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COLIN COWHERD:
Alright, let’s talk about this game because this was not baseball in the traditional sense. This was twelve rounds, no judges, everybody swinging. Braves score thirteen? Giants say, “Cute.” Giants score fifteen. Welcome to San Francisco—bring a bat, not a bullpen.
LLOYD BRAUN:
COLIN—this game had everything! Momentum! Chaos! Emotional whiplash! I was watching this thinking, This is it. This is the future of sports. Why stop at nine innings? Why stop at pitching? Let’s just score forever!
COWHERD:
And here’s the takeaway: the Giants didn’t flinch. Atlanta came in hot—five NLCS trips in eight years, pedigree, confidence—and San Francisco said, “We’ve waited twelve years for this moment. You’re not ruining it.”
BRAUN:
They waited, Colin. They waited patiently. Like a man waiting for a phone call that never comes—until suddenly it does, and it’s Jeremy Dick, and he’s 4-for-6 with four RBIs and two doubles and—I mean, come on! That’s not a game, that’s a personal statement!
COWHERD:
Jeremy Dick was the best player on the field, period. No theatrics, no quotes, just hits. Every big inning, there he is. It’s why San Francisco won: when things got wild—and they did—Atlanta needed one pitch, one stop. They never got it.
BRAUN:
And Tyler Adams! That homer in the fifth—boom! Two runs, emotional damage, Giants up 8–7. I jumped out of my chair. My neighbor thought I’d won the lottery. I said, “No, worse. The Giants just took the lead.”
COWHERD:
That’s the moment. Atlanta had tied it, had momentum, had Oracle Park getting quiet—and Adams flips the whole thing. Championship teams do that. They sense hesitation and they pounce.
BRAUN:
And let’s talk about the score again—15 to 13. That’s a football score! That’s two teams saying, “Defense is optional, stress is mandatory.” Pitchers were coming in like, Who am I facing? What inning is it? Where am I?
COWHERD:
Neither bullpen covered itself in glory, but San Francisco did one thing Atlanta didn’t: they got the last big hit. And then the next one. And then another one. You don’t win playoff games by surviving—you win by overwhelming.
BRAUN:
Exactly! This game was a tidal wave. You don’t stop it, you just hope you’re standing on the right beach. And tonight, the Giants were absolutely on the right beach, waving at the Braves like, Sorry! Enjoy the view!
COWHERD:
Series isn’t over—but Game 1 tells you something. San Francisco can trade punches with Atlanta. They can win ugly. They can win loud. And when the moment called for a hero, Jeremy Dick answered without blinking.
BRAUN:
I loved it. Every run. Every hit. Every mistake. If this is the NLCS, Colin, I say—give me seven games, give me forty runs, and don’t fix a thing.
COWHERD:
Giants take Game 1, 15–13. Buckle up. This series is going to be unhinged—and that favors San Francisco.