10/4/14: In 18th, Giants belted to big 2-0 NLDS lead | 10/04/2014
Daily Recap: Brandon Belt's shot in the 18th decided the longest MLB playoff game and put the Giants one win from the NLCS
www.mlb.comHere’s the latest I can share on 2014 NLDS Game 2: Giants vs. Nationals.
- The series date and result: Giants won Game 2 in Washington on October 4, 2014, extending their NLDS lead to 2-0 after a dramatic 18-inning victory in which Brandon Belt delivered the decisive hit. This is the same game where the teams pushed to the 18th inning before San Francisco finally prevailed .
- Key moments: Tim Hudson started for the Giants and held the Nationals in check through the late innings, with the bullpen and defense preserving the stalemate until Belt’s late-inning homer/shot in the 18th ultimately put San Francisco ahead . The Nationals were one out away from tying the series before Belt’s impact moment, making the game one of the longest in MLB postseason history up to that point .
- Context in the series: Game 2 solidified a 2-0 lead for the Giants, who went on to win the series in four games and advance to the NL Championship Series that year .
If you’d like, I can pull a concise play-by-play recap or a short highlight reel summary from authoritative sources and provide a cited list of the pivotal at-bats from that 18-inning stretch. I can also create a quick timeline of the game’s critical turning points.