Dutchies in the Major League playoffs: NLCS game 2

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The Giants of hitting coach Hensley Meulens faced the Cardinals for game two in St. Louis, a game full of one run innings.

With a one run third and fourth inning, the Red birds took a 2-0. Matt Carpenter hit a solo dinger in the bottom of the third for the 1-0 lead. One inning later, the Cards showed that it is all about team work and not about star players. With runners on first and second, Yadier Molina laid down a sac bunt to advance both runners one base.After Kolten Wong was walked intentionally, Randall Grichuck singled on a linedrive to left field on which Matt Adams could score from third base. The Giants bounced back in the fifth, sixth and seventh when they scored a run in each innings for a 3-2 lead.

The Cards turned the game around again when they scored a run in the bottom of the seventh and the eighth on solo homeruns by Oscar Taveras and Matt Adams.

The Giants tied the game in the top of the ninth when Andrew Susac and Juan Perez singled. Susac was replaced by pinch runner Matt Duffy. With Joe Panik at bat, pitcher Trevor Rosenthal threw a wild pitch on which Duffy scored the game tying run all the way from second base.

But the Cards finished the game at the right side of the score after Sergio Romo served up a changeup that Kolten Wong slammed away for a solo homerun.

Bruce Bochy sent six pitchers to the mound. Jake Peavy lasted four innings in which he allowed two runs on four hits. He walked three and fanned two. The other five pitchers combined for three runs on four hits. Jean Machi gave up a homerun to get the blown save. Sergio Romo was tabbed with the loss after he gave up the game winning homerun to Kolten Wong.

The Cardinals used six hurlers. Lance Lynn started the game and lasted 5.2 innings in which he allowed two runs on six hits. He gave up one walk and struck out three. Eventually Seth Maness earned the win after he retired Pablo Sandoval on a 1-3 ground out.

With the series tied at one the circus moves to the West Coast for game three, four and five.