Game 3: Tampa vs Boston Tampa jumps out quickly scoring 2 in the 1st, 1 in the 2nd to take a 3-0 lead. Youkilis hits another HR in the 4th to cut the lead to 3-1. In the 6th, Tampa adds 2 more. Hellickson allows a solo shot to Kalish in the 7th but that is it for Boston. Final Score: 5-2 Rays. Hellickson goes 8 innings with 5 hits, 2 walks and 7 K. And 2 solo hr Lester gets the loss going 5.2 IP allowing 12 hits and 2 walks with 5 ER. Longoria goes 3 for 5 with 3 RBI ON the series: Jennings .286 1 HR Zobrist .167 Longoria .286 3 RBI Pena .077 Upton .154 1 RBI Rodriguez .091 Keppinger .000 Lobaton .091 H. Lee .455 Ellsbury .222 1 RBI Pedroia .278 Gonzalez .118 1 RBI Ortiz .118 Youkilis .353 3 HR 4 RBI Crawford .333 Kalish .071 1 HR 3 RBI Salty .154 1 HR 3 RBI Aviles .125 2 RBI
Game 3: Atlanta vs Milwaukee The Atlanta rotation is starting to find it's footing. Mike Minor goes 8 inning, 1 walk, 6 K. Delgado redeems himself with a scoreless inning and 2 K to bring his ERA down to 6.75 Braves score 1 in the 2nd and 5 in the 6th Freeman finally gets going hitting a 2 run HR in the 6th and 2 for 5 on the day. Grienke does not have a good day, 5.2 IP 5 hits, 6 runs (3 earned) 4 walks and 7 K. Final Score: 6-0 Atlanta For the Series: Pastornicky .77 Jones .300 Freeman .154 1 HR 2 RBI McCann .300 2 RBI Prado .167 1 RBI Heyward .200 2 RBI Marte .273 1 RBI Wilson .333 1 RBI Francisco .500 Schafer .294 2 HR 5 RBI Hard .235 1 HR 1 RBI Braun .158 Lucroy .250 1 RBI Kottaras .200 1 RBI Maysonet .200 Weeks .133 2 RBI Gonzalez .438 2 RBI Aoiki .250 1 RBI
Bout damn time Marte does something. Beachy almost was my #1 starter for the playoffs, probably should have been... He was a monster all season.
And I suppose that's what I get for letting a rookie hit leadoff in the playoffs... That adjustment may need to be made.
Game 3: KC vs LAA A good ole pitchers duel here... KC wins 1-0 Montgomery 8 IP 1 H, 3 walks, 7 K Broxton Save 1 IP 1 BB and 2 K Weaver 8.1 IP 4 hits, 1 BB and 5 K Van Mil (Loss) 0.0 IP 1 H 1 R- Allows solo shot to Billy Butler in top of the 9th On the Series: Pena .556 1 HR 5 RBI Bourgeouis .250 Hosmer .250 1 HR 4 RBI Butler .333 1 HR 3 RBI Rios .083 1 RBI Moustakas .250 Dyson .143 Giavotella .111 Escobar .222 Trout .154 Aybar .286 2 RBI Pujols .333 1 HR 3 RBI Morales .250 1 HR 3 RBI Kendrick .100 Ianetta .222 Abreu .000 Wells .500 2 RBI Izturis .455 2 RBI KC leads the series 2 games to 1
Game 3 San Fran vs St. Louis Cardinals take the lead on a Molina RBI double in the first and that is all they do the rest of the game.. Giants score 2 in the 2nd and 2 in the 8th and win this one 4-1 Carpenter (Loss) 6.2 IP 7 Hits, 2 runs, 2 BB and 4 K Sanchez 1.1 IP 2 ER allows 5 baserunners Bumgarner (win) 5.2 IP 7 hits, 1 run 2 walks 9 K Bullpen dominant and doesnt allow a hit. Wilson gets the save On the Series: Greene .182 Molina .333 1 RBI Holliday .200 3 RBI Berkman .250 2 RBI Beltran .273 2 RBI Soriano .000 Furcal .455 Descalso .455 Jay .200 2 RBI Pagan .182 Posey .273 Panda .300 Schierholtz .455 2 RBI Wlaker .364 1 HR 1 RBI Melky .300 Belt .200 1 RBI Theriot .333 3 RBI Sanchez 1.000
Game 4 Rays vs Red Sox (Rays lead 2-1) Josh Beckett fresh off a poor beer and chicken fueled outing is lights out... 8 IP 4 Hits 0 Runs 2 walks 11 K Bailey gets the save with a perfect 9th. The Rays get nothing going against him and only get 4 hits on the day. Moore pitched surprisningly well too 7 IP 7 H 3 ER 4 walks 6 K Khalish with a double and a triple in this one. Series tied at 2
Game 4Atlanta vs Milwaukee Braves take a 2-1 lead in the 1st inning... And that is it until the 9th Teheran excellent in his first start 7 IP, 1 Hit 1 ER 2 walks 10 K Venters .2 1 walk 1 K Jurrjens .1 with a fly out Kimbrell comes in to save the game.. Milwaukee Brewers batting - Pitching for Atlanta Braves : RHP Jair Jurrjens Pitching: RHP Craig Kimbrel Now in RF: Jose Constanza Pinch Hitting: RHB Carlos Gomez0-0: Swinging Strike 0-1: Called Strike 0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-2: Ball 1-2: Ball 2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD) Batting: RHB Ryan Braun0-0: Ball 1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F 1-2: Ball 2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD) Carlos Gomez to second Throwing error, E8 Carlos Gomez to third Ryan Braun to second Batting: RHB Edwin Maysonet0-0: Ball 1-0: Called Strike 1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F 1-2: Strikes out swinging Batting: RHB Alex Gonzalez 0-0: Swinging Strike 0-1: Swinging Strike 0-2: Ball 1-2: Ball 2-2: SINGLE (Flyball, 8RS) Carlos Gomez scores Ryan Braun to third Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, no throw or cutoff
Final Score Brewers 3, Braves 2 Going to game 5 here too.. Wolf pitched ok as well 7 IP allowing 2 runs. Axford gets the win and is now 3-0 in the post season
LAA vs KC KC jumps out to a 2-0 lead in the 1st, but LA answers in the 2nd with a Kendrick 2 run HR. KC scores another in the 4th and adds 2 more in the 9th.. The bullpen holds this one. Kansas City wins 5-2. Hochevar 8 IP, 7 hits 1 walk, 3 K Broxton another perfect inning CJ wilson 8 IP 6 hits, 3 ER, 2 walks 7 K Takahashi 1 IP 2 H, 2 Runs Beorgeous goes 3 -5 with 1 run and 1 RBI Kansas City advances to the ALCS!!!
Game 4: San Fran vs St. Louis Both starting pitchers are dominant until the 5th inning In the 5th.. Belt Singles, Theriot doubles to continue his hot hitting, and Belt scores from first. 1-0 San Fran In the top of the 6th one of the weirdest innings Ive seen in awhile.. TOP OF THE 6TH Pitching for San Francisco Giants : RHP Tim Lincecum St. Louis Cardinals batting - Batting: LHB Daniel Descalso0-0: Called Strike 0-1: SINGLE (Flyball, 7S) Batting: RHB Adam Wainwright0-0: Sac Bunt - play at first, batter safe! Daniel Descalso to second Batting: RHB Tyler Greene0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-1: Ball 1-1: Ball 2-1: Sac Bunt - play at third, runner OUT! 1-5 Adam Wainwright to second Batting: LHB Jon Jay0-0: Reached on error, E4 (Groundball, 4) Adam Wainwright to third Tyler Greene to second Batting: SHB Lance Berkman0-0: Swinging Strike 0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-2: Ball 1-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89D) Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, no throw Tyler Greene to third Batting: RHB Matt Holliday0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Ball 1-1: Ball 2-1: Ball 3-1: Base on Balls Jon Jay to second Batting: SHB Carlos Beltran0-0: Ball 1-0: Swinging Strike 1-1: Ball 2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F 2-2: Strikes out swinging wild pitch, reaches first! Tyler Greene scores Jon Jay to third Matt Holliday to second Batting: RHB Yadier Molina0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56) Top of the 6th over - 2 run(s), 2 hit(s), 1 error(s), 3 left on base; St. Louis 2 - San Francisco 1
In the bottom of the 6th the Giants respond by scoring 3 of their own, highlighted by a 2 run double by Melky. The Cardinals answer AGAIN with 2 in the top of the 7th
In the bottom of the 6th the Giants respond by scoring 3 of their own, highlighted by a 2 run double by Melky. The Cardinals answer AGAIN with 2 in the top of the 7th
With the score tied at 4-4 we go to the bottom of the 8th... BOTTOM OF THE 8TH Pitching for St. Louis Cardinals : RHP Adam Wainwright San Francisco Giants batting - Batting: SHB Melky Cabrera 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Ball 1-1: Swinging Strike 1-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34D) Batting: LHB Brandon Belt 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD) (infield hit) Batting: RHB Ryan Theriot 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-1: Ball 1-1: Called Strike 1-2: SINGLE (Flyball, 8RM) Brandon Belt to second Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw made to third Pitching: RHP Fernando Salas Now at C: Tony Cruz Pinch Hitting: LHB Conor Gillaspie 0-0: Ball 1-0: Called Strike 1-1: Ball 2-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 9D) Brandon Belt scores Ryan Theriot to third Batting: SHB Angel Pagan0-0: Ball 1-0: Ball 2-0: Ball 3-0: Called Strike 3-1: TRIPLE (Groundball, 3L) Ryan Theriot scores Conor Gillaspie scores Batting: RHB Buster Posey0-0: Intentional Walk Batting: RHB Freddy Sanchez0-0: Ball 1-0: Called Strike 1-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3S) Buster Posey to second Batting: LHB Nate Schierholtz0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78M) Bottom of the 8th over - 3 run(s), 4 hit(s), 0 error(s), 2 left on base; St. Louis 4 - San Francisco 7
Brian Wilson pitches a perfect 9th inning and the Cardinals are eliminated... The Giants advance to the NLCS!! Nate Schierholtz named MVP by hitting .563 for the series
Desmond freaking Jennings... Boston goes quietly in the 1st. In the bottom of the 1st, Jennings with a leadoff single. Steals second, steals 3rd and then Longoria with a sac fly. the inning ends, Tampa up 1-0
Nothing much happens until the bottom of the 4th... Zobrist finally gets a big hit with a leadoff double. Pena flies out and then Upton knocks him in with a single. The rest of the side is retired. 2-0 Tampa
