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May 5 (OPTA) - Box score from Atlanta Braves vs San Francisco Giants on FridaySan Francisco 9, Atlanta 4 San Francisco ab r h rbi bb so avg Hanson 2b 5 1 2 1 0 0 .263 McCutchen rf 3 1 1 0 2 0 .224 ...
In Game 1, Kerry Wood of Chicago faced Russ Ortiz of Atlanta. Both pitchers were on their game and in the bottom of the third inning the Braves struck first when Marcus Giles's home run put them up 1–0. The score remained that way until the top of the sixth, when the Cubs loaded the bases with three consecutive leadoff singles.
In the fourth, DeRosa followed a leadoff single and walk with a two-run triple to knock Rueter out of the game. DeRosa then scored on a passed ball by Manny Aybar to make it 7–1 Braves. The Giants got home runs from Rich Aurilia off Millwood in the sixth and Barry Bonds in the ninth off John Smoltz, but the Braves won the game 7–3 to tie ...
The Giants needed to win both games and have the Braves and Dodgers both lose to tie for the lead, but the Giants lost both. [ 22 ] [ 30 ] Jones' no-hitter was the Giants' only win for the season after September 17 as the team went 1–7 in their final eight games, going from a two-game lead to a three-game deficit. [ 22 ]
Alex Cobb (6-5) began the game 2-0 with a 1.29 ERA in three career starts against the Braves before he allowed four runs and eight hits in 5 2/3 innings. Cobb has a 7.59 ERA in four starts this month.
In response to their team being swept, Giants fans littered the field with garbage as the Marlins players celebrated. This was the final MLB playoff game at Candlestick Park, as the team moved to Pacific Bell Park after the 1999 season. Until 2016, this was the last time the Giants lost a postseason series at home.
On July 4, 1985, [2] [3] [4] the New York Mets beat the Atlanta Braves 16–13 in a 19-inning Major League Baseball (MLB) contest [5] that featured Keith Hernandez hitting for the cycle, [6] Mets manager Davey Johnson being ejected, and the Braves coming back to tie the game twice in extra innings, most notably in the bottom of the 18th.
In Game 1, the Giants prevailed in an offensive duel by an 11–7 score. In Game 2, the Giants blew out the Rangers, 9–0, thanks to another solid pitching performance from Matt Cain. When the series moved to Arlington, the Rangers won Game 3 by a 4–2 score to win their first World Series game.