The Daily Fives for October 8, 2010 from The Sports Mac

Top 5 Stories From Yesterday

1. The year of the pitcher continues as Tim Lincecum pitches a 2 hit shutout to lead the Giants to a NLDS Game 1 win over the Braves.

2. Andy Pettitte has another classic postseason performance, helping the Yankees to a 2-0 ALDS series lead over the Twins.

3. The Rangers push the AL East winning Rays to the brink of elimination after getting a fine performance from C.J. Wilson to take a 2-0 lead in their ALDS series.

4. #7 Nebraska began its final season in the Big 12 by rolling over Kansas State in Manhattan on Thursday night.

5. The Flyers ruin the debut of the Penguins new arena by defeating Pittsburgh and giving Flyers rookie Sergei Bobrovsky a win in his NHL debut.

Top 5 Games From Yesterday

1. NLDS: Giants 1, Braves 0: Tim Lincecum pitches a gem striking out 14 in a two-hit shutout and San Francisco got a Cody Ross RBI single in the fourth for the winning run.

2. NHL: Avalanche 4, Blackhawks 3, OT: The defending Cup champs lose their season opener after Paul Stastny scores his second of the night to win it in the extra session for Colorado.

3. NHL: Maple Leafs 3, Canadiens 2: Toronto starts the year with a win over their rivals with the game winner scored by Clarke MacArthur early in the third period.

4. NHL: Hurricanes 4, Wild 3: In the first game of the 2010-2011 season in Finland, Carolina scores three times in the second period and holds on for the victory.

5. ALDS: Yankees 5, Twins 2: New York scores late again with two runs in the seventh and one in the ninth to take a commanding 2-0 series lead over Minnesota.

Top 5 Performances From Yesterday

1. Tim Lincecum, Giants SP: 0 runs on 2 hits with 14 K’s and the CG shutout in San Francisco’s 1-0 NLDS win over Atlanta.

2. Nikolai Khabibulin, Oilers G: 37 saves and his first SHO over the year in Edmonton’s 4-0 win over Calgary

3. Taylor Martinez, Nebraska QB: had 369 yards of total offense and accounted for 5 TDs in #7 Nebraska’s 48-13 win over Kansas State

4. C.J. Wilson, Rangers SP: zero runs on two hits with seven K’s over 6.1 IP and the victory in Texas’s 6-0 ALDS win over Tampa Bay.

5. Paul Stastny, Avalanche C: 2 goals including the game winner in overtime in Colorado’s 4-3 win over Chicago

5 Performances That Weren’t So Good From Yesterday

1. Kansas State QBs: three of them combined to throw for only 135 yards against the Nebraska defense in their 48-13 loss to the Cornhuskers.

2.  Raitis Ivanans, Flames D: had a -1 and 5 penalty minutes in Calgary’s 4-0 loss to Edmonton

3. James Shields, Rays SP: 4 runs on 4 hits in 4.1 IP in Tampa Bay’s 6-0 ALDS Game 2 loss to Texas.

4. Niklas Hjalmarsson, Blackhawks D: had a -3 in Chicago’s 4-3 overtime loss to Colorado

5. Derrek Lee, Braves 1B: 0 for 4 with 3 K’s in Atlanta’s 1-0 NLDS Game 1 loss to San Francisco.

Top 5 Events To Follow Today

1. NLDS Game 2: Reds (0) at Phillies (1), 6:00 PM, TBS: Cincinnati’s first goal tonight; get a hit; (Arroyo (CIN) vs. Oswalt (PHI))

2. NHL: Anaheim at Detroit, 7:30 PM: Two of the contenders in the Western Conference square off to start their seasons.

3. NHL: Washington at Atlanta, 7:30 PM: Last year’s President’s Trophy winners get started on the road for the 2010-2011 campaign.

4. NCAA FB: #22 Oklahoma State (4-0) at Louisiana-Lafayette (2-2), 9:00 PM, ESPN2: The Cowboys come off a big conference win last week by going out of conference to play the Ragin’ Cajuns.

5. NLDS Game 2: Braves (0) at Giants (1), 9:30 PM, TBS: San Francisco looks to take a 2-0 series lead; (Hanson (ATL) vs. Cain (SF))