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Wednesday's Division Series lineup featured two do-or-die Game 5 matchups, the first between the St. Louis Cardinals at Atlanta Braves, and the second between the Washington Nationals at the Los Angeles Dodgers. The night ended with painful losses for both home teams. Cardinals 13, Braves 1 (box score) W: Jack Flaherty L: Mike Foltynewicz The Cardinals…
Continue reading ➞ 2019 Division Series: Brutal Loss Wednesday
After the Yankees sweep of the Twins on Monday night, only one game remained on the calendar for Tuesday: American League Division Series Game 4 between the Houston Astros and Tampa Bay Rays. Rays 4, Astros 1 (box score) W: Ryan Yarbrough L: Justin Verlander S: Blake Snell The Rays got to SP Verlander early, scoring…
After a weekend of Division Series action, Monday brought four Division Series elimination games, but only one team was eliminated as of the end of the night. Here are the current standings: American League #1 Astros vs, #4 Rays HOU leads 2-1 #2 Yankees vs. #3 Twins NYY wins 3-0 National League #1 Dodgers vs.…
The Division Series got underway on Thursday with the first National League contests, followed by a full four-game slate on Friday with the beginning of American League action. Here are the current standings of each series: National League #4 Nationals vs. #1 Dodgers LAD leads 2-1 #3 Cardinals vs. #2 Braves ATL leads 2-1 American…
The National League and American League Wild Card games were held on Monday, October 1 and Tuesday, October 2, 2019 to determine which team would face the #1 seed in each league in the Division Series. In a win or go home matchup, a "turning point" of the game, in the words of Chicago Cubs…
The 2019 Toronto Blue Jays flirted with being no-hit by Trevor Bauer on April 4 and Shane Bieber on July 24, but it ultimately took a veteran ace, Justin Verlander of the Houston Astros, to lock one down. Verlander completed his third career no-hitter during the finale of Jays' and Astros' weekend series at Rogers…
Continue reading ➞ Oops, He Did It Again: Verlander No-Hits Jays for the Second Time
Following Tuesday night's walkoff victory, Yu Darvish took the mound for the Cubs in the rubber match of their three-game series at Wrigley Field against the Cincinnati Reds. The Cubs were looking for their first series victory of the year against Cincy, while Darvish was looking for his first win at Wrigley Field as a…
Continue reading ➞ Darvish Leads Cubs to Series Victory over Reds
The 2019 edition of the MLB All-Star Game was held Tuesday night at Progressive Field in Cleveland. Play got underway following a brief moment of silence in honor of Los Angeles Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs, who recently passed away while the team was on the road for a series against the Texas Rangers. Justin Verlander…
Continue reading ➞ American League Continues All-Star Game Dominance with 4-1 Victory over NL
The Chicago Cubs spent the final weekend before the All-Star Break at Guaranteed Rate Field on the South Side for the conclusion of the crosstown series against the Chicago White Sox. After a 6-3 victory over Sox ace Lucas Giolito on Saturday, the Cubs were looking to secure a season series victory on Sunday. White…
Continue reading ➞ Cubs Farmhand Robel García Hits Second MLB HR in 3-1 Loss to Chisox
The Chicago White Sox recalled top pitching prospect Dylan Cease from Charlotte to start the first game of their day-night doubleheader against the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday afternoon at Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago. While Cease failed to post a quality start, he pitched long enough to claim the victory in the Sox' 7-5 win,…