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<p>SAN FRANCISCO &#8212; Joe Panik doubled off the wall in right-center field to drive in Brandon Crawford with the winning run in the 13th inning, and the San Francisco Giants staved off elimination yet again by outlasting the Chicago Cubs 6-5 on Monday night in Game 3 of their NL Division Series.</p><p>San Francisco won its 10th straight game when facing postseason elimination.</p><p>Panik came through against Mike Montgomery, who was pitching his fifth inning of relief.</p><p>The tough-to-eliminate Giants forced Tuesday night&#8217;s Game 4 back at their raucous, sold-out ballpark, postponing a potential Cubs clinch party. Chicago leads the best-of-five playoff 2-1 and will send John Lackey to the mound opposite lefty Matt Moore.</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">San Francisco Giants&#8217; Joe Panik (12) hits a double to score Brandon Crawford in front of Chicago Cubs catcher David Ross during the 13th inning of Game 3 of Monday&#8217;s National League Division Series in San Francisco. The Giants won 6-5 in 13 innings. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/web1_AP352089762166-2.jpg</photo0><caption0>San Francisco Giants&#8217; Joe Panik (12) hits a double to score Brandon Crawford in front of Chicago Cubs catcher David Ross during the 13th inning of Game 3 of Monday&#8217;s National League Division Series in San Francisco. The Giants won 6-5 in 13 innings. </caption0><photoCredit0>Ben Margot | AP photo </photoCredit0></div></div>
<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By BETH HARRIS</p><p>AP Sports Writer</p></bylineMeta></div>

Giants win 13-inning thriller to force Game 4 with Cubs