National League Championship Series 2010
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| Date: | October 16-23 | ||||||
| MVP: | Cody Ross (San Francisco) | ||||||
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| NLDS 2010 | World Series 2010 | ||||||
The 2010 National League Championship Series (NLCS) took place between October 16 and 23, 2010 and was the second round of the 2010 Major League Baseball postseason . In it, the winners of the National League Division Series 2010 , Philadelphia Phillies (winners of the Eastern Division) and San Francisco Giants (winners of the Western Division) competed against each other to determine the representative of the National League in the 2010 World Series . The winners were the San Francisco Giants with 4 - 2 wins. The most valuable player was Cody Ross (Giants).
Mode and participants
It's a best-of-seven series that the Phillies have Homefield Advantage, having won more games than the Giants in the regular season. Games 1 and 2 were therefore played at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia . Games 3, 4 and 5 then took place at AT&T Park in San Francisco . The last game in 2010 was played again in Citizens Bank Park, game 7 was canceled due to the victory of the Giants.
The Phillies and Giants have never met in the postseason. For the Phillies it was the ninth participation in an NLCS; the fifth for the Giants. The Phillies last won the NLCS against the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2009 and were therefore reigning champions of the National League.
Results overview
| game | date | Result | Total status
(SF - PHI) |
place | Playtime | spectator | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Game 1 | October 16, 2010 | San Francisco Giants - 4 @ Philadelphia Phillies - 3 | 1 - 0 | Citizens Bank Park | 2:59 | 45,929 | |||
| Game 2 | 17th October 2010 | San Francisco Giants - 1 @ Philadelphia Phillies - 6 | 1 - 1 | Citizens Bank Park | 3:01 | 46,099 | |||
| Game 3 | October 19, 2010 | Philadelphia Phillies - 0 @ San Francisco Giants - 3 | 2 - 1 | AT&T Park | 2:39 | 43,320 | |||
| Game 4 | October 20, 2010 | Philadelphia Phillies - 5 @ San Francisco Giants - 6 | 3 - 1 | AT&T Park | 3:40 | 43,515 | |||
| Game 5 | October 21, 2010 | Philadelphia Phillies - 4 @ San Francisco Giants - 2 | 3 - 2 | AT&T Park | 3:15 | 43,713 | |||
| Game 6 | October 23, 2010 | San Francisco Giants - 3 @ Philadelphia Phillies - 2 | 4 - 2 | Citizens Bank Park | 3:41 | 46,062 | |||
| San Francisco wins 4-2 | |||||||||
Game summaries
Game 1
Saturday October 16, 2010 - 7:30 PM EDT, Citizens Bank Park , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania
| team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9 | R. | H | E. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4th | 9 | 0 |
| Philadelphia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7th | 0 |
WP : Tim Lincecum (1-0) LP : Roy Halladay (0-1) SV : Brian Wilson (1)
HRs : SF - Cody Ross 2 (2) PHI - Carlos Ruiz (1), Jayson Werth (1)In game 1, the two Cy Young Award winners Roy Halladay (Philadelphia) and Tim Lincecum (San Francisco) faced each other. The Giants were able to book the first run in the third inning with a home run by Cody Ross . In the second half of that inning, a Carlos Ruiz home run quickly equalized the Phillies. Another home run by Ross gave the Giants the renewed lead in the fifth inning, which could be expanded to 4 by two more runs in the same inning. The Phillies hit back that inning with a home run from Jayson Werth that reduced the deficit to 4-3. After the substitution of Lincecum in the seventh inning, the Giants Bullpenn let nothing burn. Closer Brian Wilson secured the win with one out in the eighth inning and three in the ninth .
Game 2
Sunday October 17, 2010 - 8:00 PM EDT, Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
| team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9 | R. | H | E. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4th | 1 |
| Philadelphia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4th | 0 | X | 6th | 8th | 0 |
The Phillies scored the first run in the first inning with a series of walks and an error . The Giants could not get on the scoreboard against Roy Oswalt until the fifth inning with a home run by Cody Ross . The Phillies took their lead back with a run from Shane Victorino in the second half of that inning. A single from Roy Oswalt in the seventh inning ended the game for Phillies pitcher Jonathan Sanchez, who was replaced by Ramón Ramírez. A subsequent Sacrifice Bunt by Victorino and a single by Placido Polanco brought Oswalt home. Ramirez was replaced by Jeremey Affeldt, who scored a strikeout and left Jayson Werth on first base through an intentional walk to load the bases. The Giants exchanged Ramírez for Santiago Casilla, who, however, allowed a double from Jimmy Rollins, through which the Phillies were able to book three more runs. Roy Oswalt no longer allowed the Giants to run in the eighth inning. His nine strikeouts were a new postseason personal best. In the ninth inning, Ryan Madson allowed a walk and a single, but the Giants couldn't make a profit from this.
Game 3
Tuesday October 19, 2010 - 4:00 PM EDT, AT&T Park , San Francisco , California
| team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9 | R. | H | E. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| San Francisco | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 3 | 5 | 0 |
WP : Matt Cain (1-0) LP : Cole Hamels (0-1) SV : Brian Wilson (2)
The first innings of the game were dominated by strong pitching by the two starters, Cole Hamels (Philadelphia) and Matt Cain (San Francisco). In the fourth inning, however, the Giants were able to take the lead with two runs. Edgar Renteria started the inning with a single and came to second base through a bunt from Freddy Sanchez. A walk by Pat Burrell loaded the bases. A hit from Cody Ross earned the first run and another from Aubrey Huff earned the second. The Giants scored the last run of the game in the fifth inning. Aaron Rowand hit a double and lapped the bases after a single from Sanchez. Matt Cain stayed in the game until the end of the seventh inning, preventing the Phillies from running. Javier López and Brian Wilson successfully continued Cain's work in the eighth and ninth innings.
Game 4
Wednesday October 20, 2010 - 7:30 PM EDT, AT&T Park, San Francisco, California
| team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9 | R. | H | E. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4th | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 1 |
| San Francisco | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6th | 11 | 0 |
WP : Brian Wilson (1-0) LP : Roy Oswalt (1-1)
The fourth game in the NLCS ended with a walk-off: After it was 5-5 before the last inning, Aubrey Huff first managed a single with an out and he was able to run to third base after another single from Buster Posey . When another ball was caught by Juan Uribe in the left outfield as a sacrifice fly, he could safely achieve the winning run for the Giants.
Game 5
Thursday October 21, 2010 - 7:30 PM EDT, AT&T Park, San Francisco, California
| team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9 | R. | H | E. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4th | 6th | 1 |
| San Francisco | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7th | 2 |
Game 5 was a repetition of the pitcher duel from Game 1 with Roy Halladay for the Phillies and Tim Lincecum for the Giants. Halladay let the Giants run in the first inning, but the Phillies struck back with three runs in the third inning. Raúl Ibáñez hit a single and Carlos Ruiz got on base with a hit by pitch . A Bunt from Halladay brought Ibáñez to third and Ruiz to second base. An error from Aubrey Huff brought Shane Victorino to second base and Ibáñez and Ruiz home. A single by Plácido Polanco made for the third run by Victorino. The Giants came back in the fourth inning with a run from Pat Burrell to 2-3, but could not score against any more runs. Instead, the Phillies got their fourth run in the ninth inning with a home run by Jayson Werth.
It was the 17th time since 1985 that it was 3-2 in the NLCS. In the previous 16 series, the leading team after five games has won the series in eleven cases.
Game 6
Saturday, October 23, 2010 - 3:30 PM EDT, Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
| team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9 | R. | H | E. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 0 |
| Philadelphia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8th | 1 |
The game started with a poor performance from Jonathan Sánchez , starting pitcher of the Giants. Already in the first inning he allowed a walk that brought Plácido Polanco to first base and after a wild pitch and a double from Chase Utley home. A sacrifice fly from Jayson Werth made the second run of the game through Utley. The Giants equalized in the third inning against Roy Oswalt . Jonathan Sánchez hit a single and came to second base after a fly ball from Andrés Torres . He reached third base after a bunt from Freddy Sanchez. A single from Aubrey Huff brought the Giants' first run. It is true that the Phillies Torres were able to eject at the homeplate; but had to accept a run from Huff due to an error from Polanco.
It remained in the tie until the eighth inning, when Juan Uribe took the lead for the Giants with a home run. In the second half, the Giants Tim Lincecum , starting pitcher in Games 1 and 5, changed. Lincecum reached a strikeout, but then left two runners on base and was replaced by Brian Wilson . Wilson managed two outs in the eighth and three in the ninth inning, securing the victory of the Giants, who moved into the World Series for the first time since 2002 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Superb Ross garners NLCS MVP honors . Retrieved October 24, 2010.
- ^ Daily Playoff Pitch: Phillies clinch NL East and home-field advantage throughout postseason . In: usatoday.com . Retrieved October 15, 2010.
- ↑ 2010 postseason . In: mlb.mlb.com . Retrieved October 15, 2010.
- ↑ 2009 League Championship Series - Philadelphia Phillies over Los Angeles Dodgers (4-1) - Baseball-Reference.com . In: baseball-reference.com . Retrieved October 15, 2010.
- ↑ Boxscore: San Francisco vs. Philadelphia - October 16, 2010 . MLB.com. Retrieved October 17, 2010.
- ↑ Boxscore: San Francisco vs. Philadelphia - October 17, 2010 . MLB.com. Retrieved October 17, 2010.
- ↑ Boxscore: Philadelphia vs. San Francisco - October 19, 2010 . MLB.com. Retrieved October 20, 2010.
- ↑ Boxscore: Philadelphia vs. San Francisco - October 20, 2010 . MLB.com. Retrieved October 21, 2010.
- ↑ Boxscore: Philadelphia vs. San Francisco - October 21, 2010 . MLB.com. Retrieved October 22, 2010.
- ↑ Boxscore: San Francisco vs. Philadelphia - October 23, 2010 . MLB.com. Retrieved October 24, 2010.
- ^ Roy Story 2: Philly sequel is light years better . In: philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com . Retrieved October 19, 2010.
- ^ Giants wave a magic Juan, walk off for 3-1 lead . In: Chris Haft / MLB.com . Retrieved October 21, 2010.
- ^ Doc gives Phils a shot, prescribes home remedy . In: Todd Zolecki / MLB.com . Retrieved October 23, 2010.