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2053 Post Season – League Championship Series
Two teams get the sweep in the Division Series, Stewarts Giants and his former Royals. That win takes the Giants to their first NLCS since 2036, the last year they won the World Series. In 2036 they came through the NLCS against the Phillies; this year it will be the New York Mets, who took out the league-best Nationals in game five.
In the American League the Royals will take over the Mariners, another Wild Card team to take out the higher seeded team, 3-1 victors over the Yankees.
The Giants and the Mets shared the regular season series 3-3, and are similarly constructed teams with pitching that is superior to their hitting – for the Mets, that was the 13th ranked runs scored compared to the best runs against total in the league.
The Met have two Cy Young winners in their rotation in Ed Lanham and Mike Poirrier. Lanham led the team with a 2.45 ERA while Mike Poirrier sported a 3.35 ERA. Alfredo Barajas might claim to be the ace of the staff though, with 249 Ks in 220.1 IP for a team high 4.9 WAR. Both his Ks and IPs led the National League. Dave Umana completes an all RHP rotation, the only one with an ERA over 4.00 for the season. In the bullpen, SP Pete Bruder has moved into the Closer role for the postseason as one of LHP in the bullpen while Dave Watson pitched 52 IP with a 2.25 ERA.
The Mets are on their third choice Catcher due to injury, Juan Llamas was a Rule 5 pick up from the Royals so is well known to Stewart. SS Pat Harris led the Mets bats, a .273 Average with 22 HRs enough for 5 WAR while 3B Edgar Herrera justified his lead off spot with a 20-20 season, 20 HRs with 54 SBs.
In addition to Llanas, the Mets have three other former Royals on the roster, RF Vicente Pimentel, RP Art Putney, and RP Flossy Giordano.
Game 1 in San Francisco: Andy Frederick vs Alfredo Barajas - San Francisco wins 5-3
- Frederick: 6.2 IP, 5 H, 2 R
- Barajas: 5.1 IP, 9 H, 3 R
- Rickey Martino (W): 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R
- Pete Bruder (L): 1.0 IP, 1 H, 2 R
- Joe Manley (BS): 0.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R
- San Francisco HRs: Germains Curtis (9th, 2R W-O)
- Pete Brooks (NY) INJ running the bases OUT pending
- 1-0 San Francisco
Game 2 in San Francisco: Juan Montoya vs Mike Poirrier (2044 1st Round) - San Francisco wins 9-5
- Montoya (W): 5.1 IP, 3 H, 2 R
- Poirrier (L): 3.2 IP, 5 H, 6 R
- Martino (SV): 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R
- San Francisco HRs: Steve Boyd (3rd, 2R), Wilfredo Polo (4th, 2R), Curtis (4th, 2R)
- New York HRs: Frank Razo (1st), Pete Brooks (6th, 3R)
- Joel Hudson (SF) INJ base collision DTD 1-2 weeks
- POTG: Pete Brooks (NYM) 2-3, 3R HR, BB, 2 RBI
- 2-0 San Francisco
Game 3 in New York: Jesus Barbosa vs Dave Umana (2046 7th Round) - New York wins 5-4
- Umana: 7.1 IP, 1 H, 1 R
- Barbosa: 6.1 IP, 7 H, 4 R
- Bruder (W): 1.2 IP, 4 H, 3 R
- Martino (L): 0.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R
- San Francisco HRs: Boyd (9th, 3R)
- New York HRs: Brooks (6th)
- Edgar Herrera Walk-Off Single
- Gilberto Garnica (NYM) INJ running the bases OUT pending
- 2-1 San Francisco
Game 4 in New York: Cason Willard vs Ed Lanham (2050 Trade TB) - New York wins 4-2
- Lanham: 7.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R
- Willard: 5.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R
- Jeremy McCreight (W): 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R
- Juan Peralta (L): 1.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R
- San Francisco HRs: Polo (4th, 2R)
- New York HRs: Edgar Herrera (8th, 2R)
- Jaquan Willie (SF) INJ defensive play OUT 3-4 weeks
- 2-2 Series Tied
Game 5 in New York: Frederick vs Barajas - New York wins 11-7
- Barajas (W): 5.2 IP, 6 H, 4 R
- Frederick (L): 2.2 IP, 9 H, 7 R
- San Francisco HRs: Polo (7th, 2R)
- New York HRs: Pat Harris (2nd), Brooks (6th, 2R)
- Donte Lebeaux (SF) INJ pitching OUT pending
- POTG: Wilfredo Polo (SF) 3-3, 2R HR, BB, 2 RBI
- 3-2 New York
Game 6 in San Francisco: Montoya vs Poirrier - San Francisco wins 6-3
- Montoya: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R
- Poirrier (L): 4.2 IP, 6 H, 5 R
- Donte Lebeaux (W): 3.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R
- New York HRs: Brooks (6th, 2R)
- Juan Montoya (SF) INJ pitching DTD 3 days
- POTG: Ernesto Pantoja (SF) 2-3, BB, 2R
- 3-3 Series Tied
Game 7 in San Francisco: Barbosa vs Umana
San Francisco win 8-4 - Barbosa: 2.2 IP, 8 H, 4 R
- Umana (L): 4.1 IP, 4 H, 5 R
- Dan Caines (W): 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R
- Peralta (SV): 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R
- San Francisco HRs: Polo (3rd), Kevin Dobbs (8th, 3R)
- New York HRs: Razo (1st, 2R), Brooks (1st)
- POTG: Wilfredo Polo (SF) 3-3, HR, BB, 2 RBI, 3 R
- 4-3 SAN FRANCISCO WINS
Series MVP: Wilfredo Polo (SF) 11-22, 4 HR, 9 RBI
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