2000 National League Division Series
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The 2000 National League Division Series (NLDS), the opening round of the 2000 National League playoffs, began on Tuesday, October 3, and ended on Sunday, October 8, with the champions of the three NL divisions – along with a "wild card" team – participating in two best-of-five series. They were:
- (1) San Francisco Giants (Western Division champions, 97-65) vs. (4) New York Mets (Wild Card, 94-68): Mets win series, 3-1.
- (2) St. Louis Cardinals (Central Division champions, 95-67) vs. (3) Atlanta Braves (Eastern Division champions, 95-67): Cardinals win series, 3-0.
The higher seed (in parentheses) had the home field advantage (Games 1, 2 and 5 at home), which was determined by playing record. The Cardinals were awarded home field advantage rather than the Braves due to their 4-3 advantage in head-to-head play.
The Cardinals and Mets went on to meet in the NL Championship Series (NLCS). The Mets beat the Cardinals 4 games to 1 to advance to the 2000 World Series, where they would face the American League champion New York Yankees.
Umpires: Jeff Kellogg, Gary Cederstrom, Ed Montague, Dan Morrison, Larry Young, Ted Barrett (San Francisco-New York, Games 1-2; St. Louis-Atlanta, Game 3); Rich Rieker, Terry Craft, Jerry Crawford, Brian Gorman, Rocky Roe, Mike DiMuro (St. Louis-Atlanta, Games 1-2; San Francisco-New York, Games 3-4)
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[edit] Broadcasters
| Series | Network(s) | Play-by-play | Color Commentator(s) |
| St. Louis Cardinals/Atlanta Braves | ESPN | Jon Miller | Joe Morgan |
| New York Mets/San Francisco Giants | ESPN (Games 1, 4), FOX (Games 2, 3) | Jon Miller (Games 1, 4) Thom Brennaman (Game 2) Joe Buck (Game 3) | Joe Morgan (Games 1, 4) Steve Lyons (Game 2) Tim McCarver(Game 3) |
[edit] Results
[edit] St. Louis Cardinals vs. Atlanta Braves
St. Louis wins series, 3-0. <tr><td width="33%" valign="top">
| Game | Score | Date |
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| 1 | St. Louis 7, Atlanta 5 | October 3 |
| 2 | St. Louis 10, Atlanta 4 | October 5 |
| 3 | St. Louis 7, Atlanta 1 | October 7 |
[edit] Game 1, October 3
Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 3 |
| St. Louis | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 7 | 11 | 1 |
| WP: Mike James (1-0) LP: Greg Maddux (0-1) | ||||||||||||
| HR: SD – None; STL – Jim Edmonds (1), | ||||||||||||
[edit] Game 2, October 5
Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| St. Louis | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | 10 | 9 | 0 |
| WP: Darryl Kile (1-0) LP: Tom Glavine (0-1) | ||||||||||||
| HR: ATL – Andruw Jones (1) STL – Will Clark (1), Carlos Hernández (1), Mark McGwire (1) | ||||||||||||
[edit] Game 3, October 7
Turner Field, Atlanta, Georgia
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 0 |
| Atlanta | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| WP: Britt Reames (1-0) LP: Kevin Millwood (0-1) | ||||||||||||
| HR: STL – Fernando Vina (1), Jim Edmonds (2) ATL – None | ||||||||||||
[edit] San Francisco Giants vs. New York Mets
New York wins series, 3-1. <tr><td width="33%" valign="top">
| Game | Score | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Francisco 5, New York 1 | October 4 |
| 2 | New York 5, San Francisco 4 (10 innings) | October 5 |
| 3 | New York 3, San Francisco 2 (13 innings) | October 7 |
| 4 | New York 4, San Francisco 0 | October 8 |
[edit] Game 1, October 4
Pac Bell Park, San Francisco, California
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| San Francisco | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 5 | 10 | 0 |
| WP: Livan Hernandez (1-0) LP: Mike Hampton (0-1) | ||||||||||||
| HR: NYM – None; SF – Ellis Burks (1), | ||||||||||||
Giants Pitcher Livan Hernandez allowed 1 run and 5 hits over a 7.2 inning effort, backed by a 3-run Home Run by Ellis Burks as the Giants cruised to an easy 5-1 victory.
[edit] Game 2, October 5
Pac Bell Park, San Francisco, California
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 0 |
| San Francisco | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 |
| WP: Armando Benitez (1-0) LP: Felix Rodriguez (0-1) SV: John Franco (1) | |||||||||||||
| HR: NYM – Edgardo Alfonzo (1); SF – J.T. Snow (1) | |||||||||||||
Behind strong pitching from Al Leiter and a 2-run Home Run from Edgardo Alfonzo in the top of the 9th inning, the Mets carried a 4-1 lead into the last of the 9th. However, following a double by Barry Bonds and a single from Jeff Kent, pinch hitter J.T. Snow hit a towering 3-run Home Run off of Mets reliever Armando Benitez to tie the game at 4. But the Mets would bounce back in the 10th inning, with Rookie Jay Payton singling home Darryl Hamilton with 2 out in the inning. The Giants would threaten again, and had the tying run on with two out and Bonds at the plate, however John Franco struck out Bonds looking on a wicked 3-2 changeup, giving the Mets a heart-stopping 5-4 victory and a 1-1 series moving to New York.
[edit] Game 3, October 7
Shea Stadium, Flushing, New York
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 |
| New York | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| WP: Rick White (1-0) LP: Aaron Fultz (0-1) | ||||||||||||||||
| HR: SF – None; NYM – Benny Agbayani (1) | ||||||||||||||||
Giants starting pitcher Russ Ortiz stifled the Mets early, and had a no-hitter entering the 6th inning. He was staked to a 2-0 lead thanks to RBI singles from Bobby Estalella and Marvin Benard. But in the 6th, the Mets broke through. Rookie Timo Perez, forced into action due to a game 1 injury to starting Right Fielder Derek Bell, blooped a single over 3rd base to score Mike Bordick and put the Mets on the scoreboard.
Two innings later, with the Mets still down by 1 run, pinch hitter Lenny Harris barely beat out the return throw on what would have been an inning ending double play. The Giants brought in closer Robb Nen, who had not blown a save since July to face Edgardo Alfonzo. But Alfonzo ended that streak by ripping a double into the left field corner to score Harris and tie the game.
The game continued on into extra innings, where both teams mounted scoring threats, only to be turned away each time.
The game finally ended when Benny Agbayani blasted a Home Run into the left field bleachers with 1 out in the 13th inning, capping another memorable postseason game at Shea Stadium and putting the Mets ahead in the series 2 games to 1.
[edit] Game 4, October 8
Shea Stadium, Flushing, New York
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||
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| San Francisco | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| New York | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 | 6 | 0 | |||||||||
| WP: Bobby Jones (1-0) LP: Mark Gardner (0-1) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| HRs: SF – None; NYM – Robin Ventura (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||
In perhaps the most unlikely great pitching performance in recent memory, Bobby Jones, the Mets fourth starter, completely shut down the Giants offense, hurling a masterful 1-hit shutout to clinch the series for the Mets. Mixing 85 MPH fastballs and 65 MPH curveballs, Jones thoroughly baffled Giant hitters all afternoon, setting down the side in order in 8 of 9 innings. Jeff Kent's leadoff double in the 5th inning would be the Giants only hit. Jones would get all the offense he would need on Robin Ventura's 2-run home run in the 1st inning. Jones got Barry Bonds to fly out to center to end the game, and set off a raucous celebration at Shea Stadium.
Mets announcer Bob Murphy would say following the final out,
| The Mets have never had a better ball game pitched in their 39-year history! |
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