The Pirates and Rockies begin what both managers expected to be a seven-game, gut-wrenching matchup. Let’s see what happened! Game 1: Rodón vs. Glasnow The Pirates strike first in the bottom of the third. A leadoff single by Bellinger is followed by a sacrifice bunt by Torrens. Yes, bunting! Sanoja pops up to short, but Betts, with one of the best clutch cards in the set, comes through with a clutch hit on 3–11. Pirates lead 1–0. Going back a bit in the game, a one-out double

When you look at this on paper, Josh’s team is better than mine. Line up is better. Defense is better. Bullpen is much better. My starting pitching is better, but again, look at the whole and Josh had the better team. In games one and two, I scored three runs in the eighth both times against ridiculous bullpen cards. First against Chapman and then against miller. In game seven. Josh had the bases loaded in the eighth with the best card in the series at bat. Luck. In bet

Dodgers Sweep Giants, but Every Game Hangs in the Balance. The final result says sweep. The three games tell a much closer story. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the San Francisco Giants 7–5, 6–5 and 6–5 to advance past the first round. San Francisco held a late lead in every game. Los Angeles erased all three, scoring 11 of its 19 series runs in the innings that turned those leads around. GAME 1 — DODGERS 7, GIANTS 5 - Sale’s 13 Strikeouts Lost in Five-Run Eighth SAN FRANCI