MLB Playoffs

Less than 24 hours ago, the situation looked bleak. Down 0-2 in the ALDS with a combined three runs in two games. The Rays had their ace out there, but the Astros had their third ace out there as well. Fast forward to the bottom of the second. Down 1-0 …

The Atlanta Braves stunned the St. Louis Cardinals with a 3-run ninth inning to rally for a 3-1 victory and a 2-1 series lead in the National League Divisional Series. Adam Wainwright could do no wrong, throwing 7 2/3 shutout innings for the Cardinals and recording eight strikeouts. However, Braves …

The New York Yankees are one game shy of sweeping the Minnesota Twins in the race for an AL Division Championship Series spot. Heading into tonight’s matchup with a 2-0 game lead over the Twins, the Yankees have a familiar feeling. Previously in 2009 and in 2010, the Yankees swept …

The Washington Nationals will try to avoid elimination when they host the LA Dodgers Monday night. The Dodgers are currently leading the five-game series 2-1 and are one game closer to making it to the National League Championship. Both teams got a win in the first two games but the …

Game 3 of the American League Divisional Series will take place today as the Houston Astros head to Tampa. The Astros have a 2-0 lead against the Rays in a best of five game series. History History is not on the Ray’s side this afternoon. Tampa has now dropped nine …

The defending National League champion Los Angeles Dodgers host the Nationals, who are fresh off a wild 4-3 win in the NL Wild Card game against the Milwaukee Brewers, in the National League Divisional Series. How they got here The Dodgers dominated the NL West, winning the division by over …

Few fans can argue that the St. Louis Cardinals and Atlanta Braves haven’t had some memorable postseason clashes over the years. Rewind to 2012, the last time these two clubs met in the postseason. It was the season that the MLB inaugurated the Wild-Card games into the postseason format. The …

No money, no problem. The Tampa Bay Rays used four home runs to down the Oakland Athletics 5-1 in the AL wild-card game Wednesday night. The Rays, who have the lowest payroll in the MLB, move on to face the Houston Astros in the divisional round beginning Friday. How it …

Welcome to Major League Baseball in October. Last night’s Wild Card round between the Nationals and Brewers illustrated just how dramatic post-season baseball can be. Now, with one Wild Card game played, it’s time for the Rays and A’s to show that small-market teams can play baseball. Spitting Image It’s …

The stage was set. The Washington Nationals and Milwaukee Brewers would kick off the MLB postseason in the NL Wild Card, where neither franchise had ever been. In the end, 20-year-old Juan Soto would make all the difference. The Nats Take It Things were looking pretty grim for Max Scherzer …