GAME 5
Greinke vs Cole
Dodgers 4, Pirates 1 (10 inn)
Both teams came into the pivotal game 5 knowing their missions. Pittsburgh needed a win to send the series back to LA for game 6. LA needed a win to close out the series and head home and rest up before the World Series. Both teams went with their aces and both were magnificent. Cole fanned six, walked none and left the game after seven with the score tied 1-1. The fact that it was tied 1-1 after 7 innings was amazing considering the fact that both pitchers gave up solo runs in the first and both were actually on the ropes to give up more. Both bent, but neither broke, and the story from the second through the 9th inning was all about goose eggs. While Cole departed after 112 pitches in 7 innings, Greineke went 9 and threw 138. Usually when you go 9, and give up 1, you expect a win, but runs (to this point) were as rare as bipartisan agreements in Washington. As the game headed to extra innings the tension in PNC park began to mount. Buc reliever Bastardo began the inning by walking Grandal, who was promptly forced at second by Pederson's grounder. Pinch hitter Ruggiano singled to put runners on 1st and 2nd. Keke Hernandez was summoned to pinch hit for Carl Crawford, so the Dodgers could have the advantage in the righty/lefty matchup as the Bucs just brought in Tony Watson. Hernandez, who when healthy, delivered in the clutch all year. With the runners in motion he lined a 2 run double into the gap. Howie Kendrick followed with an RBI double of his own. When the dust cleared the Dodgers found themselves up 4-1 with closer Kenley Jansen on the mound. Jansen faced the minimum three batters to close the door on the Bucs and advance the Dodgers to the fall classic. Greinke, who thought he threw 9 innings in vain, wound up getting the much deserved win. His final stat line read 9 innings pitched, 3 hits and 1 earned run allowed, while fanning 6 and walking 3.
Dodgers win series 4-1
Greinke vs Cole
Dodgers 4, Pirates 1 (10 inn)
Both teams came into the pivotal game 5 knowing their missions. Pittsburgh needed a win to send the series back to LA for game 6. LA needed a win to close out the series and head home and rest up before the World Series. Both teams went with their aces and both were magnificent. Cole fanned six, walked none and left the game after seven with the score tied 1-1. The fact that it was tied 1-1 after 7 innings was amazing considering the fact that both pitchers gave up solo runs in the first and both were actually on the ropes to give up more. Both bent, but neither broke, and the story from the second through the 9th inning was all about goose eggs. While Cole departed after 112 pitches in 7 innings, Greineke went 9 and threw 138. Usually when you go 9, and give up 1, you expect a win, but runs (to this point) were as rare as bipartisan agreements in Washington. As the game headed to extra innings the tension in PNC park began to mount. Buc reliever Bastardo began the inning by walking Grandal, who was promptly forced at second by Pederson's grounder. Pinch hitter Ruggiano singled to put runners on 1st and 2nd. Keke Hernandez was summoned to pinch hit for Carl Crawford, so the Dodgers could have the advantage in the righty/lefty matchup as the Bucs just brought in Tony Watson. Hernandez, who when healthy, delivered in the clutch all year. With the runners in motion he lined a 2 run double into the gap. Howie Kendrick followed with an RBI double of his own. When the dust cleared the Dodgers found themselves up 4-1 with closer Kenley Jansen on the mound. Jansen faced the minimum three batters to close the door on the Bucs and advance the Dodgers to the fall classic. Greinke, who thought he threw 9 innings in vain, wound up getting the much deserved win. His final stat line read 9 innings pitched, 3 hits and 1 earned run allowed, while fanning 6 and walking 3.
Dodgers win series 4-1
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