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For the first time ever in franchise history, the Washington Nationals are heading to the World Series thanks to an impressive sweep of the St. Louis Cardinals.

It’s tough to imagine the Yankees ever having a better chance to take control of this series against the Astros than the two they’ve already squandered.

Gerrit Cole didn’t have his best stuff on Tuesday night. But he was still able to throw seven shutout innings in the Astros’ 4-1 victory over the Yankees in Game 3 of the ALCS.

Houston Astros right fielder Josh Reddick called out Yankees fans for tossing water bottles, baseballs and other objects on the field during New York’s 4-1 loss in the AL Championship Series on Tuesday night. ”You throw a baseball hard enough and hit somebody in the head when they’re

Gerrit Cole is making his pitch to own this October. A gritty Cole held the New York Yankees scoreless without his sharpest stuff, Jose Altuve sparked Houston at the plate and the Astros locked down a 4-1 victory Tuesday to take a 2-1 lead in the AL C…

Didi Gregorius turned on a first-pitch fastball from Gerrit Cole with two on and two outs in the fifth inning and sent it soaring toward the right-field seats. Gregorius stood at the plate, watching, then took some tentative steps toward first base as…

This tweet from the Nationals account seems to be taking a dig at Bryce Harper

While a rainout would have a much greater effect on the rotations, it would put the Yankees in a situation in which they may have to push their relievers more than they have all year.

Gleyber Torres puts the Yanks on the board with a solo home run to the seats in right field, trimming the Yankees’ deficit

WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington Nationals left-hander Patrick Corbin is the first pitcher with 10 strikeouts in the first four innings of a postseason game, according to STATS .

Early solo home runs by José Altuve and Josh Reddick, plus seven shutout innings from Gerrit Cole, paced the Astros in a 4-1 win over the Yankees in Game 3 of the ALCS.

That may seem insufficient, but there are limits to what MLB can do here.

Schilling, who also floated the idea of running for Congress in 2018, said he won’t pursue it further this time around.

The Nationals exploded out of the gate, hanging a seven-spot in the first inning against the Cardinals as they look for an NLCS sweep.

Nationals rock Cardinals starter Dakota Hudson in NLCS Game 4.