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jaa36 · 09-12-2018, 12:40 AM

It was a brutal five-game loss to the Giants in the Division Series- a disappointing end to what had been a pretty solid year.

We took the first game 3-2 behind a two-run home run by Jose Altuve and an insurance run on a homer by Carlos David Rodriguez in the ninth. Luis Patino only made it through 4 2/3 innings, but Alex Colome was outstanding in 2 1/3 innings of relief. The Giants made things interesting in the ninth but Norihide Kaneko eventually closed things down with the tying run on second base.

Game two got off to a good start, with the Expos jumping out to a 2-0 lead in the fourth inning on a two-run triple by Tirso Ornelas. But Sixto Sanchez's command deserted him in the sixth, as he gave up four runs, and a Tatsuma Kudo homer in the following inning extended the Giants' lead to 7-2, which would prove to be the final score.

Game three was a Pyrrhic victory, as we sustained two losses that would haunt us for the rest of the series. Brandon Marsh hit a two-run homer in the second inning, but we fell behind 3-2 before tying the score in the fourth. The following inning, Carlos David Rodriguez singled home Luis Victoriano Garcia, who injured his knee en route to giving the Expos the lead. (He was, of course, replaced by Luis Jose Garcia.) We extended the lead to 5-3, and Norihide Kaneko was called in to pitch the eighth, but couldn't return for the ninth after straining his forearm, and was unable to pitch for the rest of the series.

Back-to-back home runs by Rhys Hoskins and Kris Bryant gave us a 4-0 lead in game four, but Cooper Benson gave those runs back and then some, as the Giants capped a seven-run inning with a grand slam by eventual series MVP Sahid Valenzuela. We were able to tie it up with a home run by Wan-hua Chai the next inning, but second baseman Richie Palacios scored on a wild pitch by Andres Munoz in the seventh to give the Giants an 8-7 lead. Rhys Hoskins doubled with two outs in the ninth, but Giants closer Erik Muscat struck out Bryant to end the game, and the series went back to San Francisco.

Sixto Sanchez pitched well enough in game five, but ran out of gas in the fourth inning and was relieved by Alex Colome, who again provided 2 1/3 outstanding innings. Richie Palacios drove in a run in the third, and Sahid Valenzuela scored on a sac fly in the eighth while the Expos were held scoreless by Derek Diamond. Muscat pitched the eighth for the Giants, but gave up a double to Bryant with one out in the ninth and was relieved by Jacob Nix. Wan-hua Chai was hit by a pitch, Zak Susi flew out, and with two outs, Brandon Marsh and then Tirso Ornelas singled and the Expos tied the score! Nix retired Carlos David Rodriguez, and with Norihide Kaneko unavailable, Luis Patino relieved Juan Ramirez in the bottom of the inning. First baseman Jacob Gonzalez doubled to lead off the inning, and one out later, Xander Bogaerts singled in the series-winning run.

Oh, what could have been! The Giants go on to face the Nationals and their ace Madison Bumgarner, while the Yankees and Orioles face off in the ALCS.

09-12-2018, 12:40 AM	#47
jaa36 Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 3,031	October 17, 2025 It was a brutal five-game loss to the Giants in the Division Series- a disappointing end to what had been a pretty solid year. We took the first game 3-2 behind a two-run home run by Jose Altuve and an insurance run on a homer by Carlos David Rodriguez in the ninth. Luis Patino only made it through 4 2/3 innings, but Alex Colome was outstanding in 2 1/3 innings of relief. The Giants made things interesting in the ninth but Norihide Kaneko eventually closed things down with the tying run on second base. Game two got off to a good start, with the Expos jumping out to a 2-0 lead in the fourth inning on a two-run triple by Tirso Ornelas. But Sixto Sanchez's command deserted him in the sixth, as he gave up four runs, and a Tatsuma Kudo homer in the following inning extended the Giants' lead to 7-2, which would prove to be the final score. Game three was a Pyrrhic victory, as we sustained two losses that would haunt us for the rest of the series. Brandon Marsh hit a two-run homer in the second inning, but we fell behind 3-2 before tying the score in the fourth. The following inning, Carlos David Rodriguez singled home Luis Victoriano Garcia, who injured his knee en route to giving the Expos the lead. (He was, of course, replaced by Luis Jose Garcia.) We extended the lead to 5-3, and Norihide Kaneko was called in to pitch the eighth, but couldn't return for the ninth after straining his forearm, and was unable to pitch for the rest of the series. Back-to-back home runs by Rhys Hoskins and Kris Bryant gave us a 4-0 lead in game four, but Cooper Benson gave those runs back and then some, as the Giants capped a seven-run inning with a grand slam by eventual series MVP Sahid Valenzuela. We were able to tie it up with a home run by Wan-hua Chai the next inning, but second baseman Richie Palacios scored on a wild pitch by Andres Munoz in the seventh to give the Giants an 8-7 lead. Rhys Hoskins doubled with two outs in the ninth, but Giants closer Erik Muscat struck out Bryant to end the game, and the series went back to San Francisco. Sixto Sanchez pitched well enough in game five, but ran out of gas in the fourth inning and was relieved by Alex Colome, who again provided 2 1/3 outstanding innings. Richie Palacios drove in a run in the third, and Sahid Valenzuela scored on a sac fly in the eighth while the Expos were held scoreless by Derek Diamond. Muscat pitched the eighth for the Giants, but gave up a double to Bryant with one out in the ninth and was relieved by Jacob Nix. Wan-hua Chai was hit by a pitch, Zak Susi flew out, and with two outs, Brandon Marsh and then Tirso Ornelas singled and the Expos tied the score! Nix retired Carlos David Rodriguez, and with Norihide Kaneko unavailable, Luis Patino relieved Juan Ramirez in the bottom of the inning. First baseman Jacob Gonzalez doubled to lead off the inning, and one out later, Xander Bogaerts singled in the series-winning run. Oh, what could have been! The Giants go on to face the Nationals and their ace Madison Bumgarner, while the Yankees and Orioles face off in the ALCS.