As I suggested could happen, Ryan Vogelsong rose to the postseason occasion as he has before, with a stellar start. The Giants started hitting, but could not bring runs home. Their three runs were enabled if not created by Nats' errors and misjudgments. The Giants are proving to be a resilient team, with impressive pitching. The Giants defense was back, with Hunter Pence contributing a great catch.
With their win and the Cards win earlier in the day, every one of the most favored teams in both leagues lost in this round. The Nats had the best record in the National League. The division champ Dodgers were expensively constructed to win five and seven game postseason series. The LA Angels were the AL favorites, with the Detroit Tigers close behind. They all lost.
Now there's the O's and the Royals, the Cards (who at least won their very competitive division but on the last possible day) and the second Wild Card SF Giants. So the Giants go into another series, the underdog...again. First game is Saturday, with Madison Bumgarner expected to start.
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