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MLB Playoffs – Kansas City Royals Finally Make it Back to the World Series
This postseason continues to be one long lasting dream for the Kansas City Royals, completing a 4-0 sweep of the Baltimore Orioles in the ALCS, winning game 4 with a 2-1 score on a ground ball to first of all things, which means they’re still undefeated in the 2014 playoffs and are now going to the World Series for the second time in franchise history.
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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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MLB Playoffs – Kansas City Royals Thrive Late, Baltiomre Orioles Bullpen Fails
Game 1 of the 2014 ALCS was decided in extra innings, as home runs from Alex Gordon and Mike Moustakas helped the Kansas City Royals come away from Camden Yards with the 8-6 win over the Baltimore Orioles, taking a 1-0 lead in the series.
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MLB Playoffs – San Francisco Giants Get Creative, Washington Nationals Pitch Badly
That time of the year again, as the San Francisco Giants keep finding ways to win playoff games without having anything special in the lineup, this time a wild pitch that cost the Washington Nationals the series despite another big hitting game for Bryce Harper, who alone wasn’t enough to save his team from heading home for the next six months.
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MLB Playoffs – St. Louis Cardinals Make NLCS, Los Angeles Dodgers Disappoint Again
All the money in the world doesn’t matter when players under-perform. The St. Louis Cardinals knock off the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League playoffs for a second straight year, overcoming Clayton Kershaw on the mound, getting a clutch three-run homer from Matt Adams in the 7th inning, while the incredibly expensive lineup coudln’t find a way to overcome just a one run deficit.
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MLB Playoffs – Washington Nationals Back In, San Francisco Giants Lament Error
One mistake and a great day on the mound gets tarnished, as a throwing error by Madison Bumgarner and excellent hitting and fielding from Bryce Harper helped the Washington Nationals win for the first time in their NLDS with the San Francisco Giants, coming away with the 4-1 win and making it a 2-1 series as well.
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MLB Playoffs – St. Louis Cardinals Flip Series, Los Angeles Dodgers Mostly Complaining
The home run hitting ability of Matt Carpenter has kicked into extra gear in the postseason, hitting his third consecutive homer to help the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-1 and take a 2-1 lead in the series after being the worst long-ball hitting team in baseball during the regular season.
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MLB Playoffs – Baltimore Orioles Hang On, Detroit Tigers Can’t Score
A close series for the most part that ends in a sweep, which seems to be the trend in the American League. The Baltimore Orioles move on to the ALCS after a 3-0 sweep and a 2-1 win in game 3 over the Detroit Tigers thanks to a Nelson Cruz home run, while their opponents, backed by the home crowd, got close in the ninth inning but couldn’t complete the turnaround.
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MLB Playoffs – Kansas City Royals Complete Sweep, Los Angeles Angels Going Home
Momentum is a special kind of thing which is impossible to quantify or measure. The Kansas City Royals have it on their side, taking advantage of it to complete a stunning three game sweep in the ALDS against the Los Angeles Angels, a team with the best record in baseball during the regular season. Game 3 ended in yet another blowout, with the underdogs advancing after winning 8-3.