2010 NLDS Game 1 Preview – Atlanta Braves vs San Francisco Giants
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Atlanta Braves vs San Francisco Giants
9:35 PM Thursday October 7 on TBS
Pitching Probables: Derek Lowe vs. Tim Lincecum
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I would have loved to see Tim Hudson get the nod in Game 1 but Derek Lowe has lots of previous playoff experience to draw on. 2010 wasn’t Lowe’s finest but among his 16 wins were two against the Giants, one each both home and on the road. He gave up only 3 runs in 13 innings against San Francisco and with his patented sinker he keeps the ball in the park and his team in the game. Atlanta won the season series 4-3 against the Giants and in game 1 and throughout the series the key will be whether they can continue to get the timely hitting they got during the season. It would be great if catcher Brian McCann could get started. He slept through the season and his numbers were down but he is a .300 hitter lifetime against the Giants and even better against Lincecum (.381).
Lucky for the Giants Tim Lincecum appears to have rounded back into form. The most dominant starter over the two season prior, he struggled over the summer but was excellent in September, yielding more than 2 runs just once in six pressure cooker starts. It was sort of like the playoffs and was good prep for this series. Unfortunately, the Giants bats did not really wake up down the stretch. Even though Derek Lowe isn’t all that intimidating it is tough to see who in that lineup is going to step up. With all that adrenalin pumping the last thing these guys want to see is a sinkerballer. If Lowe can take advantage of a team that can be a little over aggressive than it won’t make a difference how many Ks Lincecum racks up.
Prediction: Atlanta takes the first fame in a mirror fashion to their season. A couple of runs in the late innings put the Giants in a whole to start the series.
San Francisco is -153 and the O/U is 6.5
Score Prediction:
Atlanta Braves – 4
San Franscisco Giants – 2
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