Going against the favorite here (Again), but i see the Eagles having too much offense and a date in the NLCS.

2015 NLDS: Newark vs. West Orange 

Game 1 (Oct. 14 @ West Orange): It was a brave new world for the Panthers as they entered the postseason as a division champion for the first time in franchise history. The extra week of partying showed as nine pitches into game one the home team was down one (Jordy Mercer single, to second on an errant pickoff throw by Scott Kazmir, to third on a sac bunt by Ryan Braun and home on a ground out by Troy Tulowitzki). Mercer, Braun and Tulo struck again in the 3^rd, with a little Edwin Encarnacion mixed in to make it 2-0. The lead grew to 3-0 in the 4^th before Brett Lawrie smacked a 3-run homer off Carlos Carrasco to tie the game. The home crowd’s happiness disappeared in the 5^th on Zach Walters’ one and only hit of the series: a pinch-hit grand slam off Antonio Bastardo. The game was over except for the shouting. Newark 7, West Orange 3. Newark leads series, 1-0

Game 2 (Oct. 15 @ West Orange): Lineup changes were in order for the home team in hopes of matching Newark’s offensive outburst. Out came Ender Inciarte and the aforementioned Lawrie. In came Lorenzo Cain and Brian Dozier. Both paid immediate dividends. Cain singled in his first AB and Dozier – who’d been ticked about sitting against RHPs in September – whacked the second pitch he saw over the left field wall to give the Panthers their first lead of the series. Homers by James Loney in the 2^nd and Robinson Chirinos in the 4^th staked Alex Cobb to a 4-0 lead and he did the rest. Seven innings of one-run, four-hit ball. West Orange 4, Newark 1. Series tied at 1.

Game 3 (Oct. 17 @ Newark): The Eagles’ bats – and the West Orange gloves – made life tough for the visiting Panthers in the early innings of the first game at Wrigley. Mercer homered on Danny Duffy’s second pitch. Pitch number four saw Braun reach on an error. Tulo singled (of course). After two outs, Welington Castillo singled to bring home Braun. A Braun homer in the 2^nd made it 3-0 Newark. Three doubles in the 4^th brought West Orange within one but more shenanigans in the field in the 6^th (walk, bunt single on what should have been a sacrifice, an actual sacrifice, an intentional walk then an unintentional walk) made it 4-2 Newark. Drew Pomeranz, Aj Ramos, Greg Holland and Craig Kimbrel pitched 3.2 innings of no-hit ball to save it for Anibal Sanchez. Newark 4, West Orange 2. Newark leads series, 2-1.

Game 4 (Oct. 18 @ Newark): Number 4 starter vs. Number 4 starter. The soon-to-be retired Hiroki Kuroda against James Shields, who pitched the last time West Orange and Newark met in ’09. “Big Game” James was knocked around in one big inning as West Orange plated 6 in the 2^nd. The big blow was a Chirinos three-run shot. Meantime, Kuroda allowed two runs on a Khris Davis homer and 5 hits over 7.1 IP. All even. West Orange 7, Newark 2. Series tied at 2.

Game 5 (Oct. 19 @ Newark): The only extra-inning game of the series saw both teams squander bases-loaded situations. Newark had the sacks full with the score tied at 1 and none out in the 6^th after a single by PH Ian Kinsler, a double by Mercer and an intentional walk to PH Chase Utley. Then Jeurys Familia went to work. Tulo – who finally started to cool off – grounded to short to force Kinsler at home. Walters grounded to 1^st to force Mercer at home. Then Encarnacion swung at the first pitch he saw and grounded out to 1^st.  West Orange returned the favor with bases loaded and one out in the top of the 9^th as Chirinos grounded into a double play. The Panthers’ catcher would redeem himself in the 11^th when he hit a sac fly with the bases loaded and one out to give West Orange the lead. In the bottom of the 11^th, Tulo started a one-out rally with a four-pitch walk. Walters struck out but Encarnacion singled to set up 1^st and 3^rd with A.J. Pierzynski due up. Unfortunately for the Eagles, all of the double switches left the pitcher’s spot behind him. With no pinch-hitters remaining, the Panthers walked Pierzynski and Yusmeiro Petit struck out Gallardo to end the game. West Orange 2, Newark 1 (11 innings). West Orange leads series, 3-2.

Game 6 (Oct. 21 @ West Orange): Newark came in depleted and worried. Tulo and his .400+ average in the series wasn’t available to start but the Eagles still jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the 1^st but the Panthers answered back in the bottom of the frame. West Orange took the lead in the 3^rd on a 2-out, 2-run double by Charlie Blackmon. Newark had a chance to tie the score in the 6^th with runners on 2^nd and 3^rd and two out against a shaky Cobb but PH Walters struck out. In the bottom of the 6^th Wade LeBlanc came in with one out and after retiring James Loney gave up a homer to deep center to Robinson (‘Momma, there goes that man again”) Chirinos who finished a white-hot .636/.615/1.545 with 3 HR and 6 RBI. Betances finished things off with a four-out save and the Panthers’ unbeaten streak in the NL playoffs moved to seven straight series. West Orange 5, Newark 2. West Orange wins series, 4-2.