2014 National League Championship Series
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| Dates | October 11–16 | ||||||||||||
| MVP | Madison Bumgarner (San Francisco) | ||||||||||||
| Umpires | Gerry Davis (crew chief), Phil Cuzzi (Games 1–2), Bill Welke, Mark Carlson, Greg Gibson, Bill Miller, Dan Iassogna (Games 3–5) | ||||||||||||
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Fox (Game 1) FS1 (Games 2–5) |
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| TV announcers | Joe Buck, Harold Reynolds, Tom Verducci, Ken Rosenthal, and Erin Andrews | ||||||||||||
| Radio | ESPN | ||||||||||||
| Radio announcers | Dan Shulman and Aaron Boone | ||||||||||||
| Team (Wins) | Manager | Season | |
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| San Francisco Giants (4) | Bruce Bochy | 88–74, .543, 6 GB | |
| St. Louis Cardinals (1) | Mike Matheny | 90–72, .556, 2 GA |
The 2014 National League Championship Series was a best-of-seven playoff pitting the St. Louis Cardinals against the San Francisco Giants for the National League pennant and the right to play in the 2014 World Series. The series was the 45th in league history with Fox airing Game 1 and Fox Sports 1 airing Games 2–5 in the United States. Game 1 was simulcast on Fox Sports 1 and was hosted by Kevin Burkhardt, Gabe Kapler and C.J. Nitkowski, who offered sabermetric analysis of the game.
To reach the 2014 NLCS, the Cardinals (Central Division champions, 90–72) defeated the Dodgers (West Division champions, 94–68) in the NLDS, 3 games to 1. The Giants (Wild Card, 88–74) defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates in the NL Wild Card Game and then defeated the Nationals (East Division champions, 96–66) in the NLDS, 3 games to 1.
This was the fourth time the two teams have met in the postseason (1987 NLCS, 2002 NLCS, and 2012 NLCS). The Cardinals, by virtue of being a division winner, had the home field advantage. The Giants clinched their third pennant within a five-year span, with NLCS wins in 2010 and 2012.
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