“I mean, I hardly even remember light breeze here most nights." “I mean, it was a factor in the game, for sure. “The wind was definitely pretty crazy tonight," Giants All-Star shortstop Brandon Crawford said. The Giants now lead the best-of-five NLDS 2-1, knowing that at worst, a deciding Game 5 will be at Oracle Park in San Francisco, with their ace, Logan Webb, on the mound. It was the first time the Giants won a postseason game 1-0 on a solo homer since Game 3 of the 1923 World Series when Casey Stengel homered off Yankees pitcher Sad Sam Jones. The good ol’ San Francisco wind was their 10th man on the field at Dodger Stadium in a 1-0 victory that leaves the defending World Series champions on the brink of elimination. When the evening was over Monday, and the Giants boarded their team bus to their Pasadena, California, hotel, they couldn’t stop smirking watching trash strewn across the parking lot. STILL IN THE DANCE: After blowing five-run lead, Red Sox walk off Rays in Game 4 to advance to ALCS WINDY NIGHT: Did the strong winds cause Max Scherzer to stumble off the mound at Dodger Stadium? They brought their own weather to Los Angeles: cold, raw, and, wind. No Sandpaper.īut, oh, those resourceful San Francisco Giants, looking for any possible edge they could get to bring down the mighty Los Angeles Dodgers, let their creative minds work their magic Monday night, and packed a secret weapon on this NL Division Series trip. LOS ANGELES - Major League Baseball rules specifically state that all foreign substances are prohibited in games, regardless if it’s a sweltering day at Busch Stadium in June or a postseason game at Dodger Stadium in October.
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