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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 ...
The Braves had to win a game Monday in Atlanta to get into the wild-card series, and now play Game 1 on the West Coast just 24 hours after an emotional doubleheader against the Mets. Mets beat ...
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.
The Braves bullpen did not allow a hit after that to secure the win. Just as in Game 1, Travis d'Arnaud and Dansby Swanson both homered. Both were solo shots and the only runs in the game. The Braves became the third team in MLB history to toss shutouts in three of their first four games to begin a postseason.
(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 3, Greg Maddux of the Braves faced Jason Schmidt of the Giants. In the bottom of the first, Kenny Lofton hit a leadoff single and scored on Jeff Kent 's doubled to make it 1–0 Giants. In the top of the third, Rafael Furcal hit a leadoff triple and scored on a groundout by Julio Franco .
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.
The winner of Game 1 on Monday clinches a playoff spot with that victory, making Game 2 irrelevant for that team. Conversely, whichever team loses Game 1 faces a win-or-go-home situation in Game 2.