The San Francisco Giants won the 2014 National League Championship Series 4-1 against which team?

The San Francisco Giants defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 4–1 in the 2014 National League Championship Series. The victory sent San Francisco to the World Series for the third time in five seasons.

The Cardinals entered the series as the defending National League champions, while the Giants were the fifth seed. The teams had already developed a notable postseason rivalry, having met in the 1987, 2002, and 2012 playoffs. San Francisco won the 2014 series despite St. Louis having home-field advantage.

The decisive moment came in Game 5 at AT&T Park on October 16, 2014. With the score tied 3–3 in the bottom of the ninth inning, Giants left fielder Travis Ishikawa hit a three-run walk-off home run against Michael Wacha. The blast clinched the pennant and became the first walk-off home run to end a National League Championship Series.

The Giants went on to defeat the Kansas City Royals in the World Series, winning their third championship in five years. Madison Bumgarner was named NLCS MVP and later also won World Series MVP.