Game Two of the Division Series between the Washington Nationals and the Giants at Nationals Park on October 4 lasted 18 innings before the Giants won 2–1. It was the longest postseason game in Major League Baseball history by time, lasting 6 hours 23 minutes, and tied the postseason record for number of innings played. Tim Hudson struck out 8 Nationals and conceded one run in innings of work, but was bettered by Nationals starter Jordan Zimmermann who came an out shy of recording a three-hit shutout, before walking Joe Panik and being removed from the game. The Giants continued to rally in the ninth when Buster Posey singled on the first pitch from closer Drew Storen, and Pablo Sandoval drove in Panik with a double. Posey was thrown out at home plate on the same play, and manager Bruce Bochy called for the first video review in MLB postseason history. The review was unsuccessful and the game went to extra innings. As neither team could break the deadlock, Yusmeiro Petit became just the 7th pitcher to throw 6 or more shutout innings of relief in a playoff game. Brandon Belt finally broke the tie, launching a home run into the second deck in right field to lead off the 18th inning. With the tying run on first, Hunter Strickland got slugger Jayson Werth to fly out to the warning track to earn the save, and a 2–0 series advantage for the Giants. The win marked the 10th consecutive postseason victory for the Giants, a streak extending back to the 2012 National League Championship Series.