2010 Major League Baseball postseason

2010 Major League Baseball playoffs July 2022 Major League Baseball postseason 2010MLBPostseasonlogo.jpg 2010 October 6 – November 1, 20102010 Major Leagues Schedule https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/majors/2010-schedule.shtml Baseball-Reference.com 13 July 2022 8 San Francisco Giants(6th title) Texas Rangers Nelson Cruz (TEX) 6 Elvis Andrus (TEX) 8 Cliff Lee (TEX) 47 Édgar Rentería (SF) 2009 2011 The 2010 Major League Baseball postseason was the playoff tournament of Major League Baseball for the 2010 season. The winners of the Division Series would move on to the League Championship Series to determine the pennant winners that face each other in the World Series. In the American League, the New York Yankees returned for the fifteenth time in the past sixteen years, the Minnesota Twins returned for the sixth time in the past nine years, the Tampa Bay Rays returned for the second time in three years, and the Texas Rangers returned for the first time since 1999. This would be the first of three consecutive postseason appearances for the Rangers. In the National League, the Philadelphia Phillies returned to the postseason for the fourth straight time, the San Francisco Giants made their first postseason appearance since 2003, the Atlanta Braves returned for the fifteenth time in the last nineteen years, and the Cincinnati Reds made their first postseason appearance since 1995. The postseason began on October 6, 2010, and ended on November 1, 2010, with the Giants defeating the Rangers in five games in the 2010 World Series, ending the Curse of Coogan's Bluff. It was the Giants' sixth championship in franchise history, and their first title since 1954, when the team was still based in New York City. Playoff seeds right 10px American League Teams 10px National League Teams 480 430 260 30 10 USA 450 USA 27.77 -82.65 Red pog.svg 80 bottom Rays USA 44.98 -93.28 Red pog.svg 80 bottom Twins USA 32.75 -97.08 Red pog.svg 80 bottom Rangers USA 40.83 -73.93 Red pog.svg 80 top Yankees USA 39.91 -75.17 Blue pog.svg 80 bottom Phillies USA 39.10 -84.51 Blue pog.svg 80 bottom Reds USA 37.78 -122.39 Blue pog.svg 80 bottom Giants USA 33.74 -84.39 Blue pog.svg 80 bottom Braves The following teams qualified for the postseason: American League Tampa Bay Rays – 96–66, AL East champions2010 Tampa Bay Rays Statistics https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/TBR/2010.shtml Baseball-Reference.com 14 July 2022 Minnesota Twins – 94–68, AL Central champions2010 Minnesota Twins Statistics https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/MIN/2010.shtml Baseball-Reference.com 14 July 2022 Texas Rangers – 90–72, AL West champions2010 Texas Rangers Statistics https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/TEX/2010.shtml Baseball-Reference.com 14 July 2022 New York Yankees – 95–672010 New York Yankees Statistics https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYY/2010.shtml Baseball-Reference.com 14 July 2022 National League Philadelphia Phillies – 97–65, NL East champions2010 Philadelphia Phillies Statistics https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/PHI/2010.shtml Baseball-Reference.com 14 July 2022 San Francisco Giants – 92–70, NL West champions2010 San Francisco Giants Statistics https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SFG/2010.shtml Baseball-Reference.com 14 July 2022 Cincinnati Reds – 91–71, NL Central champions2010 Cincinnati Reds Statistics https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CIN/2010.shtml Baseball-Reference.com 14 July 2022 Atlanta Braves – 91–712010 Atlanta Braves statistics https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/ATL/2010.shtml Baseball-Reference.com 14 July 2022 Playoff bracket Division Series(ALDS, NLDS) League Championship Series(ALCS, NLCS) World Series American League National League 30 160 1 Tampa Bay 2 3 Texas 3 2 Minnesota 0 4 NY Yankees 3 1 Philadelphia 3 3 Cincinnati 0 2 San Francisco 3 4 Atlanta 1 3 Texas 4 4 NY Yankees 2 1 Philadelphia 2 2 San Francisco 4 AL3 Texas 1 NL2 San Francisco 4 Note: Two teams in the same division could not meet in the division series. American League Division Series 2010 American League Division Series (1) Tampa Bay Rays vs. (3) Texas Rangers Texas 3–2 Texas Rangers – 5, Tampa Bay Rays – 1 October 6 Tropicana Field 3:06 35,474 http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_10_06_texmlb_tbamlb_1 Boxscore:Texas vs. Tampa Bay- October 6, 2010 October 6, 2010 14 July 2022 MLB.com https://web.archive.org/web/20101009121258/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_10_06_texmlb_tbamlb_1 9 October 2010 live Texas Rangers – 6, Tampa Bay Rays – 0 October 7 Tropicana Field 3:10 35,535 http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_10_07_texmlb_tbamlb_1 Boxscore:Texas vs. Tampa Bay – October 7, 2010 October 7, 2010 14 July 2022 MLB.com https://web.archive.org/web/20101010030528/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_10_07_texmlb_tbamlb_1 10 October 2010 live Tampa Bay Rays – 6, Texas Rangers – 3 October 9 Rangers Ballpark in Arlington 3:38 51,746 http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_10_09_tbamlb_texmlb_1 Boxscore:Tampa Bay vs. Texas – October 9, 2010 October 9, 2010 14 July 2022 MLB.com https://web.archive.org/web/20101013060959/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_10_09_tbamlb_texmlb_1 13 October 2010 live Tampa Bay Rays – 5, Texas Rangers – 2 October 10 Rangers Ballpark in Arlington 3:22 49,218 http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_10_10_tbamlb_texmlb_1 Boxscore:Tampa Bay vs. Texas – October 10, 2010 14 July 2022 October 10, 2010 MLB.com https://web.archive.org/web/20101013061004/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_10_10_tbamlb_texmlb_1 13 October 2010 live Texas Rangers – 5, Tampa Bay Rays – 1 October 12 Tropicana Field 3:00 41,845 http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_10_12_texmlb_tbamlb_1 Boxscore:Texas vs. Tampa Bay- October 12, 2010 October 12, 2010 14 July 2022 MLB.com https://web.archive.org/web/20101016163555/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_10_12_texmlb_tbamlb_1 16 October 2010 live This was the first postseason meeting between the Rays and Rangers. In the first postseason series where neither team won a home game, the Rangers defeated the Rays in five games to advance to the ALCS for the first time in franchise history. Cliff Lee pitched seven solid innings as the Rangers stole Game 1 on the road, snapping a nine-game playoff losing streak dating back to Game 2 of the ALDS in 1996. In Game 2, C. J. Wilson pitched six innings of shutout ball and the Rangers bullpen blanked the Rays as they took a 2–0 series lead headed to Arlington. In Game 3, with the Rangers leading 2-1 and six outs away from advancing, consecutive RBI singles by Carlos Peña and John Jaso would put the Rays in the lead for good, and Peña added more insurance runs in the top of the ninth with a two-run homer. Peña got the scoring started for the Rays in Game 4 as they jumped out to an early lead they wouldn’t relinquish as they won 5-2 to force a decisive fifth game back in St. Petersburg. However, the Rangers survived as Lee pitched a six-hit complete game with the Rangers winning 5-1, winning their first playoff series in franchise history. The Rays and Rangers met again in the ALDS the next year, and in the Wild Card round in 2023, both of which were won by the Rangers. (2) Minnesota Twins vs. (4) New York Yankees New York 3–0 New York Yankees – 6, Minnesota Twins – 4 October 6 Target Field 3:47 42,032 http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_10_06_nyamlb_minmlb_1 Boxscore:NY Yankees vs. Minnesota – October 6, 2010 14 July 2022 October 6, 2010 MLB.com https://web.archive.org/web/20101010030522/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_10_06_nyamlb_minmlb_1 10 October 2010 live New York Yankees – 5, Minnesota Twins – 2 October 7 Target Field 2:59 42,035 http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_10_07_nyamlb_minmlb_1 Boxscore:NY Yankees vs. Minnesota – October 7, 2010 14 July 2022 October 7, 2010 MLB.com https://web.archive.org/web/20101011103632/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_10_07_nyamlb_minmlb_1 11 October 2010 live Minnesota Twins – 1, New York Yankees – 6 October 9 Yankee Stadium 3:06 50,840 http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_10_09_minmlb_nyamlb_1 Boxscore:Minnesota vs. NY Yankees – October 9, 2010 14 July 2022 October 9, 2010 MLB.com https://web.archive.org/web/20101013060954/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_10_09_minmlb_nyamlb_1 13 October 2010 live This was the fourth postseason meeting between the Yankees and Twins (2003, 2004, 2009). The Yankees once again swept the Twins to advance to the ALCS for the second year in a row. Mark Teixeira completed a comeback effort by the Yankees with a two-run homer in the top of the seventh as they stole Game 1 on the road. In Game 2, Andy Pettitte helped lead the Yankees to victory with seven strong innings in what would be his nineteenth and final postseason win as the Yankees took a 2–0 series lead headed to the Bronx. Phil Hughes and the Yankees bullpen held the Twins to one run scored to complete the sweep in Game 3. Both teams would meet again in the Wild Card game in 2017, and the ALDS again in 2019, both of which were won by the Yankees. National League Division Series 2010 National League Division Series (1) Philadelphia Phillies vs. (3) Cincinnati Reds Philadelphia 3–0 Cincinnati Reds – 0, Philadelphia Phillies – 4† October 6 Citizens Bank Park 2:34 46,411 http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_10_06_cinmlb_phimlb_1 Boxscore:Cincinnati vs. Philadelphia – October 6, 2010 October 6, 2010 14 July 2022 MLB.com https://web.archive.org/web/20101010030518/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_10_06_cinmlb_phimlb_1 10 October 2010 live Cincinnati Reds – 4, Philadelphia Phillies – 7 October 8 Citizens Bank Park 3:39 46,511 http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_10_08_cinmlb_phimlb_1 Boxscore:Cincinnati vs. Philadelphia – October 8, 2010 October 8, 2010 14 July 2022 MLB.com https://web.archive.org/web/20101012154039/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_10_08_cinmlb_phimlb_1 12 October 2010 live Philadelphia Phillies – 2, Cincinnati Reds – 0 October 10 Great American Ball Park 3:00 44,599 http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_10_10_phimlb_cinmlb_1 Boxscore:Philadelphia vs. Cincinnati – October 10, 2010 October 10, 2010 14 July 2022 MLB.com https://web.archive.org/web/20101013094153/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_10_10_phimlb_cinmlb_1 13 October 2010 live †: No-hitter by Roy Halladay This was the second postseason meeting between the Reds and Phillies. They last met in the NLCS in 1976, which the Reds won in a sweep en route to winning back-to-back World Series titles. This time, the Phillies returned the favor, sweeping the Reds to advance to the NLCS for the third year in a row. This series was notable for a no-hitter thrown by Roy Halladay in Game 1, the first no-hitter in the postseason since Don Larsen's perfect game in the 1956 World Series. http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20101006&content_id=15455266&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi Doctober! No-no for Halladay in playoff debut Zolecki Todd October 6, 2010 14 July 2022 MLB.com https://web.archive.org/web/20101009141846/http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20101006&content_id=15455266&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi 9 October 2010 dead In Game 2, the Reds held a 4–0 lead, but the Phillies would rally with seven unanswered runs across the bottom the fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth respectively to win and take a 2–0 series lead headed to Cincinnati. Cole Hamels pitched a five-hit complete-game shutout for the Phillies in Game 3 to complete the sweep. This was the last playoff series won by the Phillies until 2022, and the last time a no-hitter was thrown in the postseason until the 2022 World Series (which the Phillies, ironically, would be on the receiving end of). (2) San Francisco Giants vs. (4) Atlanta Braves San Francisco 3–1 Atlanta Braves – 0, San Francisco Giants – 1 October 7 AT&T Park 2:26 43,936 http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_10_07_atlmlb_sfnmlb_1 Boxscore:Atlanta vs. San Francisco – October 7, 2010 October 7, 2010 14 July 2022 MLB.com https://web.archive.org/web/20101011103626/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_10_07_atlmlb_sfnmlb_1 11 October 2010 live Atlanta Braves – 5, San Francisco Giants – 4 (11) October 8 AT&T Park 3:47 44,046 http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_10_08_atlmlb_sfnmlb_1 Boxscore:Atlanta vs. San Francisco – October 8, 2010 October 8, 2010 14 July 2022 MLB.com https://web.archive.org/web/20101012154034/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_10_08_atlmlb_sfnmlb_1 12 October 2010 live San Francisco Giants – 3, Atlanta Braves – 2 October 10 Turner Field 3:23 53,284 http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_10_10_sfnmlb_atlmlb_1 Boxscore:San Francisco vs. Atlanta – October 10, 2010 October 10, 2010 14 July 2022 MLB.com https://web.archive.org/web/20101013094158/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_10_10_sfnmlb_atlmlb_1 13 October 2010 live San Francisco Giants – 3, Atlanta Braves – 2 October 11 Turner Field 2:56 44,532 http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_10_11_sfnmlb_atlmlb_1 Boxscore:San Francisco vs. Atlanta – October 11, 2010 October 11, 2010 14 July 2022 MLB.com https://web.archive.org/web/20101015040736/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_10_11_sfnmlb_atlmlb_1 15 October 2010 live This was the second postseason meeting between the Giants and Braves. They last met in the NLDS in 2002, which the Giants won in five games before falling in the World Series. The Giants defeated the Braves in four games to return to the NLCS for the first time since 2002. Tim Lincecum pitched a two-hit complete-game shutout as the Giants took Game 1. Game 2 was a long extra-innings grind that would be won by the Braves as Rick Ankiel hit a go-ahead solo homer in the top of the eleventh to even the series headed to Atlanta. In Game 3, the Braves led 2-1 and were two outs away from taking the series lead, but the Giants rallied to take the lead for good, and Giants’ closer Brian Wilson earned his first postseason save in the bottom of the ninth. Giants' rookie pitcher Madison Bumgarner helped close out the series in Game 4 in what would be his first of many postseason wins. American League Championship Series 2010 American League Championship Series (3) Texas Rangers vs. (4) New York Yankees Texas 4–2 October 15 New York Yankees – 6, Texas Rangers – 5 Rangers Ballpark in Arlington 3:50 50,930 http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_10_15_nyamlb_texmlb_1 Boxscore:NY Yankees vs. Texas – October 15, 2010 October 15, 2010 14 July 2022 MLB.com https://web.archive.org/web/20101019093048/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_10_15_nyamlb_texmlb_1 19 October 2010 live October 16 New York Yankees – 2, Texas Rangers – 7 Rangers Ballpark in Arlington 3:52 50,362 http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_10_16_nyamlb_texmlb_1 Boxscore:NY Yankees vs. Texas – October 16, 2010 October 16, 2010 14 July 2022 MLB.com https://web.archive.org/web/20101019093053/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_10_16_nyamlb_texmlb_1 19 October 2010 live October 18 Texas Rangers – 8, New York Yankees – 0 Yankee Stadium 3:18 49,480 http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_10_18_texmlb_nyamlb_1 Boxscore:Texas vs. NY Yankees – October 18, 2010 October 18, 2010 14 July 2022 MLB.com https://web.archive.org/web/20101022132333/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_10_18_texmlb_nyamlb_1 22 October 2010 live October 19 Texas Rangers – 10, New York Yankees – 3 Yankee Stadium 4:05 49,977 http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_10_19_texmlb_nyamlb_1 Boxscore:Texas vs. NY Yankees – October 19, 2010 October 19, 2010 14 July 2022 MLB.com https://web.archive.org/web/20101023001442/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_10_19_texmlb_nyamlb_1 23 October 2010 live October 20 Texas Rangers – 2, New York Yankees – 7 Yankee Stadium 3:48 49,832 http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_10_20_texmlb_nyamlb_1 Boxscore:Texas vs. NY Yankees – October 20, 2010 October 20, 2010 14 July 2022 MLB.com https://web.archive.org/web/20101024065611/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_10_20_texmlb_nyamlb_1 24 October 2010 live October 22 New York Yankees – 1, Texas Rangers – 6 Rangers Ballpark in Arlington 2:57 51,404 http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_10_22_nyamlb_texmlb_1 Boxscore:NY Yankees vs. Texas – October 22, 2010 October 22, 2010 14 July 2022 MLB.com https://web.archive.org/web/20101026005633/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_10_22_nyamlb_texmlb_1 26 October 2010 live This was the fourth postseason meeting between the Rangers and Yankees (1996, 1998, 1999), and their first postseason meeting outside of the ALDS. All three previous meetings were won by the Yankees. This time, the Rangers returned the favor, defeating the defending World Series champion Yankees in six games to advance to the World Series for the first time in franchise history (in the process denying a rematch of the 1962 World Series between the Yankees and Giants). An RBI single from Marcus Thames would give the Yankees a narrow victory in Game 1. In Game 2, the Rangers blew out the Yankees to even the series, winning their first home postseason game in franchise history. When the series moved to the Bronx, things quickly got ugly for the Yankees, as the Rangers’ offense overwhelmed the Yankees’ pitching staff in back-to-back blowout wins in Games 3 and 4 to take a commanding 3–1 series lead. CC Sabathia and the Yankees' bullpen helped send the series back to Arlington with a blowout victory in Game 5. In Game 6, with the game tied at one going into the bottom of the fifth, Vladimir Guerrero and Nelson Cruz put the Rangers in the lead for good with a four-run fifth, effectively securing the pennant and exacting long-awaited revenge on the team that eliminated them in their first three postseason appearances. The Rangers would win the pennant again the next year against the Detroit Tigers in six games before falling in the World Series. This was the first of five consecutive losses in the ALCS for the Yankees across a twelve-year span. They made it back two years later, only to be swept by the Detroit Tigers. They then returned in 2017, 2019, and 2022, and lost all three to the Houston Astros. National League Championship Series 2010 National League Championship Series (1) Philadelphia Phillies vs. (2) San Francisco Giants San Francisco 4–2 October 16 San Francisco Giants – 4, Philadelphia Phillies – 3 Citizens Bank Park 2:59 45,929 http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_10_16_sfnmlb_phimlb_1 Boxscore:San Francisco vs. Philadelphia – October 16, 2010 October 16, 2010 14 July 2022 MLB.com https://web.archive.org/web/20101020010545/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_10_16_sfnmlb_phimlb_1 20 October 2010 live October 17 San Francisco Giants – 1, Philadelphia Phillies – 6 Citizens Bank Park 3:01 46,099 http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_10_17_sfnmlb_phimlb_1 Boxscore:San Francisco vs. Philadelphia – October 17, 2010 October 17, 2010 14 July 2022 MLB.com https://web.archive.org/web/20101021044814/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_10_17_sfnmlb_phimlb_1 21 October 2010 live October 19 Philadelphia Phillies – 0, San Francisco Giants – 3 AT&T Park 2:39 43,320 http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_10_19_phimlb_sfnmlb_1 Boxscore:Philadelphia vs. San Francisco – October 19, 2010 October 19, 2010 14 July 2022 MLB.com https://web.archive.org/web/20101022132338/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_10_19_phimlb_sfnmlb_1 22 October 2010 live October 20 Philadelphia Phillies – 5, San Francisco Giants – 6 AT&T Park 3:40 43,515 http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_10_20_phimlb_sfnmlb_1 Boxscore:Philadelphia vs. San Francisco – October 20, 2010 October 20, 2010 14 July 2022 MLB.com https://web.archive.org/web/20101024065606/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_10_20_phimlb_sfnmlb_1 24 October 2010 live October 21 Philadelphia Phillies – 4, San Francisco Giants – 2 AT&T Park 3:15 43,713 http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_10_21_phimlb_sfnmlb_1 Boxscore:Philadelphia vs. San Francisco – October 21, 2010 October 21, 2010 14 July 2022 MLB.com https://web.archive.org/web/20101024221907/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_10_21_phimlb_sfnmlb_1 24 October 2010 live October 23 San Francisco Giants – 3, Philadelphia Phillies – 2 Citizens Bank Park 3:41 46,062 http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_10_23_sfnmlb_phimlb_1 Boxscore:San Francisco vs. Philadelphia – October 23, 2010 October 23, 2010 14 July 2022 MLB.com https://web.archive.org/web/20101027073117/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_10_23_sfnmlb_phimlb_1 27 October 2010 live The Giants upset the two-time defending National League champion Phillies in six games to return to the World Series for the first time since 2002. Tim Lincecum pitched seven solid innings and Cody Ross homered twice as the Giants stole Game 1 on the road in surprising fashion. Roy Oswalt pitched eight solid innings as the Phillies won Game 2 to even the series headed to San Francisco. Matt Cain pitched seven innings of shutout ball and Brian Wilson earned his fourth postseason save as the Giants shutout the Phillies in Game 3. Game 4 was an offensive shootout that was won by the Giants as they took a 3–1 series lead, with Wilson earning his first postseason victory. In Game 5, the Giants took an early lead, but the Phillies put up three runs in the top of the third to take the lead for good and send the series back to Philadelphia. In Game 6, the Phillies jumped out to an early 2–0 lead in the bottom of the first, however the Giants tied the game with a two-run third inning thanks to an RBI single from Aubrey Huff and a throwing error by Philadelphia’s Plácido Polanco. No team scored a run until the top of the eighth, when San Francisco's Juan Uribe hit a solo home run to put the Giants in the lead for good. Wilson then struck out Ryan Howard looking in the bottom of the ninth to clinch the pennant for the Giants, earning his fifth save. This was the first of three NL pennants won by the Giants during the 2010s over the course of five years. They would win it again in 2012 and 2014 over the St. Louis Cardinals in seven and five games respectively en route to World Series titles. The Phillies would return to the NLCS in 2022, and defeated the San Diego Padres in five games for their most recent pennant before falling in the World Series. 2010 World Series 2010 World Series Curse of Coogan's Bluff (AL3) Texas Rangers vs. (NL2) San Francisco Giants San Francisco 4–1 October 27 Texas Rangers – 7, San Francisco Giants – 11 AT&T Park 3:36 43,601 http://gd2.mlb.com/content/game/mlb/year_2010/month_10/day_27/gid_2010_10_27_texmlb_sfnmlb_1/boxscore_col.html Boxscore:Texas vs. San Francisco – October 27, 2010 October 27, 2010 14 July 2022 MLB.com October 28 Texas Rangers – 0, San Francisco Giants – 9 AT&T Park 3:17 43,622 http://gd2.mlb.com/content/game/mlb/year_2010/month_10/day_28/gid_2010_10_28_texmlb_sfnmlb_1/boxscore_col.html Boxscore:Texas vs. San Francisco – October 28, 2010 October 28, 2010 14 July 2022 MLB.com October 30 San Francisco Giants – 2, Texas Rangers – 4 Rangers Ballpark in Arlington 2:51 52,419 http://gd2.mlb.com/content/game/mlb/year_2010/month_10/day_30/gid_2010_10_30_sfnmlb_texmlb_1/boxscore_col.html Boxscore:San Francisco vs. Texas – October 30, 2010 October 30, 2010 14 July 2022 MLB.com October 31 San Francisco Giants – 4, Texas Rangers – 0 Rangers Ballpark in Arlington 3:09 51,920 http://gd2.mlb.com/content/game/mlb/year_2010/month_10/day_31/gid_2010_10_31_sfnmlb_texmlb_1/boxscore_col.html Boxscore:San Francisco vs. Texas – October 31, 2010 October 31, 2010 14 July 2022 MLB.com November 1 San Francisco Giants – 3, Texas Rangers – 1 Rangers Ballpark in Arlington 2:32 52,045 http://gd2.mlb.com/content/game/mlb/year_2010/month_11/day_01/gid_2010_11_01_sfnmlb_texmlb_1/boxscore_col.html Boxscore:San Francisco vs. Texas – November 1, 2010 November 1, 2010 14 July 2022 MLB.com The Giants defeated the Rangers in five games to win their first World Series title since 1954, when the team was still based in New York City, marking the end of the Curse of Coogan's Bluff. Game 1 was a massive back-and-forth slugfest that was won by the Giants as they chased Cliff Lee from the mound. In Game 2, Matt Cain pitched seven innings of shutout ball as the Giants blew out the Rangers to take a 2–0 series lead headed to Arlington. In Game 3, a three-run homer by Mitch Moreland gave the Rangers a lead they wouldn’t relinquish as they won their first World Series game by a 4-2 score. In Game 4, Madison Bumgarner won his first World Series game with eight innings of shutout ball as the Giants shutout the Rangers to take a 3–1 series lead. Bumgarner became the fifth-youngest pitcher to start a World Series game, and was the fourth-youngest to win one. In Game 5, Tim Lincecum pitched eight solid innings, Édgar Rentería gave the Giants a lead they wouldn’t let go of with a three-run homer in the top of the seventh, and Brian Wilson earned his sixth postseason save as the Giants prevailed to end their championship drought. This was the first championship won by a team from the San Francisco Bay Area since 1995, when the San Francisco 49ers won Super Bowl XXIX. It was also the first World Series title for the Bay Area since 1989, which was won by the Oakland Athletics, who swept the Giants that year. The victory marked the start of a dynasty of three championships in five years for the Giants. They returned to the World Series two years later, and swept the Detroit Tigers for the second championship of the dynasty. The Rangers would return to the World Series the next year, but fell to the St. Louis Cardinals in seven games after being a strike away from the championship twice in Game 6. They would eventually win the championship in 2023 over the Arizona Diamondbacks in five games. Broadcasting This was the fourth postseason under a seven-year U.S. rights agreement with Fox and TBS. TBS primarily aired all Division Series games, with sister network TNT used as an overflow channel. TBS also had the American League Championship Series. Fox televised the National League Championship Series and the World Series. References External links League Baseball Standings & Expanded Standings – 2010 collapsed Category:Major League Baseball postseason