Most of the National League’s big-name franchises aren’t in the Division Series The Cubs made a surprise early exit, losing two home games, either one of which could have put them in this round. The Cardinals narrowly missed the playoffs. The Nationals & Giants never got started. That leaves the Los Angeles Dodgers as the […]
If you ever wonder what defines success in baseball, at least in the National League consider that the NL’s top five pitching staffs were the ones that made the playoffs. Conversely, only one of the top five offenses made it to October and that one—the Pittsburgh Pirates—is now home. So who survives the National League […]
The NL Division Series are both over, as the St. Louis Cardinals and San Francisco Giants finished off four-game series wins in front of their home fans, each using key seventh innings to defeat the Los Angeles Dodgers and Washington Nationals respectively, with each game ending 3-2.
The Washington Nationals stayed alive in a spot where most everyone had written them off. The St. Louis Cardinals got a leg up in the pivotal game of their series. Here’s a brief look back at the Game 3s of the NL Division Series that went down last night.
The big home run was the story in Saturday’s NL Division Series games, from Brandon Belt to Matt Kemp to an honorable mention to Matt Carpenter. The other story was that every one of these games in every single series, in both leagues, continues to be great. San Francisco beats Washington 2-1 in 18 innings. Los Angeles survives St. Louis 3-2.