After three #1's were bounced in the first round I guess it's not a surprise that the '88 Dodgers wouldn't last past the second round. What was a surprise was that all three Dodgers' teams that advanced were eliminated in this round including losing both match-ups to the hated Giants who unexpectedly become the first franchise with two teams into the Sweet 16. The '80 Astros cruised again as they needed just five games to beat the '83 Braves are now 8-1 so far.

Stats are for both rounds.

(9) 1987 San Francisco Giants def. (1) 1988 Los Angeles Dodgers 4-1

Game 1: Giants 4, Dodgers 0

Game 2: Dodgers 4, Giants 3

Game 3: Giants 6, Dodgers 5

Game 4: Giants 7, Dodgers 1

Game 5: Giants 9, Dodgers 3

Candy Maldonado: 14-40, 8 R, 2 HR, 8 RBI

Rick Reuschel: 3-0, 0.38 ERA (1 ER in 23 2/3 IP)

(13) 1985 Cincinnati Reds def. (12) 1980 Los Angeles Dodgers 4-2

Game 1: Reds 5, Dodgers 2

Game 2: Dodgers 2, Reds 0

Game 3: Dodgers 5, Reds 3

Game 4: Reds 7, Dodgers 3

Game 5: Reds 9, Dodgers 5

Game 6: Reds 8, Dodgers 6

Dave Parker: 14-44, 3 HR, 9 RBI

Tom Browning: 4-0, 1.71 ERA

(3) 1989 San Francisco Giants def. (6) 1985 Los Angeles Dodgers 4-3

Game 1: Dodgers 5, Giants 2

Game 2: Dodgers 4, Giants 2

Game 3: Giants 6, Dodgers 5

Game 4: Giants 2, Dodgers 0

Game 5: Giants 14, Dodgers 0

Game 6: Dodgers 10, Giants 4

Game 7: Giants 6, Dodgers 0

Robby Thompson: 17-50, 5 HR, 9 RBI

Don Robinson: 4-0, 1.55 ERA, 2 SHO

(7) 1980 Houston Astros def. (15) 1983 Atlanta Braves 4-1

Game 1: Astros 15, Braves 7

Game 2: Astros 5, Braves 3

Game 3: Braves 1, Astros 0

Game 4: Astros 3, Braves 1

Game 5: Astros 14, Braves 4

Joe Morgan: 14-38, 4 HR, 10 RBI

J.R. Richard: 2-0, 0.55 ERA

N.L. West Semi-Finals

(13) '85 Reds vs. (9) '87 Giants

(7) '80 Astros vs. (3) '89 Giants

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