On today's Locked On Giants podcast, host Ben Kaspick discusses the San Francisco Giants' two NLDS games against the Dodgers over the weekend. Logan Webb was absolutely dominant in Game 1, and the Giants hammered three home runs en route to a 4-0 win. However, pretty much nothing went right in Game 2. Kevin Gausman was shaky early on, and the bullpen allowed the Dodgers to blow the game open late. There were a series of decisions that manager Gabe Kapler had to make, none of which worked out favorably. Most importantly, in Ben's eyes, was the decision not to pinch hit for Gausman in the bottom of the 5th. The Giants were trailing 2-1, and there was one out with nobody on base. Allowing Gausman to hit for himself was essentially punting on the inning, which wasn't ideal given that the Giants were trailing. Gausman predictably made an out and the inning amounted to nothing, and then he allowed two of the first three batters to reach in the top of the 6th, which wasn't too surprising given it was the middle of the batting order facing Gausman for a third time. Dominic Leone came on and allowed several runs to score, and later Zack Littell had a poor outing and the game got out of hand.
At the end of the day, it's a brand new series as we shift our attention to Game 3 in Los Angeles. It'll be Max Scherzer on the mound for the Dodgers, and Alex Wood for the Giants. Scherzer is as good as it gets, but Wood is no slouch himself. In best-of-five series, the "momentum" of the series shifts with each and every game, so the Giants will look to swing it back in their favor tonight. If they falter, they still have a chance in Game 4, and Game 5 would be back in San Francisco with Webb on the mound.
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