a base hit for belanger.belanger delivers a big hit for the dodgers in the ninth. clinging to a one-run lead the dodgers turn to ace max scherzer coming out of the bullpen to close out the most important inning of their season. >> no balls, two strikes, and flores, did he go? >> he did, and the game ends. a swinging strike three. >> oh. >> gabe morales rings him up, the game is over, and the los angeles dodgers are headed to the national league series. >> scherzer earns his first save and sends the dodgers to the national league championship series with a 2-1 over san francisco. but as you can see, there's some controversy over the final out, the strike three coming on a disputed check swing to end the game, but per rules, that is not removable. that's a tough way to not only end a classic game but a terrific series between two teams that won over 106 games. that does not look like strike three. flores should have gotten one more pitch. i'm sorry. that's a tough way for the dodgers' season to end. game one is

that was slate the dodgers with a runner at second with the 24 striking out cody belanger. weber fired up. this ballpark was rocking. the giants get more runs in aboard a. kris bryant solo shot. gone! mary happens 0 san francisco 10 strikeouts to watch. brandon crawford into the bullpen. the giants beat the dodgers in game 1 4-0. >> logan the start of the day or night, i am so impressed with him. his first playoff experience and he was out there pretending like under the game in the backyard. >> i have time >> 2015 in short susan, salem. >> were there any emotions? >> it was a lot different for sure. >>> in the american league raised got the >>> jimmy garoppolo will not be available in tomorrow's game sunday's game against the arizona cardinals. it welch make his -- in his tray lance to make his first start ever. we will have more as we get closer to gametime. to the collegiate ranks for the standard cardinals on the road against arizona state. a frustrating night pierce goes 27 yards for the pick 6. three interceptions >>> the giants/dodgers wasn't the only area matchup. l

tony belanger with the bases loaded, double off the wall and left-center. two runs scored to start a run dodger inning. >> it wasn't our best effort tonight. the dodgers swung the bats better than us and made more pitches than us. the made were placed in us. we will turn the page and get ready for game number three. >> have two teams that are really talented. sometimes you will have a night like this. >> an early start for everybody tomorrow. that includes the dodgers and the giants is truly. i have got an early flight tomorrow but get this, the dodgers and the liens stuck out until late afternoon. the giants got 7:30 at dodger stadium . >> do you have a feel about monday night given the matchup? >> i expect both teams to throw the fire and vinegar they have got. not sure as a result the mound, he lets you know that he is there. >>> win or lose, playoff baseball given a lifeline to the struggling sports for industry. would join some diehards at a pub this evening. >> not the results giants fans were hoping for in game number 2. >> the pandemic at the servic

runners on first and second, and then cody belanger, a single to right center, and turner scores giving the dodgers a 2-1 lead. down to the final strike in the ninth, and flores with a check swing is called strike three by the first base umpire, and doesn't look like he goes all the way around in the replay, but that's the ball game. >> more hits than us, and i think we had players were in really good positions to succeed tonight and they did in many ways, and it's just in baseball, it's what happens when they just beat us. >> 107 wins, most in the franchise's history, and it's something to be proud of. obviously would have liked to win the game and went on, but it was a great year all in all. >> you heard buster posey, 107 wins during the regular season. a lot to be proud of, but disappointment after losing game 5 and watching the dodger celebrate on their home field. >> we are proud of them. >> we sure are. feel like giving them all hugs. >> next year! we have got this next year. >> okay, let's go niners, sharks, warriors. >>> let's go outside, shall we, and check the forecast with ka

the dodgers just finished up, and it was interesting, because we did not see chris taylor or cody belanger, a lot of the names you are used to hearing with the l.a. dodgers. i don't know if they had a little too much champagne last night. we did see max running around the outfield, maybe sweating off the toxins after he got to celebrate a victory last night. the giants practiced a bit earlier, and it is hard to believe, but this is the first matchup in the playoffs in the modern era. 213 combined wins between the two teams, easily the best in baseball, and it seems the most wrong that this division series is just five instead of seven games. either way, it will be a tree. it could be the most epic chapter written in a rivalry that dates back to the 1880s. >> we knew that we were going to have to go through them, and they were going to address to get to the world series. you know, better get it out of the way early. >> it is very fitting because both teams have had with a good regular seasons, and it is good for the teams to see both of us compete in house. >> it's different. it's absolutel

at the top of the ninth, belanger with the biggest hit of the series, a single to right center, and justin turner scores. and then flores with a check swing called strike three by the first base umpire. that is not a strike, but that's the ball game. the dodgers beat the giants 2-1, and win the series three games to two, ending the giants' magical season. >> more hits than us, and players were in really good positions to succeed tonight and they did in many ways. this is baseball. it's what happens. >> something to really be proud of. obviously would have liked to win this game and then move on, but it was a great year all in all. >> you heard buster posey, 107 wins during the regular season. a lot to be proud of, but disappointment after losing game five and watching the dodgers celebrate on their home field. at oracle park in san francisco, i am anthony flores for "today in the bay." >>> gusting winds are fanning the flames in the fire. do you the smoke will linger in parts of the bay area? >> yeah, it looks like it comes into parts of the south bay and east bay today as the smoke drifts

belanger with the biggest hit of the series, a single where they scored. and then that's not a strike, but that's the ball game. they win the series three games to two. >> more hits than us. players were in good positions to succeed tonight, and they did in many ways. this is baseball, and it's what happens, they just beat us. >> 107 wins, the most in the franchise's history. something to really be proud of. obviously would have liked to have won this game and then moving on, but it was a great year all in all. >> you heard buster posey, 107 wins during the regular season, a lot to be proud of, but disappointment after losing game five and having to watch the dodgers celebrate on their home field. at oracle park in san francisco, i'm anthony flores for "today in the bay." >>> strong winds continue to fan the flames in santa barbara county where the alisal fire has grown. containment at 5%, and highway 101, this is north of tkpwau hraeta. let's check in with meteorologist, kari hall. kari, how long will that smoke linger in the bay area? >> it's going to st

then the dodgers break it open, and cody belanger doubles up the base and then two runs score, part ofr-run inning. and then smith smacks a solo home run. l.a. beat the giants 9-2. >> obviously looking forward to turning the page on tonight's game. getting ready for los angeles, not our best effort tonight. the dodgers swung the bats better than us, and made more pitches than us and more plays than us. >> they are a tough team. they are never going to go away like we're not going to go away, and unfortunately things swung in their way tonight. >> it's a tough team, obviously. we just got to go out there and get them. >> as we have done all season long, we will turn the page and get ready for an off day, an off-day of preparation and get ready for game three. >> the series now shifts from san francisco to los angeles for games three and four on monday and tuesday. >> thanks, anthony. >>> it's 7:27. we have much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, thousands of travelers on one airlines stuck at bay area airports yesterday. what is to blame for the delay or cancelation of hundred

the sacrifice fly is florez easily comes home to score, this -- he inherited his runners, and cody belanger will bring those runners and commit doubles off the left-center field wall, next batter it's pawlik, getting hold of one down in the zone that's a single, 2 more daughters coming to score, l.a. led 6 1. giants trying to rally in the bottom of the sixth we've seen a lot this year brandon crawford rbi as lamont wade junior scores, florez tried to go to third, but look at the armand betts, best throw i've seen. that ended the threat, and the giants never really threatened again, really in this game at all. dodgers when 9-2. the series is tied going into l.a. it's 1-1 . >> webb got us yesterday after the game, tip our cap and you know, we've been down 1-0 before. we knew we had to come out today and execute our plan even more so than yesterday. >> may be a bad analogy but it's like steph curry seeing one go in we just needed to see one across the plate, and from that point we were able to do that. >> you never want to lose that to your division variable but it is what is playoffs you got