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Spencer Strider became the major leagues’ first 15-game winner, pitching three-hit ball over seven inning in leading the Atlanta Braves over the slumping San Francisco Giants 5-1 on Friday night.
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 ...
Austin Riley hit his 30th home run, Max Fried pitched six uneven innings to remain unbeaten since coming off the injured list earlier this month, and the Atlanta Braves kept rolling with a 7-3 win ...
The Giants knocked off the top-seeded Braves in five games to advance to the NLCS for the first time since 1989. In Atlanta, both teams split the first two games. Game 1 was an offensive slugfest that was won by the Giants, 8–5. The Braves evened the series with a 7–3 victory in Game 2.
(2) San Francisco Giants (West Division champions, 92–70) vs. (4) Atlanta Braves (Wild Card qualifier, 91–71): Giants win series, 3–1. [3] The Phillies and Reds had met in the postseason once before: in the 1976 NLCS, which the Reds won 3–0. The Giants and Braves also had one prior postseason series—the 2002 NLDS—which the Giants ...
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.
Giants RHP Logan Webb (6-6, 3.12 ERA) will try to extend his record of strong pitching at Truist Park when he faces Braves RHP Charlie Morton (5-4, 3.89) in Thursday night's final game of the series.
Giants' ace Tim Lincecum pitched a complete-game shutout in Game 1, while the Braves evened the series with a one-run victory in Game 2. In Atlanta, the Giants narrowly prevailed in Game 3 to take a 2–1 series lead after being down to their last out while trailing in the top of the ninth.