デビッド・フリース
In Game 1, [[Carlos Beltrán]] hit his 14th career postseason homer and [[David Freese]] also went deep as the Cardinals took a 6–4 lead over the San Francisco Giants after six innings of the NL championship series opener. Freese hit a two-run homer in the second and Beltrán followed with one in the fourth as the Cardinals knocked out [[Madison Bumgarner]] with six runs in innings.