Giants beat Braves, Phillies sweep Reds to advance to NLCS

The San Francisco Giants defeated the Atlanta Braves 3-2 tonight, ending the career of long-time Braves' manager Bobby Cox, as well as ending the Braves' season.

Backed by a tremendous pitching performance by 21-year-old pitching phenom Madison Bumgarner, as well as a game winning hit by outfielder Cody Ross, they advance to the NLCS and will face the Philadelphia Phillies, who yesterday beat the Cincinnati Reds 2-0, sweeping them, and advancing.

Game 1 is set for Saturday October 16, 2010 as aces Roy Halladay (PHI, his first start since his no-hitter) and Tim Lincecum (SF) face off in a battle of the aces. It's sure to be a roller coaster folks.

I'm especially excited about the NLCS. Why, you ask? Because in February, when I wrote my MLB Predictions article for the school paper, I picked the Giants and Phillies to meet in the NLCS, with the Giants defeating the Phight'ns in seven games.

As well, the final game of the DS series is tomorrow, with the Tampa Bay Rays and Texas Rangers meeting up in a decisive Game 5 to decide who plays the New York Yankees in the ALCS. Tampa, coming off a recent road sweep in Texas after being down 0-2 in the series, looks to take home the prize and become just the second team in baseball history to come back and win a DS series since the 2001 Yankees came back from 0-2 against the Oakland Athletics. As for me, I don't think Tampa stands a chance, especially with Texas throwing ace Cliff Lee against them.



That's all for now folks, talk to you soon!

P.S. sorry for the lack of information ya'll, I've been swamped recently, as well as dead tired from paint balling today, which was INSANE. Alright, see you tomorrow!