Beckett and Livan's pitching performances in the 2003 and 1997 NLCS' respectively, made ESPN's top 10 LCS pitching performances of all time.

 

#8) Livan and Eric fan 15 (1997 NLCS Game 5, Marlins vs. Braves)

One day after Mike Mussina set the LCS record of 15 strikeouts, 22-year-old rookie Livan Hernandez, pitching his first playoff game, also struck out 15 Braves to outpitch Greg Maddux and beat the Braves, 2-1.

 

Maddux gave up just four hits and one walk in seven innings, but it wasn't enough. Hernandez allowed only three hits and two walks in a complete game. "The kid didn't make any mistakes," Braves Manager Bobby Cox said. "He just did not make any."

 

The kid also got some help from home-plate umpire Eric Gregg, who famously enlarged the strike zone by about a foot on both sides of the plate.

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#2) Beckett two-hits Cubs (2003 NLCS Game 5, Marlins vs. Cubs)

Josh Beckett baffled the Cubs, striking out 11, allowing only two hits, and walking only one in a 4-0 win that kept the Marlins alive in the series. Not a single Cub advanced past first, and only four Cubs hit the ball out of the infield.

 

 

 

For the entire list go here: http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story...bestLCSpitching

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