Nationals fall to Giants in Game 1 of NLDS
The Nationals fell to the Giants, 3-2, in Game 1 of the NLDS
districtondeck.comHere’s the latest widely reported context for that game:
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The 2014 NLDS Game 2 between the Giants and Nationals was infamous for its marathon 18-inning finish, with Brandon Belt delivering the deciding homer in the 18th to lift the Giants to a 2-1 victory and a 2-0 series lead. This extended tilt remains one of the longest postseason games in MLB history.[2]
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The game featured pitching by Tim Hudson for the Giants and Jordan Zimmermann for Washington, with several late-game twists including Belt’s walk-off homer and the Nationals using multiple relievers late into the night. The final score: Giants 2, Nationals 1 in 18 innings.[3][5]
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In the immediate aftermath, the Giants won Game 2 to take a commanding 2-0 NLDS lead, with Belt’s homer capping a dramatic late-inning rally that kept San Francisco undefeated in consecutive postseason contests at that time.[2]
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For broader context, Game 1 of the series was a 3-2 Giants win, and the Giants would go on to clinch the series in Washington, continuing their postseason success in that era.[4][7]
If you’d like, I can pull a short highlights reel or a specific game summary from a reliable source and summarize the key moments after a quick check. I can also create a concise table of the sequence of events (inning, scoring, key plays) if that would help.