 Ramírez got his only win of the year by pitching a scoreless inning on September 21 in a 1 – 0 victory over the Cubs . He got a save against the Diamondbacks on September 30 , since Giants ' manager Bruce Bochy wanted to rest closer Brian Wilson , in a 4 – 1 victory . Ramírez posted a 1 – 0 record , an 0 @.@ 67 ERA , 15 strikeouts , and 27 innings pitched in 25 games for the Giants as they won the National League ( NL ) West and reached the playoffs for the first time since 2003 . For the entire season , Ramírez had a 1 – 3 record , a 2 @.@ 99 ERA , 46 strikeouts , and 69 1 ⁄ 3 innings pitched in 69 games . Ramírez 's only appearance in the NLDS against the Atlanta Braves came in Game 2 on October 8 , when he gave up a home run to Rick Ankiel in the 11th inning and was charged with a loss ( the Giants ' only loss of the series ) in the 5 – 4 defeat . In Game 2 of the NL Championship Series , Ramírez gave up two runs in 1 ⁄ 3 of an inning as the Giants lost 6 – 1 to the Phillies . In Game 5 , the Giants ' other loss in the series , he gave up a run in 2 ⁄ 3 innings as the Giants lost 4 – 2 . On October 27 , in Game 1 of the World Series , he gave up two runs in 1 ⁄ 3 inning , but the Giants defeated the Rangers 11 – 7 . He pitched 2 ⁄ 3 scoreless innings in Game 3 on October 30 , but the Giants lost 4 – 2 . However , that was the Giants ' only loss of the series , as they defeated Texas in five games and won their first World Series since 1954 . 
