In the 2010 National League Division Series, the San Francisco Giants defeated the Atlanta Braves in four games. As winners of the 2010 MLB Division Series, the Giants continued on to play in the National League Championship Series against the Philadelphia Phillies.http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/schedule/ps.jsp?y=10 The Giants earned their spot in the 2010 MLB Playoffs by winning the National League West Division while the Braves qualified using a wild-card spot.http://espn.go.com/mlb/standings

As the division winner, the Giants hosted the first two games, including the series opener on Thursday, October 7, 2010, which they won 1-0, and game two on Friday, October 8, 2010, which was won 5-4 by the Braves. The series shifted to Atlanta for game three on Sunday, October 10, 2010, as the Giants took the series lead with a 3-2 win. Game four stayed in Atlanta and was played on Monday, October 11, 2010, as the Giants locked up the series with a 3-2 win.http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/schedule/ps.jsp?y=10

While neither team reached the MLB Playoffs in 2009, according to ESPN MLB experts, the Giants have the edge in the series. Nine of the 10 surveyed predict San Francisco to win in four or five games. The teams met seven times during the regular season, with the Braves taking four of the victories. The Braves enter with a 91-71 regular-season record including a .258 batting average, 4.6 runs per game and a 3.56 earned-runs average. The Giants finished the 2010 campaign with a 92-70 tally, recording a .257 batting average, 4.3 runs per game and a 3.36 earned-runs average.http://espn.go.com/mlb/playoffs/2010/matchup/_/teams/braves-giants