’Frisco faith pays for jubilant Giants

EDGAR RENTERIA paid tribute to the San Francisco Giants for keeping faith with him after his home run led the franchise to their first World Series title in over half a century on Monday night.

The 35-year-old shortstop belted a three-run homer in the top of the seventh to give the Giants’ impressive starter Tim Lincecum a 3-1 win over Cliff Lee and the Texas Rangers, sealing a 4-1 series victory.

For Renteria it capped a fine post-season turnaround after a tough year – his two World Series homers came close to matching the three he hit in the whole of the regular season and, along with a .412 average and six RBIs, earned him the Most Valuable Player award.