 2-for-2 with run and RBI

No. 91, Thu., Sept. 27 — at Giants 7, Diamondbacks 3

Pence and Scutaro homers book-end six-run second inning in regular-season home finale

No. 92, Fri., Sept. 28 — Giants 3, at Padres 1

Vogey 0 earned runs in six innings. He’s ready for postseason

No. 93, Sun., Sept. 30 — Giants 7, at Padres 5

Nady, Pence homer in ninth for victory

No. 94, Tue., Oct. 2 — Giants 4, at Dodgers 3

Posey and Arias homer as Giants stick a fork in the Dodgers.

No. 95, Tue., Oct. 9 — Giants 2, at Reds 1, 10 inn.

Elimination Game No. 1: No hits through 5 2/3 innings, one hit through nine, Posey scores go-ahead run in 10th when Arias reaches on Rolen error.

No. 96, Wed., Oct 10 — Giants 8, at Reds 3

Elimination Game No. 2: Pagan, Blanco, Sandoval homer as Lincecum leads bullpen effort after Zito falters

No. 97, Thu. Oct. 11 — Giants 6, at Reds 4

Elimination Game No. 3: Posey’s grand slam gives Giants 6-0 lead, then Giants sweat it out as Reds bring potential tying run to plate in sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth innings.

No. 98, Mon., Oct. 15 — at Giants 7, Cardinals 1

Scutaro gets two RBI on single as Giants score four unearned runs in the fourth; Vogelsong does the rest

No. 99, Fri., Oct. 19 — Giants 5, at Cardinals 0

Elimination Game No. 4: Zito delivers masterpiece in clutch; sixth time this season Giants won by shutout in game started by Zito.

No. 100, Sun., Oct. 21 — at Giants 6, Cardinals 1

Elimination Game No. 5: Scuatro again delivers big hit in four-run second; Vogelsong does the rest … again

No. 101, Mon., Oct. 22 — at Giants 9, Cardinals 0

Elimination Game No. 6: Cain, Cardinal pain and Giants are dancing in the rain

No. 102, Wed., Oct. 24 — at Giants 8, Tigers 3

Panda joins historic club of Ruth, Jackson, Pujols with three-homer game (including two off Verlander)

No. 103, Thu., Oct. 25 — at Giants 2, Tigers 0

Redemption for Bumgarner as Giants win for second time in the postseason with benefit of an RBI hit.

No. 104, Sat., Oct. 27 — Giants 2, at Tigers 0

Fourth shutout win in past six games … with four different starting pitchers: Zito, Cain, Bumgarner, Vogelsong

No. 105, Sun. Oct. 28 — Giants 4, at Tigers 3, 10 inn.

Classic finale: two-run homers by each league’s eventual MVP, back-and-forth affair decided by another clutch Scutaro hit in 10th to score Theriot. Romo ends it with K-K-K.