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MLB Playoffs – San Francisco Giants Also Going to the World Series
It didn’t take long for the San Francisco Giants to finish the job in the NLCS and join the Kansas City Royals for the 2014 World Series, beating the St. Louis Cardinals 6-3 in game 4 to complete a 4-1 series win, getting a three run homer from Travis Ishikawa as a perfect way to kick off the celebrations.
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Giants Over Cardinals – Late Errors Tend to be Fatal
The St. Louis Cardinals fought their way back only to see Randy Choate completely crumble in the 10th inning, eventually giving up the game winning run as the San Francisco Giants started loading the bases and made the most of a throwing error from the veteran pitcher, winning 5-4 and taking a 2-1 lead in the NLCS.
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MLB Playoffs – Kansas City Royals With Hitting, San Francisco Giants Through Pitching
The Kansas City Royals take a 2-0 lead in the ALCS following a 6-4 win over the Baltimore Orioles, while the San Francisco Giants open the NLCS against the St. Louis Cardinals with a 3-0 win.
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Clutch Home Runs and Pitching Mistakes (Braves vs Dodgers)
The Los Angeles Dodgers found themselves in a jam, but got out of it with some big hitting early on from Carl Crawford and very late from Juan Uribe to give them a 4-3 win over the Atlanta Braves, clinching the divisional series, while some were left wondering why the best reliever in Baseball, Craig Kimbrel, wasn’t used.
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Great Hitting Makes Up for Anything (Braves vs Dodgers)
The Los Angeles Dodgers were already using their relief pitcher in the middle of the 4th inning, but with the kind of hitting they produced once again in the NLDS series against the Atlanta Braves, there was nothing stopping them from moving a step closer to finishing off the series.
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Pinch Running at its Finest (Cardinals vs Pirates)
The Pittsburgh Pirates have already made a few ‘first time since…’ this season, and they’re getting ready for another one, taking a 2-1 lead in the series against the St. Louis Cardinals, with some impressive hitting from Pedro Alvarez, joining forced with Josh Harrison, who made quite a splash with his successful insertion as a pinch runner in the 8th, giving the Pirates the lead for good.