West bracket: 1973 Giants defeat 2009 Rockies in five games

Game One: Giants 9, Rockies 2
WP: Bryant (2-4)
LP: Jimenez (1-3)
HR: McCovey (4), Spilboughs (2), Kingman (5)

Game Two: Giants 11, Rockies 7
WP: Bradley (4-1)
LP: Cook (2-1)
HR: Spilboughs (3), Iannetta (5), Hawpe (4)

Game Three: Giants 10, Rockies 3
WP: Barr (4-1)
LP: de la Rosa (3-1)
HR: Barmes (5), Kingman (6), Fuentes (2)

Game Four: Rockies 5, Giants 0
WP: Marquis (4-2)
LP: Marichal (3-1)
HR: Stewart (3), C Gonzalez (2)

Game Five: Giants 6, Rockies 5
WP: Bryant (3-4)
LP: Jimenez (1-4)
Save: Moffitt (4)
HR: McCovey 2 (6), Tulowitzki (3), Stewart (4), Atkins (3)

The Giants averaged more than seven runs a game in this series -- and that includes a shutout. In their wins, they scored nine runs a game.

Game One's final margin was deceptive. Ubaldo Jimenez and Ron Bryant dueled through six innings in Coors Field, with the Giants holding a 2-0 lead when Jimenez departed for a pinch-hitter. The visitors promptly jumped on reliever Jason Hammel for two runs in the seventh, and knocked Rafael Betancourt and Joe Beimel around for five runs in the ninth, including a three-run pinch-hit homer by Dave Kingman. Willie McCovey. Chris Speier and Tito Fuentes each had two RBIs for the Giants.

Starters Tom Bradley and Aaron Cook did not fare so well in the second game. Cook was driven from the game in the third inning, having allowed six runs on seven hits and two walks. Bradley also gave up six runs, but he go through 5.1 innings in the process. The Rockies had seven straight hitters reach base in their four-run sixth inning: three walks, three singles and a hit batsman. 

The Rockies kept on scoring after the series moved to Candlestick Park for Game Three. Fuentes clubbed a three-run homer off Jorge de la Rosa in the first to cap a five-run inning, and Kingman belted another three-run homer in the second. Bobby Bonds had four hits and three runs. Jim Barr gave up two runs on six hits in eight innings for the win.

Jason Marquis stopped the Giants cold in Game Four with a two-hit shutout. Marquis at one point retired 16 straight hitters, and he allowed only a ninth-inning walk after Bonds singled in the third inning. The complete game was appreciated by the bedraggled Colorado bullpen. Carlos Gonzalez and Ian Stewart each homered off Juan Marichal.

The Giants resumed hitting in Game Five. McCovey and Gary Matthews hit back-to-back homers in the first inning off Jimenez, and McCovey hit a second two-run shot in the fifth. The Rockies hit three homers of their own off Bryant. The Giants bullen pulled two escape acts to seal the game and series. Don McMahon entered for the eighth inning with 6-5 lead and immediately allowed a single and double. He then struck out Dexter Fowler, got Clint Barmes to tap back to the mount and got Ian Stewart on a dribbler to the catcher. McMahon opened the ninth by allowing a double and hit batter. Randy Moffitt relieved to strike out Ryan Spilboughs and get Yorbit Torrealba and Seth Smith to fly out, with a walk after the first two outs.

Player availability: Plenty of rest for the pitchers, no injuries.\

Projected rotation: Bryant-Barr-Bradley-Marichal-(Bryant)-(Barr)-(Bradley)

West bracket: 2009 Rockies defeat 2019 Dodgers in seven games

Game One: Dodgers 4, Rockies 2 (10 innings)

WP; Kelly (1-0)
LP: Hammel (0-1)

HR: Pederson (4), Tulowitzki (2), Hawpe (3)

Game Two: Rockies 3, Dodgers 1
WP: de la Rosa (3-0)
LP: Ryu (2-1)

Save: Street (6)

HR: Muncy (7)

Game Three: Dodgers 11, Rockies 2

WP: Kershaw (3-2)
LP: Marquis (2-2)

HR: Bellinger (3), Pollock (2)

Game Four: Rockies 9, Dodgers 7

WP: Morales (2-0)

LP: Garcia (0-1)

Save: Street (7)

HR: Barnes (2), Spilborghs (1), Pollock (3), Muncy (8)

Game Five: Rockies 4, Dodgers 0

WP: Jimenez (1-2)

LP: Buehler (2-1)
HR: Iannetta (5)

Game Six: Dodgers 6, Rockies 5

WP: Jansen (1-0)
LP: Hammel (0-2)
HR: Beaty (3), Bellinger 2 (5), Turner (6)

Game Seven: Rockies 7, Dodgers 2

WP: Marquis (3-2)
LP: Kershaw (3-3)

HR: Barmes 2 (4), Iannetta (6)

The top-seeded Dodgers (not only in the bracket but in the tournment) won two games in this series on walk-off homers but lost the series.

Game One was one of those walkoffs, and it came in the 10th inning. Walker Buehler and Ubaldo Jimenez carried a dual shutout into the sixth inning, when Tory Tulowitzki homered for a 1-0 Rockies lead. In the bottom of the inning, Clay Bellinger doubled in a pair of runs for the Dodgers. Brad Hawpe greeted reliever Jose Urias with another solo shot in the seventh. The 2-2 score stood into the 10th, when Jason Hammel relieved for Colorado. Matt Beaty singled to open the inning, stole second and scored on Joc Pederson's homer.

Colorado evened the series behind Jorge de la Rosa's six innings of two-hit ball. Dexter Fowler scored twice -- he doubled, walked and stole a base in five trips to the plate -- as the Rockies turned three hits off Hyun-Jin Ryu into a pair of runs in six innings. Rafael Betancourt, Matt Daley and Huston Street each pitched an inning behidn de La Rosa, who walked none and struck out 11.

The series moved to Coors Field, and the Dodgers bats erupted in Game Three. A.J.Pollock hit a three-run homer. Chris Taylor, Bellinger, Max Muncy and Beaty each scored twice. Clayton Kershaw allowed one run in 5.1 innings for the win. Los Angeles pummeled the Colorado bullpen for eight runs in the seventh and eighth innings. 

The Rockies bounced back in Game Four, with Ryan Spilborghs hammering a pivotal three-run homer in the sixth. The Dodgers hit three homers in the fifth off Aaron Cook, all of them solo shots -- Justin Turner, Muncy and Pollock. That gave Los Angeles a 5-2 lead. But the Rockies got one back off Rich hill in the fifth, and in the sixth, after two men reached off Caleb Ferguson with one out, Yimi Garcia entered and Spilborghs connected. Ross Stirpling didn't retire a batter in the seventh as the Rockies added on three more runs, and they needed them. Franklin Morales (two scoreless innings) was credited with the win.

Jimenez silenced the Dodger bats after two straight big games with a seven-hit shutout. The Dodgers had no extra-base hits and never had more than one hit in an inning.Jimenez walked one and struck out 10. Chris Iannetta hit a solo homer off Buehler, and Todd Helton singled, doubled and scored twice.

Back in Dodger Stadium for Game Six, de la Rosa carried a 4-2 lead into the seventh with a shot at clinching the series. But Bellinger hit a three-run homer off the wearying lefty to take a 5-4 lead. That score stood until the ninth, when Fowler's double off Kenley Jansen scored Seth Smith from first base to tie it. Hammel relieved for the bottom of the inning, and Beaty, pinch-hitting for Jansen, greeted him with the walk-off homer.

That sent the series to a Game Seven. The Rockeis greeted Kershaw with a bang -- two runs on three hits and a walk in the first -- and kept adding on. Clint Barmes hit solo homers in the third and ninth innings and scored three runs in all. Iannetta hit another homer. Jason Marquis allowed the Dodgers one run on three hits in five innings, and he was followed by Morales, Daley and Street to seal the win and the series.

Player availablity: Morales should not relieve in Game One of the fourth round.

Projected rotation: Jimenez-Cook-de la Rosa-Marquis-(Jimenez)-(Cook)-(de la Rosa)

West bracket: 1973 Giants defeat 1973 A's in six games

Game One: A's 2, Giants 0
WP: Hunter (4-1)
LP: Bryant (0-4)
HR: Jackson (3)

Game Two: Giants 4, A's 1
WP: Marichal (2-0)
LP: Holtzman (2-2)
Save: Moffitt (3)
HR: Matthews (2)

Game Three: A's 9, Giants 6
WP: Blue (2-0)
LP: Bradley (3-1)
Save: Knowles (2)
HR: Bonds (3)

Game Four: Giants 3, A's 0
WP: Barr (3-1)
LP: Odom (0-2)
Save: Sosa (3)

Game Five: Giants 2, A's 1
WP: Bryant (1-4)
LP: Hamilton (0-1)
HR: Jackson (4)

Game Six: Giants 3, A's 1
WP: Marichal (3-0)
LP: Holtzman (2-3)
Save: Sosa (4)
HR: Bonds (4), Kingman (4)

The 1973 Giants knocked off a second straight strong Oakland team, this time holding a World Series champion to 15 runs in the six games, with the majority of those runs coming in one contest.

Catfish Hunter dominated Game One, played in the Oakland-Aldemeda County Coliseum. He held the Giants to two hits in the complete game shutout. He did walk four with six strikeouts. Ron Bryant also had a two-hit complete game, albeit of eight innings. Reggie Jackson homered in the fourth inning, and Bill North tripled to lead off the eighth and scored on a wild pitch. 

Juan Marichal held the A's to one unearned run in 7.1 innings in Game Two as the Giants evened the series. Gary Matthews hit a solo homer and singled in a run to highlight the visitors' offense against Ken Holtzman. Marichal allowed seven singles but no extra base hits or walks. Randy Moffitt relieved with two on and one out in the eighth and got Gene Tenace to ground into a double play, then worked a perfect ninth. All four A's to face Moffitt grounded out to second baseman Tito Fuentes.

The series moved across the Bay to San Francisco for Game Three and the only slugfest of the series. The A's scored three runs in the fourth off Tom Bradley, with Bert Campaneris stealing a pair of bases in the process. Bobby Bonds pulled the Giants within a run in the fifth with a three-run homer off Vida Blue, but Jim Willoughby cracked in the eighth as the A's racked up five runs. The Giants got three back in the bottom of the inning off Paul Lindblad, but that was as close as they got. Blue allowed three runs on five hits in seven innings.

Jim Barr and Elias Sosa combined for a seven-hit shutout in Game Four to again even the series. Barr went seven innings, allowing five hits, and Sosa navigated a pair of leadoff hits in the final two innings. Ed Good doubled in a run in the fourth after Blue Moon Odom walked Matthews with two outs and a passed ball eluded Ray Fosse, and Bonds tripled in a pair in the seventh against Horacio Pina.

Hunter and Bryant matched up in another duel in Game Five, and this time Bryant emerged victorious. Jackson homered in the third for the A's only run. The Giants tied it in the fourth when North misplayed Doug Rader's single to center and Fuentes scored from first on the error. The A's pinch-hit for Hunter in the seventh in an unsuccessful attempt to score a run, and Dave Hamilton held the Giants scoreless in the seventh and eighth innings. But he walked the first two men in the bottom of the ninth. Rollie Fingers relieved, and pinch-hitter Chris Arnold greeted him with a single to the gap that plated Fuentes.

The series returned to Oakland, and Marichal again smothered the A's lineup, this time for 7.2 innings. Dave Kingman hit a two-run homer off Holtzman in the second and Bond added a solo homer in the eighth for a 3-0 lead. Oakland got a run on three singles in the bottom of the inning to chase Marichal, but Sosa popped up Tenace to end the threat. The A's got a single in the ninth, but Sosa promptly got a double play and faced just three men to close out the game and the series.

Player availability: No injuries, and the Giants bullpen will be fullly rested for Round Four.

Projected rotation: Bryant-Bradley-Barr-Marichal-(Bryant)-(Bradley)-(Barr)

West bracket: Round 2 recap

Advancing: 2019 Dodgers, 1973 Athletics, 2009 Rockies, 1973 Giants

Elminated: 2019 Athletics, 1973 Dodgers, 2019 Diamondbacks, 2009 Mariners

2019 teams won one series, lost two

1973 teams won two series, lost one

2009 teams won one series, lost one

The 1, 2, 5 and 6 seeds have advanced to the third round. The 2, 3, 7 and 8 teams were eliminated.

One DH team remains.

West bracket: 2019 Dodgers defeat 2009 Mariners in six games

Game One: Mariners 7, Dodgers 3
WP: F Hernandez (2-0)
LP: Kershaw (1-2)
HR: Griffey Jr. (1), Suzuki (2), Pederson 2 (2)

Game Two: Dodgers 6, Mariners 2
WP: Urias (1-0)
LP: Rowland-Smith (0-2)
HR: Muncy 3 (5), E Hernandez (1)

Game Three: Dodgers 3, Mariners 1
WP: Buehler (2-0)
LP: Snell (1-1)
Save: Jansen (3)
HR: Turner 2 (5), Pederson (3)

Game Four: Mariners 4, Dodgers 3 (11 innings)
WP: White (1-0)
LP: Stripling (0-1)
HR: Gutierrez (2)

Game Five: Dodgers 10, Mariners 1
WP: Kershaw (2-2)
LP: F Hernandez (2-1)
HR: Johjima (1), Pollock (1), Freese (1)

Game Six: Dodgers 3, Mariners 1
WP: Maeda (1-1)
LP: Fister (1-1)
Save: Jansen (4)
HR: Muncy (6), Bellinger (2)

The Dodgers long-balled their way through this series.

The Mariners, however, won Game One in Dodger Stadium. Ichiro Suzuki broke it open with a three-run homer in the top of the ninth, and Ken Griffey Sr. hit a two-run homer in the third off Clayton Kershaw. Joc Pederson homered twice for all three Dodgers runs.

Max Muncy hit three homers in Game Two, and Enrique Hernandez added a solo shot. Muncy and Hernandez went back-to-back in the fourth inning. Jose Urias got the win with four hitless innings of relief.

The series moved to Safeco Field for Game Three, where it was Justin Turner's turn to hit multiple homers. Going back to the first round, the Dodgers had six straight games with a hitter bashing two or more homers -- Corey Seager, Austin Barnes and Muncy in the final three games against the 1973 Padres, and Pederson, Muncy and Turner in the first three games of this series. Pederson hit another homer in this game, and Walker Buehler allowed one run in six-plus innings for the win.

Erik Bedard and his relievers kept the Dodgers in the yard in Game Four, and Seattle evened the series with an 11-inning win. Jose Lopez singled in Ichiro in the bottom of the 11th; it was Ichiro's third run of the game. Sean White was credited with the win, but David Aardsma was the bullpen hero for the M's. He relieved Miguel Batista in the 10th with the bases loaded and no outs and stranded all three runners.

The Dodgers racked up Felix Hernandez for three runs in the fourth inning of Game Five, with A.J. Pollock hitting a two-homer. That all really all Kershaw needed, but the Dodgers put up five runs off three Mariners relievers in the seventh, highlighted by a pinch-hit grand slam by David Freese.

Back in L.A. for Game Six, Kenta Maeda shut out Seattle for six innings, after which Caleb Ferguson and Pedro Baez threw one scoreless inning apiece before Kenley Jansen allowed a run in the ninth. Cory Bellinger and Muncy hit back-to-back homers in the fourth off Doug Fister to give the Dodgers a 3-0 lead. Seattle got the tying run into scoring position against Jansen, but the Dodger closer escaped to seal the series for the Dodgers

Player availablity: The Dodgers have no injuries or overworked relievers for the third round

Projected rotation: Buehler-Ryu-Kershaw-Hill-(Buehler)-(Ryu)-(Kershaw). Maeda will deactivated and Hill inserted into the Game Four slot.

West bracket: 2009 Rockies defeat 1973 Dodgers in six games

Game One: Dodgers 2, Rockies 1
WP: Sutton (3-0)
LP: Jimenez (0-1)
Save: Brewer (2)
HR: Iannetta (4)

Game Two: Rockies 5, Dodgers 1
WP: Marquis (1-1)
LP: John (1-1)
HR: Helton (1)

Game Three: Rockies 5, Dodgers 2
WP: de la Rosa (2-0)
LP: Messersmith (0-2)
Save: Street (5)
HR: Hawpe (1), Tulowitzki (1)

Game Four: Rockies 8, Dodgers 3
WP: Cook (2-0)
LP: Osteen (0-2)
HR: W Davis (1), Buckner (1), Atkins (2)

Game Five: Dodgers 1, Rockies 0
WP: Sutton (3-0)
LP: Jimenez (0-2)
Save: Richert (1)
HR: Cey (1)

Game Six: Rockies 4, Dodgers 0
WP: Marquis (2-1)
LP: John (1-2)
Save: Betancourt (1)
HR: Hawpe (2)

The Dodgers scored just nine runs in the six games.

Two of them came in the Dodger Stadium opener, and they were enough for Don Sutton. Sutton allowed five hits in eight innings, one a homer by Chris Iannetta. Willie Crawford singled home two runs in the fourth. Jim Brewer struck out two of the three men he faced in the ninth.

Jason Marquis and a host of relievers evened the series in Game Two. Marquis allowed two hits and one run in five innings, leaving for a pinch-hitter in the top of the sixth (Iannetta grounded into double play to kill a rally). Franklin Morales, Rafael Betancourt, Joe Beimel and Matt Daley followed, shutting out the Dodgers over the final four innings. Todd Helton drove in three runs for Colorado.

The series shifted to Coors Field. Troy Tulowitzki homered in a three-run third inning off Andy Messersmith, and Jorge de la Rosa held the Dodgers scoreless though six innings. The Dodgers plated two runs in the seventh, but Dexter Fowler singled in a run in the bottom of the seventh and Brad Hawpe homered in the eighth.

Garret Atkins hit a grand slam off Claude Osteen in the first inning of Game Four, and the Dodgers never seriously challenged. Atkins added two more RBIs in a three-run fifth inning. Aaron Cook went eight innings for the win, allowed three runs on a pair of homers. 

Sutton staved off elimination with a Game Five gem. He allowed four hits in 8.1 innings, with Pete Richert getting the final two outs after a Tulowitzki single. Ron Cey homered in the fourth off Ubaldo Jimenez for the only run of the game.

Jason Marquis went eight-plus innings in Game Six, shutting out the Dodgers on six hits. Two of them came from the first two hitters of the ninth, after which the Rockies used Beimel for one out and Betancourt for the final two. Hawpe homered in the second off loser Tommy John, and Atkins drove in two runs in a three-run third.

Player availability: An injury to Dexter Fowler will have expired by the start of the third round, and with two days off the Colorado bullpen will be rested.

Projected rotation: Jimenez-de la Rosa-Marquis-Cook-(Jimenez)-(de la Rosa)-(Marquis)

West bracket: 1973 Giants defeat 2019 Athletics in seven games

Game One: Athletics 2, Giants 1
WP: Fiers (2-0)
LP: Bryant (0-3)
Save: Hendriks (3)
HR: Olson (3), K Davis (2)

Game Two: Giants 7, Athletics 4
WP: Barr (1-1)
LP: Anderson (0-1)
Save: Moffitt (1)
HR: Bonds (2), Profar (3), K Davis (3)

Game Three: Athletics 8, Giants 5
WP: Diekman (2-0)
LP: Sosa (0-1)
Save: Hendriks (4)
HR: Laureano (2), Canha (2), Olson (4)

Game Four: Athletics 12, Giants 11 (13 innings)
WP: Petit (1-0)
LP: Moffitt (0-1)
Save: Hendriks (5)
HR: McCovey (2), Da Rader (2), Olson (5), Grossman (1)

Game Five: Giants 6, Athletics 5
WP: Willoughby (1-0)
LP: Fiers (2-1)
Save: Moffitt (2)
HR: Goodson (1), Kingman (2), Chapman (3), Olson (6), Piscotty (1)

Game Six: Giants 5, Athletics 2
WP: Barr (2-1)
LP: Anderson (0-2)
Save: Sosa (2)
HR: Kingman (3), Chapman (4)

Game Seven: Giants 12, Athletics 1
WP: Bradley (3-0)
LP: Bailey (0-1)
HR: Maddox (2), McCovey (3)

Down three games to one, the 1973 San Francisco Giants pounded Oakland's pitching for 23 runs to win the final three games and take the series.

The opener, in Oakland, was the one true pitcher's duel of the series. The A's got solo homers from Khris Davis and Matt Olson, and Mike Fiers allowed one run in seven innings for the win. 

Jim Barr went seven innings, allowing two earned runs, for the Game Two win at the Giants evened the series. The Giants 1-4 hitters hit for the cycle in the fourth inning off Brett Anderson -- Bobby Bonds led off with a homer, Garry Maddox singled. Gary Matthews tripled and Willie McCovey doubled. 

The series moved across the Bay to Candlestick Park for Game Three. Maddox hit a bases-loaded triple in the third as the Giants took a 5-1 lead and drove Homer Bailey from the game. But the A's chipped away at Tom Bradley, making his first start since his series-clinching no-hitter in the first round, for a run in the fifth and two more in the sixth. Elias Sosa relieved to open the seventh and gave up a a grand slam to Matt Olson, which gave the A's an 8-5 lead that stood. Oakland used five relief pitchers over the final six innings.

The Giants jumped on the A's early in Game Four again only to see another big lead go away. Dave Rader and Willie McCovey homered in the second inning as San Francisco took a 9-2 lead off Tanner Roark. But Juan Marichal couldn't make it through the fifth inning, as the A's scored five runs on a double, two walks and four singles. Oakland capped the comeback with a three-run ninth aided by a pair of errors by Ed Goodson at third base. That rally tied the game at 11, a score that stood until Robbie Grossman homered in the 13th off Randy Moffitt.

Both teams scored three runs in the first inning of Game Five, but Fiers and Bryant steadied after that. Oakland took a 5-3 lead in the sixth on a two-run homer by Matt Chapman. But with their bullpen depleted by consecutive short starts, the A's tried to ride Fiers too far. Dave Kingman, pinch-hitting for Bryant, tied the game with a homer, and the Giants took the lead in the seventh on a Tito Fuentes sac fly.

The series moved back to Oakland. The Giants broke a 2-2 tie in the fourth inning of Game Six with three unearned runs off Anderson. Barr took a three-hitter into the ninth, but was pulled after walking the leadoff man, with Sam McDowell getting one out and Sosa the last two to even the series.

Game Seven turned into a rout early. Maddox hit a solo homer in the first. The A's tied it in the second on a Josh Phegley double. But the Giants scored six runs in the third -- an inning that only ended end Fuentes was caught on the hidden ball trick -- and added on in the fifth, sixth and seventh innings. 

Player availablity: No injuries for the Giants, and the bullpen will be fully ready for Round Three

Projected rotation: Bryant-Marichal-Bradley-Barr-(Bryant)-(Marichal)-(Bradley)

West bracket: 1973 Athletics defeat 2019 Diamondbacks in six games

Game One: Athletics 8, D'backs 3
WP: Hunter (3-0)
LP: Greinke (2-1)
HR: A Jones (1), C Walker (2)

Game Two: Athletics 4, D'backs 3
WP: Knowles (1-1)
LP: Bradley (0-1)
Save: Fingers (4)
HR: Flores (1)

Game Three: Athletics 8, D'backs 7 (10 innings)
WP: Fingers (1-0)
LP: Bradley (0-2)
HR: Rudi (2)

Game Four: D'backs 6, Athletics 1
WP: Gallen (2-0)
LP: Odom (0-1)
HR: Jackson (2)

Game Five: D'backs 3, Athletics 2
WP: Greinke (3-1)
LP: Hunter (3-1)
Save: Bradley (2)
HR: Tenace (2), C Kelly (3)

Game Six: Athletics 5, D'backs 3
WP: Holtzman (2-1)
LP: Andreise (1-1)
Save: Knowles (1)
HR: North (1), K Marte (3)

The A's jumped on Zach Greinke early in the opener at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, with Reggie Jackson driving in three runs on a pair of doubles in the first two inning. Bert Campaneris scored three runs and Bill North two. Catfish Hunter went the distance, allowing just three hits, but two of them were homers.

Arizona jumped in front in Game Two on a two-run homer by Wilmer Flores in the second, and Ketel Marte made it 3-0 with a fifth-inning single. Robbie Ray left after 5.6 scoreless innings (three hits and four walks) and the A's tied it with a three-run seventh off relievers Yoshihisa Hirano and T.J. MacFarland, with the lead-footed Gene Tenace scoring from first on Sal Bando's two-run double to tie. Campaneris had two sac flies, the second bringing home Joe Rudi with the winning run.

The series moved to Phoenix for Game Three, which was a slugfest. Vida Blue carried a 6-1 lead into the bottom of the fifth but didn't retire a batter in the frame. Eduardo Escobar had a two-run triple, and Mater singled in two runs as well. Dick Green bunted home pinch-runner Vic Davalillo in the 10th for the go-ahead run.

Down 3-0, Arizona drove Blue Moon Odom out of the box after three innings and tagged long man Dave Hamilton for three runs in the sixth inning, while Zac Gallen held the A's to one run in six innings. Nick Ahmed had a pair of RBI doubles, and Gallen himself singled in two runs.

The Snakes sent the series back to Oakland as Greinke outpitched Hunter in Game Five. Greinke allowed two runs on five hits in six innings. Hunter, with the A's bullpen stretched by two short starts, went the distance again but allowed three runs on eight hits, two hit batters and four walks.

North opened Game Six with a solo homer for the A's and drew a bases-loaded walk in the second. Campaneris had a pair of RBI singles and Deron Johnson had two hits and scored a pair of runs. Ken Holtzman went eight innings for the A's, and Darold Knowles had a 1-2-3 ninth to secure the win and the series.

Player availability: All will be available for Game One of the third round.

Projected rotation: Hunter-Holtzman-Blue-Odom-(Hunter)-(Holtzman)-(Blue)

West bracket: 2019 Diamondbacks defeat 2019 Giants in five games

Game One: D'backs 3, Giants 0
WP: Greinke (1-0)
LP: Bumgarner (0-1)
Save: Holland (1)
HR: C Kelly (1)

Game Two: D'backs 5, Giants 4
WP: Andrese (1-0)
LP: W Smith (0-1)
HR: C Walker (1), C Kelly (2), D Peralta (1), Sandoval (1)

Game Three: Giants 3, D'backs 1
WP: Beede (1-0)
LP: M Kelly (0-1)
Save: S Dyson (1)
HR: D Peralta (2), Yastrzemski (1)

Game Four: D'backs 13, Giants 3
WP: Gallen (1-0)
LP: D Rodriguez (0-1)
HR: K Marte 2 (2), Ahmed 2 (2), D Peralta (3)

Game Five: D'backs 4, Giants 2
WP: Greinke (2-0)
LP: Bumgarner (0-2)
Save: Bradley (1)
HR: Greinke (1)

Arizona outhomered the Giants 11-2 in the five games.

Zach Greinke and three relievers combined for a five hit shutout in the opener in Chase Field. Carson Kelly homered and doubled twice, scoring two runs.

Kelly homered again in Game Two, this one a pinch-hit shot off Giants closer Will Smith leading off the ninth to tie the contest. Nick Ahmed followed with a single. He moved to second on a wild pitch and scored the game-winner on a two-out single by Ketel Marte. Christian Walker hit a two-run homer in the eighth to pull the Diamondbacks within a run.

The series moved to San Francisco for Game Three, and the Giants got a strong outing from Tyler Beebe (one run in five innings) and four shutout frames from relieves Shawn Anderson and Sam Dyson. Mike Yastrzemski hit a three-run homer off Merrill Kelly in the fourth to account for all three runs for the Giants.

Marte and Nick Ahmed each hammered a pair of homers in Game Fout for Arizona. David Peralta homered, doubled, singled, drove in three and scored twice for the Snakes. Ahmed drove in five runs in all. Wilmer Flores and Jake Lamb each doubled twice for Arizona.

Greinke did the bulk of the work as the Diamondbacks wrapped up the series in Game Five. Not only did he toss five scoreless innings before weakening in the sixth, he hit a two-run homer off Madison Bumgarner to begin the scoring. The Diamondbacks went through four relievers after Greinke was pulled, but none of them allowed a run.

Player availability: Arizona will be fully rested for the second round

Projected rotation: Greinke-Ray-Kelly-Gullen-(Greinke)-(Ray)-(Kelly)

West bracket: 2019 Athletics sweep 2009 Diamondbacks

Game One: Athletics 4, Diamondbacks 3
WP: Fiers (1-0)
LP: Haren (0-1)
Save: Hendriks (1)
HR: J Upton (1), K Davis (1), Canha (1)

Game Two: Athletics 12, Diamondbacks 9
WP: Diekman (1-0)
LP: Zavada (0-1)
Save: Hendriks (2)
HR: M Olson (1), J Upton (2), Oeltjen (1)

Game Three: Athletics 7, Diamondbacks 4 (10 innings)
WP: Trivino (1-0)
LP: Boyer (0-1)
Save: Treinen (1)
HR: Canha (2), Phegley (1)

Game Four: Athletics 18, Diamondbacks 2
WP: Montas (1-0)
LP: Y Petit (0-1)
HR: Profar 2 (2), Chapman 2 (2), M Olson (2), Laureano (1), Semien (1)

The Athletics hammered 12 homers in the four games.

Game One, in the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, was the closest thing the series offered to a pitchers duel. Dan Haren went the distance for Arizona, giving up four runs on six hits and taking the loss. Mark Canha's two-run homer in the fifth ended the scoring for both teams. Winner Mike Fiers and two relievers allowed just one hit after the second inning.

The A's prevailed in a high-scoring second game with the help of a five-run sixth inning Marcus Semien and Canha opened the inning with doubles, and the A's added three walks, a pair of singles and an Arizona error to send 12 ment to the plate. Matt Olson had four hits for the A's, including a two-run homer in the second to open the scoring, and scored three runs. Justin Upton drove in three runs for the Diamondbacks.

The series moved to Arizona for Game Three. Josh Phegley hit a three-run homer in the top of the 10th off Blaine Boyer to break a 4-4 tie. He drove in a run earlier with a ground out. Upton went 4-for-4 with a homer, a double and two walks for Arizona.

The A's left little doubt about Game Four, with a run in the first, four in the second and three more in the third. Matt Chapman and Jurickson Profar each hit a pair of homers, and Semien scored five runs.

Player availability: All Oakland players will be ready for the second round

Projected rotation: Fiers-Anderson-Bailey-Montas-(Fiers)-(Anderson)-(Bailey)

West bracket: 2019 Dodgers defeat 1973 Padres in seven games

Game One: Padres 1, Dodgers 0
WP: Greif (1-0)
LP: Kershaw (0-1)
Save: Caldwell (1)

Game Two: Dodgers 17, Padres 5
WP: Buehler (1-0)
LP: Kirby (0-1)
HR: Turner 3 (3), Colbert (1), Beaty (1), C Seager (1)

Game Three: Dodgers 2, Padres 1
WP: Ryu (1-0)
LP: Arlin (0-1)
Save: Jansen (1)
HR: Colbert (2), Beaty (2)

Game Four: Padres 6, Dodgers 2
WP: R Jones (1-0)
LP: Maeda (0-1)
HR: C Taylor (1)

Game Five: Dodgers 11, Padres 2
WP: Kershaw (1-1)
LP: Greif (1-1)
Save: Stripling (1)
HR: C Seager 2 (3), Bellinger (1), D Roberts (1), Hilton (1)

Game Six: Padres 6, Dodgers 4
WP: Troedson (1-0)
LP: Baez (0-1)
Save: V Romo (1)
HR: J Morales (1), Barnes 2 (2)

Game Seven: Dodgers 4, Padres 2
WP: Ryu (2-0)
LP: Caldwell (0-1)
Save: Jansen (2)
HR: Muncy 2 (2), Colbert (3)

The Dodgers slugged 14 homers to take a surprisingly long series from the Padres.

The opener in Dodger Stadium was the first sign that this would not be the cakewalk one might expect. Bill Greif allowed four singles in seven innings, and Mike Corkins and Mike Caldwell combined for two more scoreless frames for the visitors. The Padres scored an unearned run in the top of the first of Clayton Kershaw, and it stood up. Enrique Hernandez was injured early in this game and did not appear in the rest of the series.

JustinTurner hit three homers and a double in Game Two and drove in nine runs -- as it turned out, his only RBIs of the series -- to lead the rout. San Diego stater Clay Kirby didn't retire a man in the third innings, and Gary Ross, the first man out of the bullpen, wasn't much better. Every Dodger starter scored at least one run; Max Muncy scored four.

The series moved to 1973 and Jack Murphy Stadium, and Hyun-Jin Ryu won a pitchers duel over Steve Arlin. Ryu and Arlin each allowed four hits in eight innings, and each allowed a solo homer. But the Dodgers pieced together a run on a walk, a single and a ground out in the first inning.

The Padres evened the series behind Randy Jones' complete game; he allowed three hits, one of them a two-run homer by Chris Taylor. Cito Gaston hit a two-run triple in the Padres' three-run fourth inning against Kenta Maeda.

The Dodgers took Game Five in another blowout. Corey Seager hit two homers and drove in five runs; Cory Bellinger and Joc Pederson each drove in two. Kershaw allowed two solo homers in 5.1 innings, and Ross Stripling went 3.2 innings for the long save.

The Padres took another close one in Game Six as the series returned to Dodger Stadium. Walker Buehler held a 4-1 lead going into the seventh, but pinch-hitter Gene Locklear led off with a single and scored on Johnny Grubb's double. The Dodgers pulled Buehler for Pedro Baez. Dave Roberts singled, Nate Colbert walked to load the bases and Jerry Morales hit a grand slam to put the Padres ahead for good.

The Padres skipped Game Three starter Steve Arlin and started Game Seven with Caldwell. The lefty gave up a pair of homers to Muncy, a solo shot in the fifth that tied the game at 2 and two-run homer in the seventh that gave Los Angeles the lead for good. Ryu went seven innings, allowing two runs on five hits; Joe Kelly worked a scoreless eighth and Kenley Jansen a perfect ninth to secure the win and the series.

Player availability: Hernandez (injury) and Stripling (long relief outing) will both be available for the opener of the second round

Projected rotation: Kershaw-Maeda-Buehler-Ryu-(Kershaw)-(Maeda)-(Ryu)

West bracket: 1973 Giants defeat 2019 Angels in seven games

Game One: Angels 4, Giants 1
WP: Suarez (1-0)
LP: Bryant (0-1)
Save: Robles (1)
HR: J Upton (1)

Game Two: Giants 6, Angels 5
WP: McMahon (1-0)
LP: Suarez (1-1)
HR: McCovey (1), Speier (1), Fletcher (1), La Stella 2 (2), Kingman (1)

Game Three: Giants 3, Angels 2
WP: Bradley (1-0)
LP: Canning (0-1)
Save: Sosa (1)
HR: Fletcher (2)

Game Four: Angels 5, Giants 4
WP: Bedrosian (1-0)
LP: Barr (0-1)
HR: J Upton (2), Goodwin (1)

Game Five: Angels 4, Giants 2
WP: Heaney (1-0)
LP: Bryant (0-2)
Save: Robles (2)
HR: Calhoun 2 (2), Bonds (1), Maddox (1)

Game Six: Giants 6, Angels 1
WP: Marichal (1-0)
LP: Barria (0-1)
HR: Fuentes (1)

Game Seven: Giants 5, Angels 0
WP: Bradley (1-0)
LP: Pena (0-1)
HR: Matthews (1), Rader (1)

It was a tough series, but the team with four workhorse starters prevailed in the end over the team that relied on openers and bullpen games -- and did so ultimately with a truly dominant performance.

The Angels won the opener in Candlestick Park. Tyler Skaggs and Ron Bryant matched goose eggs for five innings, then Skaggs gave way to the bullpen. The Angels broke through for a pair of runs in the sixth inning. Kevan Smith had a pair of RBI doubles for the visitors, and the Giants mustered just two hits for the game off four Angels pitchers.

Chris Speier led off the bottom of the ninth of Game Two with a homer off Jose Suarez to even the series at a game apiece.  Willie McCovey hit a three-run homer in the third inning off Trevor Cahill to give the Giants a 3-0 lead, but the Angels fought back with a two-run homer from David Fletcher and a pair of solo shots by Tommy La Stella to take a 5-4 lead after six innings. Dave Kingman tied it in the seventh with pinch-hit homer, setting the stage for Speier's heroics.

The series moved to Anaheim for the next three games. Tom Bradley outlasted Griffin Canning (seven innings, two runs allowed for Bradley, five innings, one run for Canning) in Game Three. Garry Maddox went 4-for-5 from the Giants, and catcher Dave Rader had a pivotal RBI double in the seventh.

Brian Goodwin had a walk-off homer for the Angels in Game Four to even the series again. Jim Barr went the distance for the Giants, with two of the Angels five runs unearned. The Giants got all four of their runs in the first two innings off opener Felix Pena and Cahill, but Cahill delivered four scoreless innings after getting out of the second and Ty Buttrey, Suarez and Cam Bedrosian split up the final three innings as the Angels clawed back.

The Angels got their best start of the series in Gam Five, with Andrew Heaney allowing two runs on six hits in eight inning -- a pair of solo homers by Maddoz and Bobby Bonds. Kohl Calhoun homered twice off Bryant and drove in three runs.

The Giants returned to San Francisco needing a sweep. The Angels, out of eligible true starters, went with Noe Ramirez as an opener in Game Six. He threw a scoreless first, and Suarez followed with scoreless second, but Jamie Barria, called upon to give them bulk innings in the middle, allowed four runs on nine hits in three innings. Fuentes hit a two-run homer in the seventh to open it up. Juan Marichal took a shutout into the eighth, and Randy Moffit and Elias Sosa wrapped up it.

Tom Bradley delivered the clinching performance with a no-hitter in Game Seven, walking five with six strikeouts. Three of the walks were to Mike Trout, who missed one game with an injury and had just three hits in the entire series. Ramirez opened again, this time with two scoreless innings, and bulk-innings man Pena took the loss. Gary Matthews homered in the fourth, and Rader hit a three-run homerin the eighth.

Player availability: The Giants bullpen is well rested for the second round. They have no injury issues.

Projected rotation: Bryant-Barr-Bradley-Marichal-(Bryant)-(Barr)-(Bradley)

West bracket: 2009 Mariners defeat 1973 Angels in seven games

Game One: Angels 7, Mariners 5 (11 innings)
WP: Ryan (1-0)
LP: Vargas (0-1)
HR: B Oliver (1)
Save: Sells (1)

Game Two: Angels 4, Mariners 1
WP: Singer (1-0)
LP: Rowland-Smith (0-1)
HR: Beltre (1)

Game Three: Mariners 7, Angels 2
WP: Snell (1-0)
LP: Wright (0-1)
HR: F Gutierrez (1)

Game Four: Angels 2, Mariners 1
WP: Ryan (2-0)
LP: Bedard (0-1)

Game Five: Mariners 6, Angels 2
WP: F Hernandez (1-0)
LP: Singer (1-1)

Game Six: Mariners 5, Angels 1
WP: Fister (1-0)
LP: R May (0-1)
HR: Suzuki (1), Sweeney (1)

Game Seven: Mariners 1, Angels 0
WP: Batista (1-0)
LP: Ryan (2-1)
Save: Aardsma (1-)

Seattle overcame a three-games-to-one deficit, holding the Angels to a total of three runs over the final three games.

The opening matchup -- Nolan Ryan vs. Felix Hernandez -- figured to be a pitching duel. Instead, it was the highest scoring affair of the series, with the two teams each scoring five runs in the first four innings. King Felix left after five innings, but the Ryan Express kept going through 10 innings. The Angels broke through in the top of the 11th for two runs on singles by Ken Berry, Jeff Torborg, Richie Scheinblum and Sandy Alomar.

Bill Singer went the distance in the second game, holding the Mariners to one run on six hits. Vada Pinson hit a bases-clearing triple in the eighth to break a 1-1 tie.

The series moved from Safeco Field to the Big A in Anaheim, and Ian Snell and four relievers got the M's their first in in Game Three. Franklin Gutierrez had four hits, three runs and two RBIs, with a homer and two doubles, to power the Seattle offense against Clyde Wright. Snell went five innings for the win.

Ryan overpowered Seattle in Game Four, striking out 11 men in his five-hit complete game win. Both runs California got off Eric Bedard were unearned; Torborg led off the sixth with a single, and two outs later Jack Wilson booted Vada Pinson's grounder. Frank Robinson followed with a double, and Pinson scored from first.

One win from advancing, the Angels bats fell silent. Hernandez allowed one run on six hits in eight innings in the final game in Anaheim, while Singer gave up four runs in a disasterous sixth inning that featured two errors and a fly ball that Scheimblum played into three bases.

The series moved back to Seattle for Game Six, and the M's went deep twice against loser Rudy May, with Ichiro Suzuki's two-run homer in the eighth giving Seattle some margin. Mike Sweeney had a solo homer in the fourth Doug Fister allowed three hits in 6.1 innings for the win.

Seattle ran a bullpen game in the finale against Ryan, with Mark Lowe allowing one hit in three innings. The M's scored in the first when Ichiro scored from first on Jose Lopez's two-out double, and that was all the scoring for the contest. Miguel Batista, Jason Vargas and Sean White divied up the next five innings, and David Aardsma finished for the save.

Player availability: Lowe should not pitch in the first two games of Round Two. Adrian Beltre is injured and unavailable until Game Four. Russell Branyan is injured and unavailable until Game Three.

Projected rotation: Hernandez-(Rowland-Smith)-Snell-Bedard-(Hernandez)-(Fister)-(??). Under the Pasqual Perez rule, Hernandez is the only M's pitcher allowed to make more than one start in a series.

West bracket: 1973 A's defeat 2019 Mariners in six games

Game One: A's 5, Mariners 3
WP: Hunter (1-0)
LP: Gonzales (0-1)
Save: Fingers (1)
HR: Do. Santana (1), Tenace (1), Jackson (1)

Game Two: Mariners 5, A's 3
WP: Kikuchi (1-0)
LP: Holtzman (0-1)
HR: Moore (1), K Seager (1), Nola (1)

Game Three: A's 4, Mariners 2
WP: Blue (1-0)
LP: Leake (0-1)
Save: Fingers (2)
HR: Vogelbach (1), Kubiak (1)

Game Four: Mariners 2, A's 0
WP: F. Hernandez (1-0)
LP: Knowles (0-1)
Save: Elias (1)
HR: Do Santana (2)

Game Five: A's 4, Mariners 3
WP: Hunter (2-0)
LP: Gonzales (0-2)
Save: Fingers (3)
HR: Haniger (1), Rudi (1)

Game Six: A's 5, Mariners 0
WP: Holtzman (1-1)
LP: Kikuchi (1-1)

The 1973 champions got off to a ringing start in Game One, with both Reggie Jackson and Gene Tenace hitting first ining homers in Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. Catfish Hunter allowed two runs in seven innings, both scored by Domingo Santana (homer and double). Paul Lindbald threw a wild pitch to plate a run in the eighth, and Rollie Fingers relieved in the ninth to pick up the save.

Seattle hit three homers off Ken Holtzman to take Game Two. The biggest blow was a three-run shot by Dylan Moore. Kyle Seager and Austin Nola hit solo homers off Holtzman, who went the distance. Yusei Kikuchi allowed one run in six innings, after which Austin Adams and Matt Magill each tossed a scoreless frame. Closer Roenis Elias staggered through a two-run ninth, which ended with two men in scoring position on Deron Johnson's deep fly ball.

The series moved to Safeco Field, where Vida Blue and Fingers combined for a four-hitter. Ted Kubiak, filling in for the injured Dick Green, hit a two-run homer in the fifth off Mike Leake to put the A's ahead, and they tacked on two more runs in the sixth.

King Felix Hernandez reached into his days of greatness in Game Four. He allowed one hit in his first seven innings and left after allowing a one-out double in the eighth. Tommy Milone retired pinch-hitter Johnson and Bert Campaneris to end the eighth, and Elias allowed a harmless single in the ninth. Santana homered off reliever Darold Knowles for the go-ahead run in the sixth, and Mallex Smith singled in the other run in the seventh.

With the series tied at 2, Seattle took a 2-1 lead on Mitch-Haniger's homer in the fifth. But Joe Rudi homered with a man on in the sixth to put the A's in front, and Jackson singled in an insurance run in the seventh. Fingers walked home a man in the bottom of the eighth but allowed nothing more.

Holtzman, battered in the second game, was masterful in the sixth game. He kept the visitors hitless until the seventh, when Seager singled, and finished with a one-hitter. He walked two and struck out four. The A's didn't hit any homers, but got doubles from Sal Bando, Johnson, Green and Ray Fosse and a triple from Tenace as they scored five runs off Kikuchi in four innings.

Player availability: If Holtzman pitches Game Two as planned, he will lose an inning of durablity for that start.

Projected rotation: Hunter-Holtzman (with penalty)-Blue-Odom-(Hunter)-(Holtzman {no penalty})-Blue

West bracket: 2009 Rockies defeat 2019 Rockies in five games

Game One: 2009 Rockies 4, 2019 Rockies 2
WP: Morales (1-0)
LP: McGee (0-1)
Save: Street (1)
HR: Stewart (1)

Game Two: 2019 Rockies 9. 2009 Rockies 8
WP: Marquez (1-0)
LP: Marquis (0-1)
Save: Diaz (1)
HR: Desmond 2 (2), Iannetta-09 (1), Blackmon (1), Arenado (1)

Game Three: 2009 Rockies 10, 2019 Rockies 7
WP: de la Rosa (1-0)
LP: Senzatela (0-1)
Save: Street (2)
HR: Stewart (2), Barmes (1), Iannetta-09 (2), Murphy (1)

Game Four: 2009 Rockies 7, 2019 Rockies 4
WP: Cook (1-0)
LP: McGee (0-2)
Save: Street (3)
HR: Ianetta-09 (3), Fowler (1), Atkins (1)

Game Five: 2009 Rockies 4, 2019 Rockies 3
WP: Beimel (1-0)
LP: W. Davis (0-1)
Sabe: Street (4)
HR: C. Gonzalez (1), Dahl (1)

Chris Iannetta had a big series for the 2009 Rockies, with three home runs, nine RBIs and seven runs scored. He had a weak series for the 2019 Rockies, going 1-for-9 with no run production,

He didn't play for either team in the opener at the 2009 version of Coors Field. The other catcher for the 2009 Rockies, Yorbit Torrealba, drove in the first run of the game. The '09 Rox held a 2-0 lead into the eighth, when Daniel Murphy doubled in two runs to tie it. But in the bottom of the eighth, Ian Stewart hit a two-run homer off reliever Jake McGee, and Huston Street made it stand up.

The visitors evened the series in Game Two. Charley Blackmon, Ian Desmond and Nolan Arenado hit consecutive homers in the top of the ninth off Jose Contreras to make the score 9-4, but Wade Davis gave most of that lead back in the bottom of the frame. Jairo Diaz entered with one out and got a double play to end the game.

The series shifted to 2019 Coors Field at that point, and the '09 team took control. Clint Barmes and Stewart hit consecutive homers in a four-run second inning, Brad Hawpe scored three times and Iannetta homered and doubled with two walks and a sac fly en route to three RBIs for the game. Murphy hit a three-run homer in the eighth to make the score respectably close.

Iannetta hit a three-run bomb in Game Four off McGee to put the '09 team in front for good. Aaron Cook gave up four runs in the fourth but surrounded that with three shutout innings on either side before giving way to Rafael Betancourt and Street, who combined for six outs without a baserunner.

Game Five was a Coors Field oddity: a genuine pitchers duel, with Jon Gray and Ubaldo Jimenez working shutouts into the eighth. Jimenez walked Ryan McMahon to open the bottom of the eighth and Hawpe committed an error. Joe Beimel entered to retire pinch-hitter Raimel Tapia and Blackmon, but then David Dahl homered for a 3-0 lead. Wade Davis got the ball for the top of the eighth. Carlos Gonzalez greeted him with a homer, after which Troy Tulowitzki and Brad Helton walked. McMahon then committed a two-base error, and Barmes singled in two runs for the lead. Street allowed a leadoff double in the bottom of the ninth but followed that with a groundout, a strikeout and another grounder to nail down the series.

Player availability: All hands are available for Game One of the second round

Projected rotation: Jimenez-Marquis-de la Rosa-Cook-(Jimenez)-(Marquis)-(de la Rosa)

West bracket: 1973 Dodgers defeat 2019 Padres in six games

Game One: Dodgers 4, Padres 1
WP: Sutton (1-0)
LP: Lucchesi (0-1)
HR: Garvey (1), Myers (1)

Game Two: Padres 6, Dodgers 1
WP: Paddock (1-0)
LP: Messersmith (0-1)
HR: Renfroe (1), Joshua (1)

Game Three: Padres 5, Dodgers 2
WP: Laurer (1-0)
LP: Osteen (0-1)
Save: Yates (1)
HR: Myers (2), Tatis (1)

Game Four: Dodgers 3, Padres 0
WP: John (1-0)
LP: Strahm (0-1)

Game Five: Dodgers 4, Padres 1
WP: Sutton (2-0)
LP: Lucchesi (0-2)
Save: Brewer (1)
HR: Garvey (2), Mejia (1)

Game Six: Dodgers 5, Padres 3
WP: Richert (1-0)
LP: Stammen (0-1)
HR: Lopes (1), Ferguson (1), Hosmer (1)

Hits and runs were hard to come by in this series -- and downright impossible for one team in one game.

The opener in Dodger Stadium turned on a three-run sixth inning highlighted by Ron Cey's bases-loaded double. Don Sutton went the distance for Los Angeles, scattering six hits. The Padres left five men in scoring position.

San Diego bounced back in the second game, scoring all six runs in the final three innings. Luis Urias doubled home two runs to put the Padres ahead in the seventh, and Hunter Renfroe homered in the eighth to drive in two more. Chris Paddock allowed two hits, one a homer by Von Joshua, in six innings.

The Padres won their first home game as well. Eric Laurer allowed one run in five innings, helped when Renfroe gunned down Manny Mota trying to score on a fly ball. Renfroe later tripled and scored. Wil Myers hit a two-run homer off Claude Osteen, and Eric Hosmer scored a pair of runs.

Tommy John threw a no-hitter in Game Four. He walked two and hit a batter but got a pair of double plays and faced one man over the minimum. Mota had the only RBI of the game with a third-inning double. The Dodgers scored one run on a two-out error and another on a passed ball.

The Dodgers and Sutton won Game Five as well. Steve Garvey hit his second homer and Bill Buckner doubled in a pair of runs. Sutton retired the first nine men he faced and shut out San Diego until Francisco Mejia homered in the eighth. He went eight innings and allowed four hits.

Davy Lopes hit a two-run homer with two outs in the bottom of the ninth of Game Six to wrap up the series. He also had a sac fly in the seventh to tie the score. Pete Richert threw two hitless innings to collect the win.

Player availability: The Dodgers have no injuries and the bullpen was barely used.

Projected rotation: Sutton-John-Messersmith-Osteen-(Sutton)-(John)-(Messersmith).

West seeds and pairings

1) 2019 Los Angeles Dodgers. 106-56, lost NLCS
2) 1973 San Diego Padres. 60-102

8) 2009 Seattle Mariners. 85-77
9) 1973 California Angels. 79-83

5) 2009 Colorado Rockies. 92-70. Lost NLDS
12) 2019 Colorado Rockies. 71-91

4) 1973 Los Angeles Dodgers. 95-66
13) 2019 San Diego Padres. 70-92

3) 2019 Oakland Athletics. 97-65
14) 2009 Arizona Diamondbacks. 70-92

6) 1973 San Francisco Giants. 88-74
11) 2019 Los Angeles Angels. 72-90

7) 2019 Arizona Diamondbacks. 85-77
10) 2019 San Francisco Giants. 77-85

2) 1973 Oakland Athletics. 94-68, won World Series
15) 2019 Seattle Mariners. 68-94