Thursday, October 05, 2006

Game 162: Dodgers @ San Francisco Giants 4:2

The regular season has just ended on the right side of the sweep. And a sweet one, while we're at it. Any time you could take'em'all from the Giants in SanFran to complete the season with seven straight wins, should put a smile on every Dodger fan worldwide.

As we knew in case of the tie in the standings:

The Dodgers and Padres finished tied at 88-74, but because
both clubs were assured of advancing to the postseason,
the National League West title was decided by
a head-to-head series tiebreaker
(San Diego dominated, 13-5) instead of a playoff
elimination game.


Due to the above, both teams fielded rather second-tier lineups, but the Dodgers still had the upper hand.

The Dodgers will play the New York Mets in the NLDS, starting Wednesday afternoon in Big Apple, where Derek Lowe takes on John Maine. Game 2 will also be in NY with lefthanded Met-killer Hong-Chih Kuo facing veteran lefty Tom Glavine.

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