BASEBALL
1956
World Series Game 5 - Brooklyn Dodgers (0) @ (2) New York Yankees - Yankees Pitcher Don Larsen pitched a no-hitter to win Game 5 and give the Yankees a 3-2 series lead. Larsen retired all 27 batters he faced. Runs from Mickey Mantle and Andy Carey in the 4th and 6th innings respectively gave the Yankees the cushion they needed to win the game. This is a 2009 re-broadcast missing the 1st inning (8, Black and White, 1 Disc, NBC - Allen/Scully, NTSC)
1975
World Series Game 6 - Cincinnati Reds (6) @ (7) Boston Red Sox - In arguably the greatest MLB game of all time, the Reds looked to win the series with a win at Fenway Park. But Sox Catcher Carlton Fisk saved the series with a "just-fair" home run in the 10th Inning. The Sox also featured Carl Yastrzemski. The Reds featured Pete Rose, Johnny Bench, Joe Morgan, Tony Perez and Ken Griffey (7,Interference upto 6th Inning, 2 Discs, NBC - Stockton/Garagiola/Kubek, PAL)
1977
World Series Game 6 - Los Angeles Dodgers (4) @ (8) New York Yankees - The New York Yankees won their 21st World Series championship, and their first since 1962, with a game-winning performance from Right Fielder Reggie Jackson. On his 4 at-bats in the game, he walked on the first and then hit 3 home runs, becoming the first player since Babe Ruth in 1928 to hit 3 home runs in one World Series game. His hitting over-turned a 3-2 Dodgers lead in the 3rd inning, and the Yankees never trailed again. The Yankees starting pitcher was Mike Torrez and the Dodgers pitcher was Burt Hooton (9, ESPN Classic re-broadcast, 1 hour 23 minutes, 1 Disc, ABC - Jackson/Cosell/Seaver, PAL)
1985
Regular Season - San Diego Padres (0) @ (2) Cincinnati Reds - At the Waterfront Stadium in Cincinnati, the Reds Player/Manager and first Baseman Pete Rose broke the 57 year old record for career hits, breaking Ty Cobb's record with his 4,192nd hit. The record-breaking hit occurred in the 1st inning. In the 7th inning, Rose hit a triple into the left-field corner for his 4,193rd hit. Rose also completed his historic night by running in both the Reds runs, in the 3rd and 7th innings. The Reds pitcher was Tom Browning and they also featured Dave Concepción. The Padres pitcher was Eric Show and they also featured Tony Gwynn (9, ESPN Classic re-broadcast, 1 hour 24 minutes, 1 Disc, Cincinnati Reds TV - Wilson/Morgan, PAL)
1986
Regular Season - Seattle Mariners (1) @ (3) Boston Red Sox - At Boston's Fenway Park, the Red Sox's 23 year old pitcher Roger Clemens struck out 20 batters to set a new major league record. He also only allowed 3 hits in the game. The game was scoreless through 6 innings, but the Red Sox scored 3 runs in the 7th inning to forge ahead and Clemens stopped any chance of a comeback to take the win (9, 2020 ESPN Classic re-broadcast - 1 hour 25 minutes hi-lites, 1 Disc, NESN - Martin/Montgomery, PAL)
1988
World Series Game 1 - Oakland Athletics (4) @ (5) Los Angeles Dodgers - A star-studded Oakland team, led by Jose Canseco and Mark McGwire, were hot favourites to take the World Series against the ailing Dodgers who were missing their star man Kirk Gibson. Oakland fought back from an early 2 run lead by the Dodgers with a 4 run Grand Slam homer from Jose Canseco. But in the bottom of the 9th, Kirk Gibson entered the game with a man on base and the Dodgers down by 1. Gibson worked the pitcher Dennis Eckersley to a 3-2 count before launching a sensational home run to win the game. Gibson never played another play in the series (8, 2 Discs, NBC - Scully/Garagiola, PAL)
1990
Regular Season - Kansas City Royals (10) @ (7) New York Yankees - In an early season game at Yankee Stadium, 2 stars of the NFL showed their athleticism on the Baseball diamond, as the Royals Bo Jackson faced off against the Yankees Deion Sanders. Jackson had a big game, hitting 3 home-runs in his first 3 at-bats, before leaving the game injured in the 6th inning. Sanders had a rare "in the park home-run" in the 6th inning, rounding the bases and just reaching home before the Royals catcher could tag him out. The Royals prevailed, though, building on their 8-1 lead in the 5th inning and holding off a middle-inning charge from the Yankees to take the win. The Royals also featured George Brett. The Yankees also featured Don Mattingly and Dave Winfield (9, ESPN Classic re-broadcast, 1 hour 24 minutes, 1 Disc, Kansas City Royals TV - Trease/Splittorff, PAL)
1991
Regular Season - Toronto Blue Jays (0) @ (3) Texas Rangers - On fan appreciation day in Arlington, 44 year old Rangers pitcher Nolan Ryan rolled back the years with his 7th and final no-hitter of his career. He walked 2 batters and struck out 16 others including his final victim, Roberto Alomar. The Rangers Right-Fielder Ruben Sierra hit a 2-run homer in the 3rd inning for the winning runs and then watched as Ryan thwarted any chance of a Blue Jays comeback (9, 1 Disc, CTV Sports - Chevriee/Hutton/Oliver, PAL)
1992
World Series Game 3 - Atlanta Braves (2) @ (3) Toronto Blue Jays - In the 1st ever World Series game in Canada, the Blue Jays took a 2-1 series lead with the winning run coming in the 9th inning. The score was 2-2 going into the 9th inning and the Blue Jays Candy Maldonado settled the game with a bases loaded walk-off single. The play of the game came from the Jays Devon White who made arguably the greatest catch in a World Series game off of David Justice. The Braves also featured Deion Sanders (1 run, 3 hits), Terry Pendleton and Steve Avery. The Blue Jays featured Roberto Alomar, Dave Winfield and John Olerud (8, 2 Discs, CBS - McDonough/McCarver, NTSC)
1998
Regular Season - Chicago Cubs (3) @ (6) St.Louis Cardinals - In front of his home crowd, Cardinals 1st Baseman Mark McGwire made history with his 61st Home Run of the season, breaking Roger Maris's 37 year old single season home run record. The record-setting run came in the 4th inning. The Cardinals overcame a 2-0 deficit in the 4th inning to score 6 unanswered runs over the next 3 innings to take control of the game. The Cubs clawed back a run in the 8th inning but the Cardinals held on for the win (9, Downloaded from the internet - Innings 1 to 4 are from WGN and innings 5 to 9 are from FOX, 1 Disc, WGN - Caray/Stone, NTSC)
1999
Regular Season - Montreal Expos (0) @ (6) New York Yankees - On Yogi Berra day at Yankee stadium, Yankees pitcher David Cone celebrated the moment with the 16th Perfect game in MLB history. Cone used 88 pitches, 66 of them were strikes and he struck out 10 batters. The winning runs came from Chuck Knoblauch, Derek Jeter (HR), Paul Oneill, Chili Davis and Ricky Ledee (HR) in a 5-run 2nd inning and Scott Brosius in the 8th inning (10, Slightly low audio, 2 Discs, FOX - Mercer/McCarver/Wallman, PAL)
2001
Regular Season - Seattle Mariners (14) @ (15) Cleveland Indians - In the greatest comeback in Baseball history, the Indians fought back from a 14-2 deficit after 6 innings to sensationally tie the game on Omar Vizquel's 3-run triple in the 9th. Jolbert Cabrera's broken bat RBI single in the 11th sensationally won it for the Tribe (9, 2 Discs, ESPN - Miller/Sutcliffe, PAL)
2003
NLCS Game 6 - Florida Marlins (8) @ (3) Chicago Cubs - The Marlins prolonged the series with a huge comeback win at Wrigley Field. In what became known as the "Bartman" game, the Cubs held a 3-0 lead entering the 8th inning before the Marlins rallied with 8 unanswered runs to turn the game around and take the win. The run was triggered by Cubs fan Steve Bartman interfering with a foul ball that allowed the Marlins batter to stay at-bat, where on the next ball he advanced to 1st base. The small shift in momentum upset the Cubs and they crumbled spectacularly, allowing the Marlins to tie the series and then win it all in Game 7. Disc 2 also includes the 1st 3 innings of Game 7 (7, Tracking line at the bottom of the screen, 2 Discs, FOX - Brennaman/Lyons/Leiter, NTSC)
ALCS Game 7 - Boston Red Sox (5) @ (6) New York Yankees - The Yankees fought back from a 5-3 deficit in the 9th to win on Aaron Boones' towering home run in the 11th that sent the Yankees to the World Series (9, 2 Discs, FOX - Thorne/Sutcliffe, PAL)
2004
Regular Season - Arizona Diamondbacks (2) @ (0) Atlanta Braves - At the age of 40, Randy Johnson became the oldest player to pitch a "Perfect Game" as he retired all 27 hitters (9, 2 Discs, FOX - Brennaman/Grace/Walsh, PAL)
Regular Season - New York Yankees (10) @ (11) Boston Red Sox - The Red Sox Bill Mueller hit a 2-run home run in the bottom of the 9th to rescue the game against the rival Yankees. The game also featured a fight between Jason Varitek and Alex Rodriguez with both players ejected (9, 2 Discs, FOX - Buck/McCarver, PAL)
Regular Season - San Francisco Giants (1) @ (10) Houston Astros - In the 1st ever match-up of a 300 win pitcher (Roger Clemens) and a 600 home run batter (Barry Bonds), it was the Rocket who dominated striking out 9 batters and even running for a single when at-bat (9, 2 Discs, ESPN - Berman/Morgan, PAL)
ALCS Game 4 - New York Yankees (4) @ (6) Boston Red Sox - Boston kept themselves in the ALCS and avoided a sweep by their arch rivals the Yankees by winning a 12-inning marathon at Fenway Park, with the game ending at 1am. The Yankees led Game 4 by one run in the 9th inning, but a steal of second base by Red Sox base runner Dave Roberts and a single by Bill Mueller off Yankees closer Mariano Rivera tied the game. The Red Sox made the most of their reprieve and won the game in the 12th inning when David Ortiz hit a two-run walk-off home run to right field. The starting pitchers were Orlando Hernández for the Yankees and Derek Lowe for the Red Sox (10, 2020 re-broadcast with no pre-game but game complete, 2 Discs, FOX - Buck/McCarver/Leiter, PAL)
ALCS Game 5 - New York Yankees (4 ) @ (5) Boston Red Sox - In a 14 inning marathon, the Red Sox finally overcame the Yankees and pulled the series back to 3-2. The game was the longest ALCS game ever at 5 hours and 49 minutes. Boston started the stronger with a 2-0 lead after the 1st inning but the Yankees pulled ahead 4-2 by the end of the 6th inning. The Red Sox then recovered to force extra innings with a 2 run 8th inning before finally settling the game in the 14th inning when David Ortiz (3 hits, 2 runs) singled and Johnny Damon (1 hit, 1 run) ran in the winner. The Red Sox also featured Manny Ramirez, Jason Varitek (2 RBI's) and Pedro Martinez. The Yankees featured Derek Jeter (3 RBI's), Alex Rodriguez and Mike Mussina (9, 2 Discs, FOX - Buck/McCarver/Leiter, PAL)
ALCS Game 6 - Boston Red Sox (4) @ (2) New York Yankees - The Red Sox remarkably tied the series at 3-3 with the infamous "Curt Schilling game". Schilling, playing on a badly damaged right ankle, pitched 7 innings and only gave up 1 run on a home run to Bernie Williams. By the time he left the game, his sock was covered in blood and he was exhausted. The Red Sox took a 4-0 lead in the 4th inning on a Kevin Millar single and a 3 run home run from Mark Bellhorn. The Yankees tried to come back but Red Sox closer Keith Foulke closed the door in the 9th inning. The game also featured a near riot in the 8th inning that needed police in riot gear to restore the peace after the umpires wiped out a Derek Jeter run because of interefernce from Alex Rodriguez (9, 2 Discs, FOX - Buck/McCarver/Leiter, NTSC)
ALCS Game 7 - Boston Red Sox (10) @ (3) New York Yankees - The Red Sox completed an improbable comeback from 3-0 down in the series to beat the Yankees and go to the World Series for the first time since 1986. Unlike the previous 3 games, the Red Sox dominated throughout, posting 6 runs by the 2nd inning and holding a 8-1 lead by the end of the 4th inning. The Yankees tried to comeback but the Red Sox finished strong with 2 more runs to take the win. The heroes for Boston were Johnny Damon (3 hits, 2 runs, 6 RBI's), David Ortiz (1 Hit, 1 run, 2 RBI's) and closer Pedro Martinez (9, 2 Discs, FOX - Buck/McCarver/Leiter, NTSC)
World Series Game 4 - Boston Red Sox (3) @ (0) St.Louis Cardinals - Boston finally ends it's "Babe Ruth" jinx with it's 1st title in 86 years. Runs from Johnny Damon (HR), David Ortiz and Jason Varitek did the damage with Pitcher Derek Lowe keeping the big-hitting Cardinals in check (9, 3 Discs, FOX - Buck/McCarver, PAL)
2004 World Series Film - Review of the 2004 World Series where the Boston Red Sox ended the "Curse of the Bambino" by beating the St.Louis Cardinals to win their 1st World Series since 1918 (9, 1 hour 12 minutes, 1 Disc, PAL)
2005
Little League World Series - Final - Ewa Beach, Hawaii (7) v (6) Willemstad, Curacao - Ewa Beach come back from a 6-3 deficit in the 6th to win on a home run in the extra 7th period against the reigning champions (9, 2 Discs, ESPN - Musberger / Reynolds, PAL)
2006
NLCS Game 7 - St.Louis Cardinals (3) @ (1) New York Mets - The Cardinals won the NLCS and advanced to the World Series with a dramatic Game 7 win over the Mets. Yadier Molina hit a 2 run homer in the top of the 9th inning to give the Cards the lead then closer Adam Wainwright stuck out Carlos Beltran wit the bases loaded to seal the win (9, 2 Discs, FOX - Buck/McCarver/Gonzalez, PAL)
2007
Regular Season - Washington Nationals (8) @ (6) San Francisco Giants - On an emotional night at AT&T Park, Barry Bonds finally broke the all-time home run record with #756 in the 5th inning. But it wasn't enough to win the game as the Nationals scored 4 runs in the 8th inning for the comeback win (9, JIP 1st Inning with 2 outs, includes Baseball Tonight, 2 Discs, ESPN & FOX - Krukow/Kuiper/Santangelo, PAL)
Regular Season - Texas Rangers (30) @ (3) Baltimore Orioles - In a runs explosion in Baltimore, Texas recovered from an early 3-0 setback to score 30 unanswered runs and became the first team in 110 years to score 30 runs in a single game. Baltimore led 3-0 after 3 innings with runs from Brian Roberts (2) and Nick Markakis. But the Rangers suddenly found their hitting touch and scored 5 runs in the 4th inning, 9 runs in the 6th inning, 10 runs in the 8th inning and 6 runs in the 9th inning. The Rangers had 57 at-bats, tieing an MLB record. 4 players registered 4 RBI's for Texas ; Travis Metcalf, Marlon Byrd, Jarrod Saltalamacchia and Ramon Vasquez (10, 1 Disc, FOX - Hunter/Palmer, PAL)
World Series Game 1 - Colorado Rockies (1) @ (13) Boston Red Sox - Boston set all sorts of records in the 1st game of the series as they used the pitching of Josh Beckett to set up an offensive explosion all though the batting order. The Red Sox scored a Home-Run on their 1st at-bat and finished with 17 hits while recording the largest margin of victory in a Game 1 (10, 2 Discs, MLB International broadcast - O'Brien/Sutcliffe, PAL)
World Series Game 2 - Colorado Rockies (1) @ (2) Boston Red Sox - Boston eeked out a Game 2 win with pitcher Curt Schilling, in his final Red Sox game, out-dueling the Rockies pitcher Ubaldo Jimenez. The Red Sox runs came from Mike Lowell and David Ortiz (10, 2 Discs, MLB International broadcast - O'Brien/Sutcliffe, PAL)
World Series Game 4 - Boston Red Sox (4) @ (3) Colorado Rockies - Boston sealed the series sweep and won their 2nd championship in 4 years by taking a 4-1 lead into the 8th inning then holding on. Series MVP Mike Lowell and pinch-hitter Brad Kielty, in his only at-bat of the series, hit home runs while closer Jonathan Papelbon threw the final strike to win it all (10, 2 Discs, MLB International broadcast - O'Brien/Sutcliffe, PAL)
2007 World Series Film - Review of the 2007 World Series where the Boston Red Sox won their 2nd World Series in 3 years with a sweep of the Colorado Rockies (9, 1 hour 12 minutes, 1 Disc, PAL)
Little League World Series - Final - Warner Robins, Georgia (3) v (2) Tokyo, Japan - Warner Robins recovered from an early 2-0 deficit to win on a walk-off home run in the 8th inning (9, 2 Discs, ABC - Musberger/Hershiser/Baker, PAL)
2008
All Star Home Run Derby - The final Home Run derby at Yankee Stadium was won by the Minnesota Twins Justin Morneau but the star of the show was the Texas Rangers Josh Hamilton who hit a record 28 homers in the 1st round, including 3 of over 500 feet (10, 2 Discs, ESPN - Berman/Morgan/Phillips, PAL)
All Star Legends and Celebrity Softball game - Mixed teams of legends and celebrities, playing as the American and National leagues, competed in the annual warm-up for the All Star game. The American League, featuring Billy Crystal, Spike Lee, Tino Martinez and George Brett, defeated the National League, featuring Chris Rock, Justin Tuck, Ozzie Smith and Dave Winfield, by 8 runs to 7 (10, 50 mins, 1 Disc, ESPN - Thorne/Sutcliffe, PAL)
All Star Game - National League (3) v (4) American League - In the longest All Star game ever, both teams battled through 15 innings before the Twins Justin Morneau ended the game with a diving touch at home-base for the winning run. The game lasted 4 hours and 50 mins and all pitchers were used. The MVP was JD Drew whose 2 run home run tied the game early on. This was the last All-Star game at Yankee Stadium before it was demolished (10, 3 Discs, ESPN - Thorne/Sutcliffe, PAL)
Yankee Stadium - Baseball's Cathedral - A retrospective of Yankee Stadium from construction to the 2008 All Star game (10, 50 minutes, ESPN, PAL)
Regular Season - Boston Red Sox (2) @ (3) New York Yankees - In the final regular season game at Yankee Stadium between the 2 old rivals, the Red Sox were looking for a 3 game series sweep. But pinch-hitter Jason Giambi had other ideas and levelled the game in the 7th inning with a 2 run Home run. He then won the game in the bottom of the 9th inning with a walk off RBI (10, Missing the bottom of the 2nd Inning, 2 Discs, YES - Kay/Flaherty/Leiter/Jones, PAL)
Regular Season - Baltimore Orioles (3) @ (7) New York Yankees - In the last ever game at Yankee Stadium, the Yankees prolonged their season thanks to a 3-run HR from Johnny Damon and a 2-run HR from Jose Molina. Mariano Rivera had the privilege of closing out the game (10, Includes TWIB special and Baseball Tonight Pre-Game, 3 Discs, ESPN - Miller/Morgan/Gammons, PAL)
ALCS Game 7 - Boston Red Sox (1) @ (3) Tampa Bay Rays - The Rays reached their 1st ever World Series with a come-from-behind win against the current World Champions. The hero was pitcher Matt Garza who was also named the ALCS MVP. Boston scored on a Home Run from Dustin Pedroia in the 1st inning but the game was all Rays after that (10, 2 Discs, MLB International - O'Brien/Sutcliffe, PAL)
World Series Game 5 - Tampa Bay Rays (3) @ (4) Philadelphia Phillies - The Phillies won their first World Series since 1980 by beating the Rays over 2 days of a rain-affected Game 5. The teams were tied at 2-2 when heavy rain and strong winds forced the game to be suspended and re-started 2 days later. Once the game re-started, the Phillies took a quick lead on an RBI single from Jenkins before Bruntlett sealed the win with a run in the 7th Ininng. The Series MVP was Phillies pitcher Cole Hamels (10, 2 Discs, MLB International - O'Brien/Sutcliffe, PAL)
2009
Regular Season - Los Angeles Dodgers (2) @ (4) San Francisco Giants - In a niggily 3rd game of the series, the Giants won the game on a 2-run walk-off Home Run by Juan Uribe in the 10th inning. A combination of bad refereeing and physical play created a tense atmosphere that peaked with a bench-clearing episode in the 5th inning and the ejection of 2 managers for the Giants in 2 separate incidents. Giants pitcher Tim Lincecum had a good game but gave up the tieing run in the 8th inning. Fortunately, Uribe rescued the Giants and San Francisco avoided the series sweep (10, 2 Discs, Comcast - Krukow/Kuiper/Gutierrez, PAL)
Regular Season - San Diego Padres (0) @ (8) San Francisco Giants - Giants starting pitcher Jonathan Sanchez tossed the first no-hitter by a Giant since September 29, 1976 as the Giants beat the Padres 8-0. It was his first career no-hitter and came on Fathers Day with his Dad in attendance. The no-hitter by Sanchez went 110 pitches, 77 for strikes, and could have been a Perfect Game but for an error by 3rd-Baseman Juan Uribe in the 8th Inning. The scoring runs for the Giants included a Pablo Sandovar 3 run Home-Run and 3 RBI's from Aaron Rowand (9, Downloaded from the Internet - MLB Network Re-Broadcast, 1 Disc, Comcast - Krukow/Kuiper/Gutierrez, NTSC)
World Series Game 1 - Philadelphia Phillies (6) @ (1) New York Yankees - In the first ever World Series game at the new Yankee Stadium, the reigning champion Phillies silenced the crowd with an easy win. Phillies pitcher Cliff Lee had a big game, striking out 10 batters while Yankees pitcher CC Sabathia struggled. Phillies 2nd baseman Chase Utley scored 2 homers and the Yankees only scored on a fielding error in the 9th inning (10, 2 Discs, MLB International - O'Brien/Sutcliffe, PAL)
World Series Game 2 - Philadelphia Phillies (1) @ (3) New York Yankees - The Yankees evened the series with a big win in Game 2. Facing an old enemy in Phillies pitcher Pedro Martinez, the Yankees overcame an early 1-0 deficit with 2 single run home runs from Mark Teixeira and Hideki Matsui and completed the win with a Brett Gardner single in the 7th inning. AJ Burnett was the starting pitcher for the Yankees and Mariano Rivera closed out the game (10, 2 Discs, MLB International - O'Brien/Sutcliffe, PAL)
World Series Game 3 - New York Yankees (8) @ (5) Philadelphia Phillies - The Yankees took a 2-1 series lead and silenced the Phillies fans with a big game from their hitters. Despite an 80 minute delay in the start time due to bad weather, the Phillies came out hot, posting a 3-0 lead by the 4th inning. But the Yankees finally found some fire-power with home runs from Alex Rodriguez, Nick Swisher and Hideki Matsui to win the game 8-5. A-Rods home run became the first in World Series history to be reviewed by instant replay (10, 2 Discs, MLB International - O'Brien/Sutcliffe, PAL)
World Series Game 4 - New York Yankees (7) @ (4) Philadelphia Phillies - The Yankees pulled within 1 game of their 27th World Title with a big hitting Game 4. New York led 4-2 entering the 7th inning before the Phillies rallied to tie the game with home runs from Chase Utley in the 7th inning and Pedro Feliz in the 8th inning. But then the Yankees took closing pitcher Brad Lidge for 3 runs in the 9th inning, with Alex Rodriguez and Jorge Posada making the hits to win the game (10, 2 Discs, MLB International - O'Brien/Sutcliffe, PAL)
World Series Game 5 - New York Yankees (6) @ (8) Philadelphia Phillies - The Phillies denied the Yankees the chance to take the title with a big home win. The hero was 2nd baseman Chase Utley who hit 2 Home runs and staked the Phillies out to an 8-1 lead in the 8th inning. The Yankees did manage to score 5 runs in the 8th and 9th innings but it wasn't enough to take the win. Yankees pitcher AJ. Burnett, working on 3 days rest, had a terrible game, giving up six runs, four hits and four walks in just over 2 innings (10, 2 Discs, MLB International - O'Brien/Sutcliffe, PAL)
World Series Game 6 - Philadelphia Phillies (3) @ (7) New York Yankees - The Yankees claimed their 27th World Title with a dominating win over the out-going Champions. Yankees Left Fielder Hideki Matsui tied a World Series record with 6 RBI's and claimed the series MVP. The Yankees were up 7-1 entering the 6th inning before the Phillies started a small revival, but Yankees closer Mariano Rivera ended any chance of a comeback in the 9th inning and the Yankees celebrated the win (10, 2 Discs, MLB International - O'Brien/Sutcliffe, PAL)
2010
Regular Season - Toronto Blue Jays (1) @ (5) New York Yankees - The Yankees Alex Rodriguez finally ended his quest for his 600th home run as the Yankees cruised past Toronto at Yankees Stadium. He became the youngest ever player to reach the milestone. A-Rod hit the record-setter in the 1st inning to give New York a 2-0 lead that they never relinquished. Derek Jeter scored 3 runs while pitcher Phil Hughes earned the win (10, Same day re-broadcast, 2 Discs, YES - Kay/Leiter, PAL)
Regular Season - Pittsburgh Pirates (2) @ (5) Washington Nationals - The Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg made his Major League debut as Washington won the 1st game of a 3 game series against the Pirates. The top pick in the 2009 draft completed 7 innings and threw 94 pitches with 65 strikes and 14 strikeouts, the most in a league debut since 1971. The Nationals recovered from a 2-1 deficit in the 4th inning and took the lead for good in the 6th inning with 2 home runs (10, 2 Discs, FOX - Neverett/Wehner, NTSC)
ALCS Game 6 - New York Yankees (1) @ (6) Texas Rangers - The Rangers finally beat the Yankees in the post-season and earned their 1st ever World Series berth. Texas broke a 1-1 tie in the 5th inning with 4 runs from a Vladimir Guerrero double and a 3 run home run from Nelson Cruz. Pitcher Colby Lewis thwarted any chance of a Yankees comeback and Texas celebrated the win. Rangers left fielder Josh Hamilton was named ALCS series MVP (10, 2 Discs, MLB International - Thorne/Sutcliffe, PAL)
World Series Game 1 - Texas Rangers (7) @ (11) San Francisco Giants - The Giants opened up their quest for a Championship with a dominating win against the Rangers. The battle between star pitchers Tim Lincecum of the Giants and Cliff Lee of the Rangers never materialised as the Giants battered Lee, taking him for 7 runs in 5 innings. Lincecum faired little better, allowing 4 runs in 6 innings. The batting stars for the Giants were Andres Torres (2), Freddy Sanchez (2 runs) and Edgar Renteria (2). The Rangers were led by Elvis Andrus (2 runs) and also featured Josh Hamilton (1 run) and Vladimir Guerrero (2 RBI's) (10, 2 Discs, MLB International - Thorne/Sutcliffe, PAL)
World Series Game 2 - Texas Rangers (0) @ (9) San Francisco Giants - The Giants continued their home unbeaten streak against the Rangers with a comprehensive win in game 2. Giants pitcher Matt Cain and Rangers pitcher CJ.Wilson played out a tight pitching duel upto the 8th inning where the Giants exploded for 7 runs to end the game as a contest. Edgar Renteria had 2 of the runs and also hit a home run (10, 2 Discs, MLB International - Thorne/Sutcliffe, PAL)
World Series Game 3 - San Francisco Giants (2) @ (4) Texas Rangers - The Rangers ensured their 1st ever home World Series game would have a happy ending, as Pitcher Colby Lewis shut-down the high scoring Giants and brought the series to 2-1. After Mitch Moreland hit a 3 run home-run in the 2nd inning, Lewis kept the Giants at bay for 8 innings, only giving up 2 late single run home-runs that made the score closer than it really was. The losing pitcher for the Giants was Jonathan Sanchez (10, 2 Discs, MLB International - Thorne/Sutcliffe, PAL)
World Series Game 4 - San Francisco Giants (4) @ (0) Texas Rangers - The Giants put themselves 1 game away from the Championship with a big game from rookie pitcher Madison Bumgarner and stellar fielding on Hallow'een night. Bumgarner only allowed 3 hits in 8 innings and was backed up but great catches and fielding that demoralised the Rangers. Texas pitcher Tommy Hunter only lasted until the 5th inning, giving up 2 runs that Bumgarner protected until the end (10, 2 Discs, MLB International - Thorne/Sutcliffe, PAL)
World Series Game 5 - San Francisco Giants (3) @ (1) Texas Rangers - The Giants won their 1st title since 1954 and their 1st since moving to San Francisco, as star pitcher Tim Lincecum closed down the Rangers. Lincecum pitched 8 innings, with 10 strikeouts, before closer Brian Wilson sealed the series win with a 2 strikeout final inning. Rangers star pitcher Cliff Lee failed to hold off the Giants, giving up 3 runs in the 7th inning that effectively won the series for the Giants. San Francisco Short-Stop Edgar Renteria was named as series MVP (10, 2 Discs, MLB International - Thorne/Sutcliffe, PAL)
2011
College World Series Game 1 - South Carolina (2) v (1) Florida - South Carolina continued their unbeaten run in the tournament with an extra-innings win to lead the series 1-0. Both teams were tied 1-1 at the top of the 11th inning when the Gamecocks Christian Walker (playing with a broken wrist) capitalised on 2 throwing errors to advance from 1st base to home-plate for the go-ahead score. South Carolina's closer Matt Price then struck-out the remaining Gators to secure the wild win (10, 2 Discs, ESPN - Patrick/Ventura/Hershiser, PAL)
College World Series Game 2 - South Carolina (5) v (2) Florida - South Carolina re-claimed their National Championship, becoming only the 6th team to do so in College World Series history. The Gamecocks blew open the game in the 3rd inning with runs from Peter Mooney, Evan Marzilli and Jackie Bradley Jr. and cruised home with 2 more runs Mooney (HR) and Robert Beary. South Carolina also set a tournament record with most consecutive post-season wins (16). The tournament MVP went to the Gamecocks 2nd baseman Scott Wingo (10, 2 Discs, ESPN - Patrick/Ventura/Hershiser, PAL)
Regular Season - Tampa Bay Rays (4) @ (5) New York Yankees - On a historic day at Yankee Stadium, Yankees short-stop Derek Jeter reached 3,000 hits with a 5-for-5 performance. The record hit came in the 3rd inning and came on a home run. The Yankees twice came from behind to win the game, overcoming a 1-0 and 3-2 deficit to win on a RBI run from Eduardo Nunez off a Derek Jeter hit in the 8th Inning (10, Re-broadcast missing 7th Inning but no scoring, YES - Kay/Flaherty/Jones, PAL)
Regular Season - Seattle Mariners (3) @ (4) Los Angeles Angels - In dramatic fashion, the Angels beat the Mariners with a solo walk-off Home run in the 9th inning. Both teams were evenly matched but the difference turned out to be 1st Baseman Mark Trumbo who hit the game-winner in the bottom of the 9th after the Angels had comeback from a 3-2 deficit in the 7th inning. The game is also notable for the MLB debut of Angels Center-Fielder Mike Trout, who made a game-saving running catch in the 9th inning to set up Trumbo's heroics (10, Missing 1st Inning - 1-0 Angels, 1 Disc, FOX - Rojas/Gubicza, PAL)
ALCS Game 6 - Detroit Tigers (5) @ (15) Texas Rangers - The Rangers retained the ALCS pennant with a huge home win against the Tigers. After going down 2-0 early in the game, the Rangers exploded for 9 runs in the 3rd inning that effectively ended the game. The Rangers 15 runs came from 14 different out-field players, including 1 home run and 2 RBI's for series MVP Nelson Cruz (10, 2 Discs, FOX - Bick/McCarver, PAL)
World Series Game 1 - Texas Rangers (2) @ (3) St.Louis Cardinals - The Cardinals opened their pursuit of an 11th title with a tight win in St.Louis. The Cardinals took a 2-0 lead in the 4th before Mike Napoli hit a 2 run HR in the 5th to tie the game. The Cardinals re-took the lead in the 6th with a David Freese run and then Jason Motte closed out the game for the win. Includes Baseball Tonight Pre-Game (9, 2 Discs, MLB International - Thorne/Sutcliffe, PAL)
World Series Game 2 - Texas Rangers (2) @ (1) St.Louis Cardinals - Texas levelled the series with a sensational 9th inning comeback. The Cardinals took the lead in the 7th inning with a run from David Freese but the Rangers fought back to take the win on an error by Albert Pujols that allowed Ian Kinsler and Elvis Andrus to advance on base before Josh Hamilton and Michael Young hit sacrifice flies to send the winning runs home (9, 2 Discs, MLB International - Thorne/Sutcliffe, PAL)
World Series Game 3 - St.Louis Cardinals (16) @ (7) Texas Rangers - In arguably the greatest individual hitting performance in World Series history, Albert Pujols put the Cardinals back into the driving seat in the series with a run-fest in Arlington. Pujols went 5 for 6 with 2 singles, 3 Home Runs, 4 runs scored and 6 RBI's as the Cardinals took control of the game in the middle innings with 11 runs scored. Pujols joined Babe Ruth and Reggie Jackson as the only player to hit 3 Home Runs in 1 World Series game (9, 2 Discs, MLB International - Thorne/Sutcliffe, PAL)
World Series Game 4 - St.Louis Cardinals (0) @ (4) Texas Rangers - The Rangers levelled the series for a 2nd time with a shut-out win against the Cardinals. Rangers pitcher Derek Holland allowed only 2 hits in just over 8 innings while a Josh Hamilton single and a Mike Napoli 3 run Home Run gave Texas their winning margin (9, 2 Discs, MLB International - Thorne/Sutcliffe, PAL)
World Series Game 5 - St.Louis Cardinals (2) @ (4) Texas Rangers - The Rangers moved to within 1 game of their 1st ever title with a late scoring burst to take the win. The teams were tied entering the 9th inning when Mike Napoli continued his great scoring streak with a 2-run double to put Texas ahead to stay. Neftalí Feliz then closed out the game for the Rangers (9, 2 short picture drop-outs during Pre-Game - Main game OK, 2 Discs, MLB International - Thorne/Sutcliffe, PAL)
World Series Game 6 - Texas Rangers (9) @ (10) St.Louis Cardinals - In one of the greatest World Series games ever, the Cardinals sensationally recovered from near-elimination to force a Series-deciding Game 7. The Rangers led 7-5 in the bottom of the 9th inning when the Cardinals David Freese, on his last strike, hit a 2 run RBI to force an extra inning and then the Cardinals repeated the trick in the 10th inning by scoring 2 RBI's to force an 11th inning. St.Louis 3rd baseman Freese then ended the game with a sensational walk-off home run that took the Series to a Game 7 (9, 3 Discs, MLB International - Thorne/Sutcliffe, PAL)
World Series Game 7 - Texas Rangers (2) @ (6) St.Louis Cardinals - The Cardinals rode the momentum of their Game 6 win to overwhelm the Rangers and win their 11th World Series title. St.Louis overcame an early 2-0 deficit to score 6 unanswered runs and used their bullpen to keep the Rangers at bay. Cardinals 3rd baseman David Freese was named Series MVP with 7 runs batted in + 1 walk-off home run over the 7 games. 3 days after the game Cardinals manager Tony LaRussa announced his retirement (9, 2 Discs, MLB International - Thorne/Sutcliffe, PAL)
Rangers v Cardinals : The World Series Film - A review of the 2011 World Series featuring the Texas Rangers and the St.Louis Cardinals (10, 46 minutes, 1 Disc, MLB, PAL)
2012
Regular Season - Chicago White Sox (4) @ (0) Seattle Mariners - White Sox pitcher Phil Humber pitched the 21st "Perfect Game" in MLB history, shutting down the Mariners in Seattle. Humber threw 96 pitches and struck out 9 batters as he retired all 27 batters faced. The Sox runs came from Phil Konerko (HR), Gordon Beckham, Brent Morel and Brent Lillibridge (10, Re-broadcast but complete, 1 Disc, FOX - Sims/Karros, PAL)
Regular Season - St.Louis Cardinals (0) @ (8) New York Mets - After 51 years, the New York Mets finally pitched a no-hitter, as Johan Santana went all the way to give the Mets the win. Against the leagues' best Offensive team, Santana threw 134 pitches, 77 strikes, struck out 8 batters and only gave up 5 walks. Santana was also helped out by a great out-field catch at the wall by Mike Baxter and by great hitting from Lucas Dida (who hit a 3-run homer and drove in 4 runs) and Daniel Murphy who added 3 RBI's (9, Re-broadcast but complete, 2 Discs, SNY - Cohen/Hernandez/Darling, PAL)
Regular Season - Houston Astros (0) @ (10) San Francisco Giants - Giants pitcher Matt Cain pitched the 22nd "Perfect Game" in MLB history, shutting down the Astros in AT&T Park. Cain threw 125 pitches and struck out 14 batters as he retired all 27 batters faced. The Giants runs came from Melky Cabrera (HR) + single, Brandon Belt (HR), Joaquin Arias, Buster Posey, Ryan Theriot and Gregor Blanco (HR). In the 5th inning, Cain also made history as the only pitcher to pitch a perfect game and score in the same game when Blanco homered, sending Cain in to score. Coverage includes the 1 hour "Baseball Tonight" show that follows the game through "Live Look-Ins" until it's completion (10, Re-Broadcast but complete, 2 Discs, Comcast - Miller/Flemming/Kuiper/Gutierrez, PAL)
Regular Season - Tampa Bay Rays (0) @ (1) Seattle Mariners - Seattle pitcher "King" Felix Hernandez pitched the 23rd "Perfect Game" in MLB history, shutting down the Rays at Safeco Field in Seattle. Hernandez threw 113 pitches and struck out 12 batters as he retired all 27 batters faced. The winning run came in the 3rd inning when Jesus Montero singled and Brendan Ryan ran in from 3rd base to score (9, Re-broadcast missing the bottom of the 4th inning - no scoring missed, 1 Disc, FOX - Staats/Anderson/Kalas, PAL)
National League Wildcard Playoff - St.Louis Cardinals (6) @ (3) Atlanta Braves -In the 1st ever Wild Card Playoff game, the Cardinals beat the home-town Braves to reach the National League Division Series. The Braves took an early 2-0 lead but the Cardinals scored the next 6 runs to take a commanding lead that they defended until the end. There was controversy in the 8th inning when the Braves had a batter called out using the "Infield Fly Rule". The fielders never looked like making the catch but the umpires called the play anyway. If the runner had made base, the Braves would have had all the bases loaded with only 1 out, trailing 6-3. The Braves fans reacted by throwing bottles onto the field, delaying the game by 19 minutes. The delay didn't un-settle the Cardinals and they closed out the game to take the win. The game proved to be the final game for the Braves Chipper Jones, who in his final at-bat, hit a broken bat single for an infield base hit (10, 2 Discs, TBS - Anderson/Darling/Simpson, PAL)
NLDS Game 5 - St.Louis Cardinals (9) @ (7) Washington Nationals - The Cardinals advanced to the NLCS with an amazing comeback win in Washington. The Nationals started fast and led 6-0 after 3 innings. But the Cards fought back to trail 7-5 at the start of the 9th inning and finished off the Nats with a 4 run 9th inning to take the win. The stars for St.Louis were Daniel Descalso (2 home-runs, 3 RBI's) and Pete Kozma (2 RBI's). The Nationals were led by Bryce Harper (1 home-run, 2 RBI's) and Ryan Zimmerman (2 home-runs, 2 RBI's) (10, 2 Discs, TBS - Stockton/Brenly, PAL)
NLCS Game 7 - St.Louis Cardinals (0) @ (9) San Francisco Giants - The Giants booked a place in their 2nd World Series in 3 years with a dominating win over the defending champion Cardinals. The Giants were up 7-0 after 3 innings with pitcher Matt Cain keeping the Cardinals batters quiet. Series MVP Marco Scutaro, Pablo Sandoval and Buster Posey provided the Offense which the bullpen defended to the end (10, 2 Discs, FOX - Buck/McCarver, PAL)
World Series Game 1 - Detroit Tigers (3) @ (8) San Francisco Giants - The underdog Giants took an early 1-0 series lead with a big win in San Francisco. Pablo Sandoval was the star for the Giants, hitting 3 Home runs and 4 RBI's, as the Giants took a 6-0 lead in the 5th inning and cruised home. Sandoval became only the 4th player to hit 3 homers in 1 World Series game. The Tigers star pitcher Justin Verlander lasted only 4 innings, giving up 5 runs, while San Francisco starting pitcher Barry Zito did much better, allowing only one run in 5 2/3 innings (10, 2 Discs, MLB International - Thorne/Sutcliffe, PAL)
World Series Game 2 - Detroit Tigers (0) @ (2) San Francisco Giants - The Giants took a shock 2-0 series lead with a shut-out at AT&T Park. Both teams pitchers were on fire, with the Tigers Doug Fister and the Giants Madison Bumgarner lasting into the 6th and 7th innings respectively. But the Giants capitalised on loose play by the Tigers closers with Hunter Pence and Buster Posey both scoring to take the win (10, 2 Discs, MLB International - Thorne/Sutcliffe, PAL)
World Series Game 3 - San Francisco Giants (2) @ (0) Detroit Tigers - The Giants moved within 1 game of the title with a 2nd straight shut-out of the Tigers, becoming the 1st team since 1966 to record consecutive shut-outs in a World Series. The star pitcher for the Giants was Ryan Vogelsong who lasted 5 2/3 innings while all the runs came in he 2nd inning from Hunter Pence and Gregor Blanco. The losing pitcher was Anibal Sanchez (10, 2 Discs, MLB International - Thorne/Sutcliffe, PAL)
World Series Game 4 - San Francisco Giants (4) @ (3) Detroit Tigers - The Giants claimed their 2nd title in 3 years with an extra-innings series clincher at Comerica Park. In a back-and-forth game, both sides had the lead and were pegged back, forcing the game into extra-innings. The Giants finally won the game in the 10th inning when Marco Scutaro's RBI single allowed Ryan Theriot to score, ending the series with a 4-0 Giants sweep. The series MVP was Giants 3rd Baseman Pablo Sandoval (10, 2 Discs, MLB International - Thorne/Sutcliffe, PAL)
2013
Regular Season - Texas Rangers (2) @ (8) Houston Astros - In their 1st game in the American League, the Astros stunned their in-state neighbours with a big home win. The win was also their 4,000th in franchise history. Houston led 4-0 after 4 innings and 7-2 after 6 innings and coasted home. The stars for Houston were CF Justin Maxwell (2 triples + 2 RBI's) and Rick Ankiel (3 run home run) with pitcher Bud Norris (5 strike-outs + 2 runs) putting in 5 innings of solid work. The Rangers featured Lance Berkman (2 hits) (10, 2 Discs, ESPN - Shulman/Orshiser/Kruk, PAL)
Regular Season - San Francisco Giants (9) @ (0) San Diego Padres - Giants starting pitcher Tim Lincecum tossed his first career no-hitter in a 9-0 Giants victory over the Padres. The no-hitter by Lincecum went 148 pitches (a career high), 96 for strikes. He also walked four and struck out 13 in his nine innings pitched as well as running in a run while batting. The scoring runs for the Giants included a Hunter Pence 3 run double and a home run + a Brandon Belt 2 run home run (10, Next day re-broadcast but complete, 2 Discs, FOX - Enberg/Grant/Scanlan, PAL)
Regular Season - Detroit Tigers (4) @ (20) Boston Red Sox - On a record-setting day in Boston, the Red Sox ended their series against the Tigers with a resounding blow-out win. Both teams were tied at 4-4 after 4 innings but the Red Sox took control the rest of the way, hitting a franchise-tieing 8 home runs to win the game. The star of the show was David Ortiz who homered twice and also had 2 RBI's and 2 runs. He also recorded his 2,000th hit of his career (10, JIP Start of the Bottom of the 1st Inning - No scoring missed, 2 Discs, ESPN - O'Brien/Sutcliffe/Boone, PAL)
NL Wildcard Playoff - Cincinnati Reds (2) @ (6) Pittsburgh Pirates - The Pirates brought a fairytale ending to their 1st Post-Season game since 1992 with a home win in the National League Wildcard Playoff game. In front of a raucous PNC Park crowd, the Pirates raced out to a 5-1 lead after 4 innings and coasted home. The heroes for Pittsburgh were catcher Russell Martin, who hit 2 home runs, and pitcher Francisco Liriano who pitched 7 innings and gave up only 1 run (10, 2 Discs, TBS - Johnson/Darling/Ripken/Sager, PAL)
ALCS Game 6 - Detroit Tigers (2) @ (5) Boston Red Sox - The Red Sox completed their rise from worse to first by beating the Tigers and booking their place in the World Series. The Tigers led 2-1 in the 7th inning before Shane Victorino hit a Grand Slam home run to give the Red Sox the lead that they defended to the end. Max Scherzer was the starting pitcher for the Tigers while Boston were led by Clay Buchholz (10, 2 Discs, FOX - Buck/McCarver, PAL)
World Series Game 1 - St.Louis Cardinals (1) @ (8) Boston Red Sox - Boston opened the World Series with a big win at Fenway Park. The Red Sox took advantage of a host of Cardinals errors to build a 5-0 lead after 2 innings and they coasted home. The runs came from a Mike Napoli double, a Dustin Pedroia single, a David Ortiz home run and single, a Xavier Bogaerts single and a home run from Matt Holliday. The pitchers were Jon Lester for Boston and Adam Wainwright for St.Louis (10, 2 Discs, MLB International - Thorne/Sutcliffe, PAL)
World Series Game 2 - St.Louis Cardinals (4) @ (2) Boston Red Sox - St.Louis evened the series with a comeback win in Boston. In a reversal of the 1st game, St.Louis took advantage of a succession of errors by Boston to overturn a 2-1 deficit in the 6th inning with a 3 run 7th inning that gave them the lead that they defended to the end. The runs for St.Louis came from a Yadier Molina single, a Matt Carpenter single that also produced 2 fielding errors allowing 1 other score, and a Carlos Beltran single. David Ortiz hit his 2nd home run of the series for the Red Sox. The pitchers were John Lackey for Boston and Michael Wacha for St.Louis (10, 2 Discs, MLB International - Thorne/Sutcliffe, PAL)
World Series Game 3 - Boston Red Sox (4) @ (5) St.Louis Cardinals - The Cardinals took a sensational series lead with a dramatic final inning. The teams were tied at 4-4 in the bottom of the 9th when 3rd basemen Will Middlebrooks obstructed Allen Craig as he attempted to run to home-plate. Craig was tagged at the plate and given out but the umpire ruled obstruction and the run was awarded, giving St.Louis the win. The pitchers were Jake Peavy for Boston and Joe Kelly for St.Louis (10, 2 Discs, MLB International - O'Brien/Sutcliffe, PAL)
World Series Game 4 - Boston Red Sox (4) @ (2) St.Louis Cardinals - Boston evened the series with another wild finish in front of a record crowd in St.Louis. Jonny Gomes gave the Red Sox a 4-2 lead in the 6th inning with a 3-run Home Run and Red Sox reliever Koji Uehara picked off rookie pinch-runner Kolten Wong at first base for the final out with big-hitting Carlos Beltran at the plate with the potential tieing run. The pick-off was the 1st time a World Series game had ever ended that way. The pitchers were Clay Buchholz for Boston and Lance Lynn for St.Louis (10, 2 Discs, MLB International - O'Brien/Sutcliffe, PAL)
World Series Game 5 - Boston Red Sox (3) @ (1) St.Louis Cardinals - Boston took a 3-2 series lead back to Boston when another un-sung player showed up to win the game. With the score at 1-1 in the 7th inning, David Ross hit a 2 run RBI to give the Red Sox an unassailable lead that they defended to the end with reliever Koji Uehara tieing the MLB record for most saves in 1 Post-Season year. The pitchers were Jon Lester for Boston and Adam Wainwright for St.Louis (10, 2 Discs, MLB International - O'Brien/Sutcliffe, PAL)
World Series Game 6 - St.Louis Cardinals (1) @ (6) Boston Red Sox - Boston won their 3rd World Series in 10 years with a comfortable win at Fenway Park, the 1st time they had won a Series at home since 1918. The damage was done in the 3rd and 4th innings when Boston scored 6 runs with Shane Victorino (4 RBI's), Stephen Drew (Home Run) and Mike Napoli (1 RBI) providing the hits. Carlos Beltran provided the only run for St.Louis but it was too late to change the result. With the win the Red Sox completed their climb from the worst team in 2012 to World Champions in 2013. The pitchers were John Lackey for Boston and Michael Wacha for St.Louis. Coverage includes ESPN's Baseball Tonight Post-Game show (10, 2 Discs, MLB International - O'Brien/Sutcliffe, PAL)
2013 World Series Film : Cardinals v Red Sox - Review of the 2013 World Series where the Boston Red Sox won their 3rd World Series, beating the St.Louis Cardinals (9, 46 minutes, 1 Disc, MLB Network, PAL)
2014
Regular Season - Baltimore Orioles (5) @ (6) New York Yankees - In the final home game of his career, the Yankees Derek Jeter went out in style. With the scores tied at 5-5 in the bottom of the 9th inning and with a runner on 2nd base, Jeter hit a ground ball into right field to score the winning run. Jeter finished the game with 5 at-bats, 2 hits, 1 run and 3 RBI's. Disc 2 also includes the "Baseball Tonight" review of the game (10, 2 Discs, YES - Kay/Singleton, PAL)
World Series Game 1 - San Francisco Giants (7) @ (1) Kansas City Royals - The Giants showed they meant business in the World Series with a big road win. The Giants dominated from the start, taking a 3-0 lead in the 1st Inning and cruised the rest of the way. The Royals only score came in the 7th Inning. The Giants pitcher was Madison Bumgarner and the Royals pitcher was James Shields (9, Next day re-broadcast missing the 2nd Inning - No scoring missed, 2 Discs, MLB International - O'Brien/Sutcliffe, PAL)
World Series Game 2 - San Francisco Giants (2) @ (7) Kansas City Royals - The Royals claimed their 1st World Series win since 1985 with a big win at home. Kansas City broke open a tight 2-2 game with 5 unanswered runs in the 6th Inning and coasted home to victory. The Royals pitcher was Yordano Ventura and the Giants pitcher was Jake Peavy (10, 2 Discs, MLB International - O'Brien/Sutcliffe, PAL)
World Series Game 3 - Kansas City Royals (3) @ (2) San Francisco Giants - The Giants suffered their 1st World Series home loss since 2002 as the Royals used great Defense and a quick start to take the win. The Royals took a 3-0 lead into the 6th Inning then held off a Giants comeback after they had a 2-run 6th Inning of their own. The Royals Bullpen did the damage, pitching 4 hitless Innings to up-hold the slim lead. The Giants pitcher was Tim Hudson and the Royals pitcher was Jeremy Guthrie (10, 2 Discs, MLB International - O'Brien/Sutcliffe, PAL)
World Series Game 4 - Kansas City Royals (4) @ (11) San Francisco Giants - The Giants tied the series with a remarkable comeback at AT&T Park. The Royals started fast and held a 4-1 deficit entering the 5th Inning. But the Giants exploded for 10 unanswered runs and 16 hits the rest of the way, including 3 runs in the 6th and 4 runs in the 7th. The main catalyst was 2012 World Series MVP Pablo Sandoval who had 2 hits and 2 RBI's. The Giants pitcher was Ryan Vogelsong and the Royals pitcher was Jason Vargas (10, 2 Discs, MLB International - O'Brien/Sutcliffe, PAL)
World Series Game 5 - Kansas City Royals (0) @ (5) San Francisco Giants - The Giants re-took the series lead with a shut-out of the Royals, the 1st in a World Series since 2003. The star of the show was Giants pitcher Madison Bumgarner who pitched a 4-hit complete game. The runs came from Hunter Pence (2), Pablo Sandoval (2) and J Perez. The Royals pitcher was James Shields (10, 2 Discs, MLB International - O'Brien/Sutcliffe, PAL)
World Series Game 6 - San Francisco Giants (0) @ (10) Kansas City Royals - The Royals forced a "winner takes all" Game 7 with a blow-out win over the Giants. Kansas City started fast, knocking out 7 runs in the 2nd Inning, and Royals pitcher Yordano Ventura kept the Giants at bay by pitching 7 Innings with only 3 hits. The runs came from Alex Gordon, Salvador Perez, Mike Moustakas (2), Alcides Escobar, Norichika Aoki, Lorenzo Cain, Eric Hosmer, Omar Infante (2). Kansas City finished with 15 hits. The Royals pitcher was Yordano Ventura and the Giants pitcher was Jake Peavy (10, 2 Discs, MLB International - O'Brien/Sutcliffe, PAL)
World Series Game 7 - San Francisco Giants (3) @ (2) Kansas City Royals - The Giants became the first road team to win Game 7 of the World Series since 1979, claiming their 3rd title in 5 years. The star of the show was pitcher Madison Bumgarner, who came on as a relief pitcher in the 6th Inning with only 3 days rest after a complete game 6. Bumgarner only allowed 3 hits and no runs and claimed the series MVP award by only allowing 1 run in the 21 Innings he pitched. The Giants broke a 2-2 draw in the 4th Inning with a run from Pablo Sandoval. Coverage includes Baseball Tonight Pre-Game and Post-Game (10, 3 Discs, MLB International - O'Brien/Sutcliffe, PAL)
Giants v Royals : The World Series Film - A review of the 2014 World Series featuring the San Francisco Giants and the Kansas City Royals (10, 46 minutes, 1 Disc, MLB, PAL)
2015
Regular Season - Boston Red Sox (6) @ (5) New York Yankees - In their 1st match-up of the season, Boston out-lasted the Yankees in 19 innings to win in New York. The game was tied at 3-3 after 9 innings thanks to a solo home run from Chase Headley in the bottom of the 9th. Both teams traded scores throughout the extra innings until Xander Bogaerts scored in the 19th inning and then Dustin Pedroia completed a double play to finish the game. The teams combined for 138 at-bats, 32 hits, 28 strikeouts and 627 pitches thrown by 17 pitchers and was the longest game by time in Red Sox history (10, 3 Discs, NESN - Orsillo/Remy, PAL)
Regular Season - Detroit Tigers (2) @ (7) New York Yankees - On a record-setting day in New York, Yankees infielder Alex Rodriguez became the 29th player in MLB history to record 3,000 hits. Rodriguez homered the 1st pitch he faced in the game from Tigers starter Justin Verlander to get the record out of the way early. The Tigers tied the game at 2-2 in the 2nd inning but the Yankees pulled away with 2 runs in the 5th and 7th innings to seal the win. The Yankees also got home runs from Didi Gregorius and Brett Gardner (10, 2 Discs, YES - Kay/Flaherty/O'Neill, PAL)
National League Playoff - Chicago Cubs (4) @ (0) Pittsburgh Pirates - For the first time since 2003, the Cubs won a post-season game, beating the Pirates in Pittsburgh. The hero for the Cubs was pitcher Jake Arrieta who pitched a complete game, striking out 11 batters and only allowing 4 hits. The home runs came from Kyle Schwarber and Dexter Fowler. The game also had a bench-clearing argument after Arrieta was hit by a pitch in the 7th inning (10, 2 Discs, TBS - Johnson/Darling/Ripken/Winer, PAL)
NLDS Game 2 - Chicago Cubs (6) @ (3) St.Louis Cardinals - The Cubs claimed their first divisional series game win since 2003 with a shoot-out win at Busch Stadium. The Cubs got on top early, scoring 5 runs in the 2nd inning, and the relief pitchers closed out the game with 4.5 scoreless innings. Jorge Soler hit a 2-run home run in the 2nd inning. The Cubs starting pitcher was Kyle Hendricks. The Cardinals starting pitcher was Jaime Garcia. Next day re-broadcast but complete (10, 2 Discs, TBS - Anderson/Simpson/Eckersley/Winer, PAL)
NLDS Game 3 - St.Louis Cardinals (6) @ (8) Chicago Cubs - In another shoot-out, this time at Wrigley Field, the Cubs took a 2-1 series lead with a record-setting win. The Cubs set a Major League playoff record with six home runs, scored by 6 different batters ; Kyle Schwarber, Starlin Castro, Kris Bryant, Anthony Rizzo, Dexter Fowler and Jorge Soler. The Cubs never trailed in the game. The Cubs starting pitcher was Jake Arrieta. The Cardinals starting pitcher was Michael Wacha (10, 2 Discs, TBS - Anderson/Simpson/Eckersley/Winer, PAL)
NLDS Game 4 - St.Louis Cardinals (4) @ (6) Chicago Cubs - The Cubs won their 1st ever post-season series on home field, upsetting the Cardinals to advance to the NLCS. The Cardinals took a 2-0 lead in the 1st inning but the Cubs fought back to take a 4-2 lead in the 2nd inning. The Cardinals fought back in the 6th inning but the Cubs held on for the win. The starting pitcher for the Cubs was Jason Hammel. The starting pitcher for the Cardinals was John Lackey (10, 2 Discs, TBS - Anderson/Simpson/Eckersley/Winer, PAL)
ALCS Game 6 - Toronto Blue Jays (3) @ (4) Kansas City Royals - The Royals booked a return to the World Series with a dramatic win at home. In the top of the 8th inning, the Blue Jays' Jose Bautista hit a 2-run home run to tie the game at 3-3 then both teams had to leave the field for a rain delay. On their return, the Royals' Lorenzo Cain reached 1st and then Eric Hosmer hit a single down the right field line. Cain set off like a train and rounded all the bases to slide into home, just beating the tag from the catcher. The Blue Jays mounted 1 last charge in the 9th inning, but with runners on 2nd and 3rd, closer Wade Davis finished off the Blue Jays to claim the win. The starting pitcher for the Royals was Yordano Ventura. The starting pitcher for the Blue Jays was David Price (10, 2 Discs, FOX - Buck/Reynolds/Verducci, PAL)
World Series Game 1 - New York Mets (4) @ (5) Kansas City Royals - The Royals took a 1 game lead in the World Series, winning a 14 inning marathon at home. The game tied the record for longest World Series game by innings. The Mets held a 4-3 lead going into the bottom of the 9th but Alex Gordon sent the game into extra-innings with a solo home run. Both teams closers kept the game scoreless until the 14th inning when Eric Hosmer hit a sacrifice fly to let Alcides Escobar score from 3rd base and end the game. The Kansas City starting pitcher was Edinson Volquez. The New York starting pitcher was Matt Harvey (10, 3 Discs, MLB International - Vasgersian/Smoltz, PAL)
World Series Game 2 - New York Mets (1) @ (7) Kansas City Royals - The Royals rode a complete game performance from starting pitcher Johnny Cueto to a 2 game lead in the Series. Despite giving up the Mets opening run in the 4th inning, Cueto stayed in the game and shut down the Mets the rest of the game. The Royals batters took over in the 5th inning, putting up 4 runs, and then finished off the Mets with 3 more runs in the 8th inning. The New York starting pitcher was Jacob deGrom (10, 2 Discs, MLB International - Vasgersian/Smoltz, PAL)
World Series Game 3 - Kansas City Royals (3) @ (9) New York Mets - In the 1st game of the Series in New York, the Mets fought their way back into the Series with a big game from captain David Wright. Wright hit a 2 run home run and drove in 4 RBI's as the Mets recovered from a 3-2 deficit in the 2nd inning to score 7 unanswered runs the rest of the way. The Kansas City starting pitcher was Yordano Ventura. The New York starting pitcher was Noah Syndergaard (10, 2 Discs, MLB International - Vasgersian/Smoltz, PAL)
World Series Game 4 - Kansas City Royals (5) @ (3) New York Mets - The Royals took a crucial 3-1 Series lead with a comeback win in New York. The Mets held a 3-1 lead at the start of the 6th inning but the Royals scored 4 unanswered runs to take the win. Ben Zobrist was the catalyst, hitting his 8th double of the post-season. The Kansas City starting pitcher was Chris Young. The New York starting pitcher was Steven Matz (10, 2 Discs, MLB International - Vasgersian/Smoltz, PAL)
World Series Game 5 - Kansas City Royals (7) @ (2) New York Mets - The Royals won their 2nd World Series and their first since 1985 with another come-from-behind victory in New York. The Mets led 2-0 coming into the 9th inning, but the Royals forced the extra-innings when Lorenzo Cain and Eric Hosmer both ran in for singles. The game went to the 12th inning where the Royals finally broke through, as 5 runners made it home off of 2 singles and a bases loaded double from Cain. Closer Wade Davis then shut-down the Mets and the Royals won the Series. The Kansas City starting pitcher was Edinson Volquez. The New York starting pitcher was Matt Harvey (9, 3 Discs, MLB International - Vasgersian/Smoltz, PAL)
Mets v Royals : World Series Review - A review of the 2015 World Series featuring the New York Mets and the Kansas City Royals (10, 46 minutes, 1 Disc, BT Sport, PAL)
MLB Epic Moments : 2004 ALCS - The MLB network looks back at the sensational 2004 ALCS between the Red Sox and the Yankees. New York led the best-of-7 series 3-0 when the Red Sox started their memorable comeback. Includes game action and interviews with the key players (9, 21 minutes - On the same disc as the 2017 The Impossible Dream : The Birth of the Red Sox Nation, 1 Disc, MLB, PAL)
2016
Regular Season - New York Yankees (5) @ (7) Boston Red Sox - In a sensational game at Fenway Park, the Red Sox staged a late comeback to technically end the Yankees post-season hopes. The Yankees dominated the game up to the 8th inning, holding a 5-1 lead. But the Red Sox fought back with a 6 unanswered runs in the final 2 innings, including a game-winning 3-run home-run with 2 outs in the bottom of the 9th inning from Hanley Ramirez. The Red Sox David Ortiz had a big night. He hit a solo shot in the 8th inning for his 537th home run of his career, passing Yankees Hall of Famer Mickey Mantle for 17th on baseball’s all-time list. He also had 3 RBIs and three hits — two for extra bases to give him 1,186 in his career. That tied him with Frank Robinson for 11th on the all-time list for extra-base hits (9, 2 Discs, NESN - O'Brien/Remy/Austin, PAL)
NLCS Game 1 - Los Angeles Dodgers (4) @ (8) Chicago Cubs - The Cubs kicked off the NLCS with a big home win, their 1st at Wrigley Field since 2003. Chicago started fast, taking a 3-0 lead after 2 innings. The Dodgers fought back to tie the game in the top of the 8th inning. But the Cubs re-took the lead and the win with a pinch hit Grand Slam, followed at the next at-bat by a solo Home Run. The Grand Slam came from Miguel Montero and the solo Home Run from Dexter Fowler. The starting pitcher for Chicago was Jon Lester and the starting pitcher for the Dodgers was Kenta Maeda (10, 2 Discs, FOX - Buck/Smoltz, PAL)
NLCS Game 6 - Los Angeles Dodgers (0) @ (5) Chicago Cubs - The Cubs won their 1st NLCS pennant since 1945 with a comprehensive demolition of the Dodgers at Wrigley Field. Chicago were quick out of the blocks and held a 5-0 lead after 5 innings. The Dodgers closers kept the Cubs out the rest of the way but the damage was already done. The starting pitcher for Chicago was Kyle Hendricks and the starting pitcher for the Dodgers was Clayton Kershaw (10, 2 Discs, FOX - Buck/Smoltz, PAL)
World Series Game 1 - Chicago Cubs (0) @ (6) Cleveland Indians - Cleveland took a 1 game lead in the World Series with a dominating home win against the high-scoring Cubs. The hero for the Indians was pitcher Corey Kluber who set a World Series record by striking out eight hitters in the first three innings. Roberto Pérez hit 2 Home Runs in the game including a 3-run Homer in the 8th inning. The Cubs starting pitcher was Jon Lester (10, 2 Discs, MLB International - Vasgersian/Martinez, PAL)
World Series Game 2 - Chicago Cubs (5) @ (1) Cleveland Indians - The Cubs re-found their hitting and evened the series with a big win at Progressive Field. The Cubs scored 5 unanswered runs in the opening 5 innings then used the closing pitching of Aroldis Chapman to seal the win. The win marked the Cubs' first World Series win since 1945. The Cubs starting pitcher was Jake Arrieta. The Indians starting pitcher was Trevor Bauer (10, 2 Discs, MLB International - Vasgersian/Martinez, PAL)
World Series Game 3 - Cleveland Indians (1) @ (0) Chicago Cubs - The Indians ruined the 1st Cubs home World Series game since 1945 with a shut-out win. The Cleveland pitchers dominated the game and the Indians took the win with a Coco Crisp single that scored Michael Martínez from third in the seventh inning. The Indians starting pitcher was Josh Tomlin. The Cubs starting pitcher was Kyle Hendricks. Coverage also includes comedian Bill Murray singing "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" during the seventh-inning stretch (10, 2 Discs, MLB International - Vasgersian/Martinez, PAL)
World Series Game 4 - Cleveland Indians (7) @ (2) Chicago Cubs - The Indians moved to within 1 win of their 1st World Series title since 1948 by shutting down the Cubs at Wrigley Field. Despite giving up a 1st inning home run, the Indians kept their focus and reeled off 7 unanswered runs including a game-clinching 3 run home run in the 7th inning from Jason Kipnis. The starting pitcher for the Indians was Corey Kluber. The starting pitcher for the Cubs was John Lackey (10, 2 Discs, MLB International - Vasgersian/Martinez, PAL)
World Series Game 5 - Cleveland Indians (2) @ (3) Chicago Cubs - The Cubs staved off elimination with a hard-fought win at home. The Indians looked on their way to the win when José Ramírez hit a home run for Cleveland in the second inning but the Cubs re-grouped and scored 3 runs in the 4th inning to take a lead they defended to the end. Cubs closer Aroldis Chapman was the hero, pitching 2.5 scoreless innings at the end of the game to secure the win. The Cubs starting pitcher was Jon Lester. The Indians starting pitcher was Trevor Bauer (10, 2 Discs, MLB International - Vasgersian/Martinez, PAL)
World Series Game 6 - Chicago Cubs (9) @ (3) Cleveland Indians - The Cubs evened the series and forced a "winner-takes-all" Game 7 with a run-explosion at Progressive Field. The Cubs started fast and held a 7-0 lead after 3 innings thanks in part to an Addison Russell Grand Slam home run. The Indians tried to make a comeback in the middle innings but the Cubs held on for a big win. The starting pitcher for the Cubs was Jake Arrieta. The starting pitcher for the Indians was Josh Tomlin (10, 2 Discs, MLB International - Vasgersian/Martinez, PAL)
World Series Game 7 - Chicago Cubs (8) @ (7) Cleveland Indians - In a sensational game in Cleveland, the Cubs made history by coming back from a 3-1 series deficit to win their 1st title in 108 years. The Indians scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 8th inning to tie the game at 6-6, forcing the game into extra innings where the Cubs scored twice then held on to take the win. The series MVP was the Cubs 2B Ben Zobrist. The starting pitcher for the Cubs was Kyle Hendricks. The starting pitcher for the Indians was Corey Kluber (10, 3 Discs, MLB International - Vasgersian/Martinez, PAL)
David Ortiz : The Walk off - As Boston Red Sox player David Ortiz approached his final game before retirement, he reflected on his life and career. Includes archive game action and interviews with team-mates (10, 44 minutes, 1 Disc, ESPN, PAL)
Cubs v Indians : World Series Review - A review of the 2016 World Series featuring the Chicago Cubs and the Cleveland Indians in which the Cubs ended their 108 year wait for a title (10, 46 minutes, 1 Disc, BT Sport, PAL)
2017
Regular Season - Los Angeles Dodgers (2) @ (3) Chicago Cubs - On an emotional night at Wrigley Field, the Cubs raised their World Series banner and topped the evening off with a 9th inning win. The Cubs took control of the game with a 2-0 lead in the 4th inning, but the Dodgers fought back to tie the game in the 8th inning. In the bottom of the 9th inning, All-Star Anthony Rizzo singled into left field and Jon Jay ran in for the game-winning run (9, Re-broadcast missing the scoreless 5th inning, 2 Discs, ESPN - Shulman/Mendoza/Boone/Olney, PAL)
World Series Game 2 - Houston Astros (7) @ (6) Los Angeles Dodgers - In a record-setting game at Dodgers Stadium, the Astros won their first ever World Series game in an extra-innings shootout. Houston forced the extra-innings with a 9th inning home run, then each team traded homers in the 10th and 11th innings before the Astros struck-out Yasiel Puig to win the game. The game set MLB records for most home runs in a single World Series game (8), and most home runs in an extra-innings of any MLB baseball game (5). The Astros home runs came from Marwin González, José Altuve, Carlos Correa and George Springer. The Dodgers home runs came from Joc Pederson, Corey Seager, Yasiel Puig, Charlie Culberson. The starting pitchers were Rich Hill for the Dodgers and Justin Verlander for the Astros (9, Downloaded from the Internet, 1 Disc, FOX - Buck/Smoltz, NTSC)
The Impossible Dream : Red Sox Nation Begins - The MLB network looks back at the 1967 season, when the Boston Red Sox rebounded from a 9th place finish in 1966 to win the American League pennant in 1967 on the last day of the season, their first since 1946. The undisputed star of the team was Left-Fielder Carl Yastrzemski as he finished the season winning the Triple Crown. Includes game action and interviews with the key players (9, 44 minutes - On the same disc as the 2015 MLB Epic Moments : 2004 ALCS, 1 Disc, MLB, PAL)
2018
2018 World Series Film : Dodgers v Red Sox - Review of the 2018 World Series where the Boston Red Sox won their 4th World Series in 14 years, beating the Los Angeles Dodgers (9, 46 minutes, 1 Disc, MLB Network, PAL)
2019
London Series Game 1 - New York Yankees (17) v (13) Boston Red Sox - In the 1st ever MLB game played in Europe, the Yankees and Red Sox put on a show, combining for 37 hits in a shootout at the London Stadium. The Yankees raced out to a 6-0 1st Inning lead only to see the Red Sox counter with their own 6-run 1st Inning. The Yankees continued their hot streak though with 11 more unanswered runs in the 3rd to 5th innings to take a 17-6 lead and, despite a brief fightback from the Red Sox in the 7th Inning, the Yankees held on for the win. The stars for the Yankees were DJ LeMahieu (4 hits, 5 RBIs), Aaron Judge (2 hits, 2 RBI's) and Luke Voit (4 hits including 3 doubles). The Red Sox stars were Rookie Michael Chavis (4 hits, two 3-run home runs, 6 RBI's) and Jackie Bradley Jr. (4 hits, 2 runs, 1 RBI). Boston starting Pitcher Rick Porcello and New York's starting Pitcher Masahiro Tanaka both failed to finish the 1st inning (9, Copied from the Internet, 2 Discs, FOX - Buck/Smoltz/Rosenthal, PAL)
World Series Game 6 - Washington Nationals (7) @ (2) Houston Astros - The Nationals forced a deciding Game 7 with an incident-filled win in Game 6 at Minute Maid Park. The Astros Alex Bregman ranckled the Nationals in the 1st inning, carrying his bat to 1st base after hitting a home-run. Juan Soto did the same for the Nationals after a home-run in the 5th inning to answer back. The game reached boiling point in the 7th inning when the Nationals had a base runner given out for interference, a play that Nationals manager contested too much and he was ejected from the game. The Nationals were galvanised though, and sealed the win with 2 runs in the 5th and 2 runs in the 9th to take the win. The starting pitcher for Washington was Stephen Strasburg. The starting pitcher for Houston was Justin Verlander (9, Next day re-broadcast but complete, 2 Discs, MLB International - Vasgersian/Martinez, PAL)
World Series Game 7 - Washington Nationals (6) @ (2) Houston Astros - The Nationals won their 1st ever World Series at Minute Maid Park, becoming the first Champion to win all of its road games in a 7 game series. The Astros started well and held a 2-0 lead into the 7th inning, but the Nationals took the lead for good in the 7th inning when Anthony Rendon homered and Howie Kendrick hit a 2-run home run. The Nationals sealed the win with 3 more runs and closer Daniel Hudson pitched the final outs to send the travelling fans wild with joy. The World Series MVP was Stephen Strasburg. The starting pitcher for Washington was Max Scherzer. The starting pitcher for Houston was Zack Greinke (10, 2 Discs, MLB International - Vasgersian/Martinez, PAL)
Nationals v Astros : World Series Review - A review of the 2019 World Series featuring the Washington Nationals and the Houston Astros in which the Nationals ended their 50 year wait for a title with a Game 7 win in Houston (10, 46 minutes, 1 Disc, BT Sport, PAL)
2020
World Series Game 6 - Tampa Bay Rays (1) v (3) Los Angeles Dodgers - The Dodgers finally ended their 32 year wait for a World Championship, beating the Tampa Bay Rays at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. The game was played at a neutral stadium in Arlington due to the Coronavirus Pandemic. The Rays opened the game with a solo home run from Randy Arozarena in the 1st inning and, behind the pitching of Blake Snell, held the lead until the 6th inning. But as the Rays went to the bullpen, the Dodgers took control and scored 2 runs in the 6th inning (Austin Barnes and Mookie Betts) before sealing the win in the 8th inning with a solo home run from Betts. Dodgers reliever Julio Urias pitched the last 2 1/3 innings, ending the game on a strikeout to give the title to Los Angeles. The starting pitchers were Tony Gonsolin for the Dodgers and Blake Snell for the Rays. The series MVP was the Dodgers Corey Seager (9, 2 Discs, MLB International - Vasgersian/Martinez, PAL)
2021
American League Wildcard Playoff - New York Yankees (2) @ (6) Boston Red Sox - The 2 big rivals met at Fenway park in a single-game elimination to stay in the playoffs, and it was the Red Sox that upset the favoured Yankees to win the game in front of a raucous crowd. Boston never trailed in the game, building on a 2-0 lead after the 1st inning, and completed the rout with 2 runs in the 7th inning to knock their rivals out of the playoffs. The Red Sox runs came from Xander Bogaerts (HR), Kyle Schwarber (HR) and Alex Verdugo's RBI doubles in the 6th and 7th innings. The starting pitchers were Nathan Eovaldi for Boston and Gerrit Cole for the Yankees (9, 2 Discs, ESPN - Vasgersian/A.Rodriguez/Olney, PAL)
NLDS Game 1 - Los Angeles Dodgers (0) @ (4) San Francisco Giants - In the first ever postseason match-up between the 2 big rivals, it was the Giants that came out on top at Oracle Park. The Giants had the best possible start with a 2-run Home run by Buster Posey in the 1st Inning, and kept the pressure on with great pitching. All the Giants runs came from home runs, with Kris Bryant and Brandon Crawford adding scores in the 7th and 8th Innings to secure the win. The starting pitchers were Logan Webb (Giants) and Walker Buehler (Dodgers). The 213 combined regular season wins (Dodgers 107, Giants 106) were the most ever in a MLB postseason series (9, 1 Disc, TBS - Anderson/Darling/Shehadi, PAL)
NLDS Game 2 - Los Angeles Dodgers (9) @ (2) San Francisco Giants - The Dodgers evened the series with a big win at Oracle Park. With Dodgers starting pitcher Julio Urías keeping the Giants batters quiet, the Dodgers piled on the runs and held a 6-2 lead in the 6th inning before coasting home. The Dodgers were led on Offense by scores from Urías, Mookie Betts and Cody Bellinger. The Giants starting pitcher was Kevin Gausman (9, 2 Discs, TBS - Anderson/Darling/Shehadi, PAL)
NLDS Game 3 - San Francisco Giants (1) @ (0) Los Angeles Dodgers - The series shifted to a very windy Dodger Stadium and it was the Giants who handled the conditions better to take a 2-1 series lead. San Francisco won with 2 moments of magic : Evan Longoria hitting a solo home-run in the 5th inning for the lead and Brandon Crawford with a 7th inning catch at the wall to preserve the win. The Giants starting pitcher was Alex Wood. The Dodgers starting pitcher was Max Scherzer (9, 2 Discs, TBS - Anderson/Darling/Shehadi, PAL)
NLDS Game 4 - San Francisco Giants (2) @ (7) Los Angeles Dodgers - The Dodgers again evened the series with a comfortable win at Dodgers Stadium, taking the series to a deciding Game 5. Los Angeles jumped on the Giants early and ran out to a 4-0 lead after 4 innings, then coasted home. Mookie Betts led the way with 1 home run and 2 RBI's. The Dodgers starting pitcher was Walker Buehler. The Giants starting pitcher was Anthony DeSclafani (9, 2 Discs, TBS - Anderson/Darling/Shehadi, PAL)
NLDS Game 5 - Los Angeles Dodgers (2) @ (1) San Francisco Giants - In a controversial finish at Oracle Park, the visiting Dodgers won the winner-takes-all Game 5 to advance to the NLCS. Both teams were evenly matched, and it took a 9th-inning hit from Cody Bellinger to score Justin Turner and give the Dodgers the lead. The game, and the series ended in dramatic fashion, as the Giants Wilmer Flores struck out on a check-swing no-call with the final pitch of the game and a game-winning runner on base. The game proved to be the MLB swan-song for Giants pitcher Buster Posey who retired after the game. The Dodgers starting pitcher was Corey Knebel. The Giants starting pitcher was Logan Webb (9, 2 Discs, TBS - Anderson/Darling/Shehadi, PAL)