Baseball fans and fanatics are in for a treat with three Game 5s in the following two days. One of those being the LA Dodgers hosting the Washington Nationals Wednesday at 8:30 p.m. A look ahead to the winner-take-all matchup: Dodgers Worst Nightmare The Dodgers (106-56) were on top of …
Read More »Rays Beat Up Verlander to Force Game 5 of ALDS
The Tampa Bay Rays came out of the gates firing in Game 4 of the ALDS against Justin Verlander and the Houston Astros. Coming into the game, Houston had a 2-1 series lead over the Rays. However, thanks to a big first inning at the plate and clean pitching from …
Read More »The Washington Nationals Beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-1 in Game 4
The Nationals had a 4-3 victory against the Brewers in the National League Wild Card Game. This sent the team to face the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League Divisional Series that started Oct.3. Both teams made history. The Dodgers had a record 106 wins during the regular season. …
Read More »Yankees Sweep Twins, Advance to 17th ALCS
The New York Yankees are headed back to the American League Championship Series. Aaron Boone’s Yanks took Game 3 of the American League Division Series to finish off a sweep of the Minnesota Twins. Despite only seven more hits (29-22), the Bombers outscored Rocco Baldelli’s squad 23-7 over the three …
Read More »Rays Look to Force Game 5
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 …
Read More »Braves Rally to Win NLDS Game 3 in Dramatic Fashion
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 …
Read More »Preview: Yankees Look to Close Out the Twins
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 …
Read More »Washington Nationals Fight to Avoid Elimination Against the Dodgers
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 …
Read More »Dodgers host Nationals in NLDS
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 …
Read More »NLDS Preview: Braves and Cardinals Set for Familiar Postseason Showdown
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 …
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