March 11—Free agent Carlos Rodón, LHP, who has been with the White Sox since they drafted him number #3 overall in 2014, has signed a two-year deal with the San Francisco Giants worth $44 million. The contract reportedly allows Rodón to opt-out after the 2022 season.
San Francisco Giants (1 – 107-55, .660) vs. Los Angeles Dodgers (4 – 106-56, .654) Best-of-Five Series
Dodgers win series 3-2, advance to their 6th NLCS in 9 years
PRE-SERIES CONTENT
➤ With 107 regular season wins (best record in baseball), the Giants beat their franchise record, to win the AL West title. The defending World Series Champion Dodgers tied theirs, at 106. The Dodgers had won the AL West every year since 2012, the year that the Giants went on to win the World Series in a four-game sweep against the Tigers.
➤ The Dodgers-Giants rivalry extends all the way back to New York in 1884—a quarter century before the dawn of the modern baseball era—when the Brooklyn Dodgers played at Ebbets Field, and the New York Giants played at the Polo Grounds, in Upper Manhattan. Both clubs moved to California in 1957. The National League owners voted unanimously to allow the moves, on the condition that that both clubs relocate at the same time.
Top moments in Dodgers-Giants rivalry
Dodgers-Giants rivalry on MLB Now
Dave Roberts on facing the Giants in the NLDS
Evan Longoria and Mike Yastrzemski on NLDS vs. the Dodgers
NLDS I – GAME 1
Buehler
Webb
Friday, October 8, 2021 at 8:37 pm CDT Oracle Park Dodgers /Walker Buehler, RHP at Giants / Logan Webb, RHP On TBS
Walker Buehler on Dodgers momentum going into NLDS
Logan Webb on pitching Game 1
GAME HIGHLIGHTS AND POST-GAME CONTENT
Homegrown starter Logan Webb pitches brilliantly, striking out 10 with no walks (5 H) in 7⅔ scoreless innings. Watch highlights from mlb.com:
Gabe Kapler on Webb’s performance
Giants Game 1 battery – Buster Posey and Logan Webb
Analysts on Logan Webb’s stellar start on MLB Tonight
Will Smith and Walker Buehler on shutout loss
NLDS I – GAME 2
Urías
Gausman
Saturday, October 9, 2021 at 8:07 pm CDT Oracle Park Dodgers / Julio Urías, LHP at Giants / Kevin Gausman, RHP On TBS
Dodgers 9 – Giants 2 WP: Julio Urías (1-0, 1.80) | LP: Kevin Gausman (0-1, 6.75) MLB Headline: Belli brings LA bats to life in Game 2 win
PRE-GAME CONTENT
Julio Urías on pitching in Game 2
Kevin Gausman on starting Game 2
GAME HIGHLIGHTS AND POST-GAME CONTENT
Dodgers starter Julio Urías helps his own cause and opens the scoring with an RBI single, in the 2nd. Multiple epic defensive plays, on both sides! Giants catcher Buster Posey sets new club record for most postseason hits (54). Watch game highlights from mlb.com:
Analysts on Dodgers’ defense in Game 2 on MLB Tonight
NLDS I – GAME 3
Wood
Scherzer
Monday, October 11, 2021 at 8:37 pm CDT Dodger Stadium Giants / Alex Wood, LHP at Dodgers / Max Scherzer, RHP On TBS
Dodgers 0 – Giants 1 WP: Tyler Rogers (1-0, 0.00) | LP: Max Scherzer (0-1, 1.29) MLB Headline: Pitching, defense lead Giants to Game 3 win
PRE-GAME CONTENT
Alex Wood on getting the start for Game 3
Max Scherzer on starting Game 3
GAME HIGHLIGHTS AND POST-GAME CONTENT
Max Scherzer comes through, as Dodgers offense gets shut out
On a cool and unusually windy night in LA, a gust of wind knocks Max Scherzer off balance
Max Scherzer on impact of wind and Game 3 loss
NLDS I – GAME 4
DeSclafani
Buehler
Tuesday, October 12, 2021 at 8:07 pm CDT Dodger Stadium Giants / Anthony DeSclafani, RHP at Dodgers / Walker Beuhler, RHP On TBS
Giants 2 – Dodgers 7 WP: Joe Kelly (1-0, 5.40) | LP: Anthony DeSclafani (0-1, 10.80) MLB Headline: Dodgers’ stars rise to force decisive Game 5
GAME HIGHLIGHTS AND POST-GAME CONTENT
Walker Buehler on “asking” to pitch Game 4
Walker Buehler and Mookie Betts on big win
Gavin Lux and Will Smith post-game presser
Dave Roberts on huge Game 4 victory
Gabe Kepler on Game 4 loss and must-win Game 5
NLDS I – GAME 5
Knebel
Webb
Thursday, October 14, 2021 at 8:07 pm CDT Oracle Park Dodgers / Corey Knebel, RHP at Giants / Logan Webb, RHP On TBS
➤ Dodgers announce day-of that Corey Knebel will open Game 5, rather than the scheduled starter, Julio Urías. Presumably, Urías will take the mound at some later point and pitch for as long as he remains effective.
Analysts look ahead to win-or-go-home Game 5 on MLB Tonight
A look at the Game-5 Urías-Webb faceoff on MLB Network’s FastCast
Logan Webb on starting Game 5 on MLB Tonight
Dave Roberts on do-or-die Game 5
Gabe Kepler talks Game 5
GAME HIGHLIGHTS AND POST-GAME CONTENT
Logan Webb again pitches brilliantly through 7.0 innings, giving up 1 R/ER on 4 H (1 BB, 7 SO). The Dodgers, in contrast, deployed an opener-short-reliever-long-reliever-bullpen pitching strategy. Mookie Betts goes 4-for-4. In top 9th, with the score having been tied at 1 since the 6th inning, Dodgers first baseman Cody Bellinger knocks the game-winning RBI single, scoring Justin Turner (reached on HBP). The expensive and accomplished Max Scherzer closed, for the first save of his long career. But it was an ugly ending for a great season for both teams and a great division series. In bottom 9th, with two outs, and Giants outfielder Kris Bryant on 1B (reached on E5), on an 0-2 count, Giants second baseman Wilmer Flores is called out for a clearly checked swing that was not even close to an actual swing. Terrible way to win. Watch game highlights from mlb.com:
Mookie Betts on his big 4-for-4 night and advancing to NLCS
Max Scherzer on his first career save, advancing to NLCS
Cody Bellinger on rough season and game-winning RBI
Dave Roberts on Game 5 win and advancing to NLCS
Darin Ruf and Logan Webb on NLDS loss to the Dodgers
Gabe Kepler on Wilmer Flores’ checked swing and Game 5 loss
Mark DeRosa breaks down NLDS Game 5 on MLB Network
Brian Kenny on Dodgers use of an opener in Game 5 on MLB Network
