They had the Giants on the ropes the night before. Braves reliever Kyle Farnsworth hit the next batter, Freddy Sanchez, then walked Huff to load the bases. And not so much for moments like the bottom of the fifth of Game 4, when the Nats lit up the Dodgers’ bullpen for four runs and sent the series back to Los Angeles. Jayson Werth walked, stole second, then scored after two batters were hit by pitches and a bases-loaded walk by Reds relievers Arthur Rhodes and Logan Ondrusek. Both errors were debatable.
The Dodgers were 0-for-8 with runners in scoring position.
2010 NLDS (3–0): Philadelphia Phillies over Cincinnati Reds, 9:30 p.m. (EDT) at AT&T Park in San Francisco, California. “I think when you look at it, obviously the other two teams left in the National League are pretty good, but I think you would say, starting rotation-wise, these are the two best, so I don't think it's super surprising.”. Romo limited the damage from there and then tossed a shutout 10th inning, but was forced to throw 32 pitches.
One of those pitchers included Romo, who was coming off that 2-inning performance the night before. Travis Ishikawa then pinch-hit for Romo and drew a walk. “Game 5, win or go home, Buehler, Strasburg, those guys are premier pitchers in this league,” said Dodgers manager Dave Roberts. That said, the Cubs rallying to win Game 4 of the 2016 NLDS was still one of the wildest moments of the season and it very well may have saved that entire fall. The Giants entered Game 4 having won each of their previous 10 games when facing postseason elimination (including Game 3 of the NLDS).
Sanchez scored on the play, giving the Giants a 3–2 lead. Javy Báez later singled home the go-ahead run and Aroldis Chapman struck out the side in order in the bottom half to put the finishing touches on the wild inning and set the Cubs’ date with the Dodgers in the NLCS. They tripled that total against five different Giants relievers in the incredible comeback. The next batter, Pat Burrell, walked on a 3–1 pitch near the inside corner and Lowe's night was done. The Phillies mounted their attack in the bottom of the fifth inning. The Giants entered Game 4 having won each of their previous 10 games when facing postseason elimination (including Game 3 of the NLDS).
Three days after striking out the side in a Game 2 special guest relief appearance, he took the ball and kept the season alive, powering through seven innings with seven strikeouts and 109 pitches. Cincinnati was again dominated by Phillies' starting pitching.
These two crucial errors—the third and fourth on the night—let both Utley and Werth score. At the time Ankiel was the only player in postseason history besides Barry Bonds to hit a home run into McCovey Cove. After consecutive singles by Lee and McCann, the Giants brought in closer Brian Wilson for a six-out save.
But that’s not how it played out, as the Giants flipped the script and scored 5 unanswered runs, taking a 5-3 lead into the 9th inning.