Mattie T’s NLDS Recap: San Francisco Giants vs. Atlanta Braves
Written by The Go-To-Man Mattie T. on October 12, 2010
Game 1:
1
0
Star Player of the Game: Giants left fielder Cody Ross, who went 1-for-2 with a RBI single.
Winning Pitcher: Tim Lincecum (1-0), who pitched 9 innings & allowed no runs on 2 hits while walking one & striking out fourteen.
Losing Pitcher: Derek Lowe (0-1), who pitched 5 1/3 innings & allowed 1 run on 4 hits while walking four & striking out six.
Game 2:
5
4 (F/11 innings)
Star Player of the Game: Braves shortstop Alex Gonzalez, who went 1-for-5 with a 2-run double.
Winning Pitcher: Kyle Farnsworth (1-0), who pitched 1 2/3 innings & allowed no runs on 1 hit while walking one & striking out none.
Losing Pitcher: Ramon Ramirez (0-1), who pitched 2 innings & allowed 1 run on 1 hit while walking none & striking out one.
Brian Wilson is charged with a blown save (1st of postseason) after allowing Alex Gonzalez’s game-tying 2-run double in the 8th inning.
Game 3:
3
2
Star Player of the Game: Giants 1st baseman Aubrey Huff, who went 2-for-5 with an RBI single.
Winning Pitcher: Sergio Romo (1-0), who pitched 2/3rd’s of an inning & allowed 1 run on 1 hit while walking none & striking out none.
Romo is also charged with a blown save (1st of postseason) after allowing Eric Hinske’s go-ahead 2-run homer in the 8th inning.
Losing Pitcher: Craig Kimbrel (0-1), who pitched 2/3rd’s of an inning & allowed 2 runs (1 earned) on 1 hit while walking one & striking out one.
Mike Dunn is charged with a blown save (1st of postseason) after allowing Aubrey Huff’s game-tying RBI single in the 9th inning.
Save: Brian Wilson (1st of postseason), who pitched 1 inning & allowed no runs on 1 hit while walking none & striking out one.
Game 4:
3
2
Star Player of the Game: Giants right fielder Cody Ross, who went 2-for-3 with a solo homer (1st of postseason), an RBI single & scored 1 run.
Winning Pitcher: Madison Bumgarner (1-0), who pitched 6 innings & allowed 2 runs on 6 hits while walking one & striking out five.
Losing Pitcher: Derek Lowe (0-1), who pitched 6 1/3 innings & allowed 3 runs (2 earned) on 2 hits while walking two & striking out eight.
Peter Moylan is charged with a blown save (1st of postseason) after allowing Aubrey Huff to score the game-tying run in the 7th inning.
Save: Brian Wilson (2nd of postseason), who pitched 1 inning & allowed no runs on no hits while walking two & striking out one.
Congratulations to Bruce Bochy’s San Francisco Giants, who will be headed to their first National League Championship Series apperance since 2002.
As for Bobby Cox’s Atlanta Braves, they fail to advance to the NLCS for the first time since 2001.
San Francisco will now face Philadelphia for the National League pennant, with Game 1 scheduled for Saturday evening at Citizens Bank Park.
