Score and situation: The Cincinnati Reds cruised past the San Francisco Giants with a 9-0 victory on Sunday night. They now head home with a commanding 2-0 series lead and will have three chances to punch their ticket to the NLCS.
Leading lads: Bronson Arroyo retired the first 14 batters he...
Score and situation: The Cincinnati Reds jumped out to a 1-0 series lead with a resilient 5-2 victory over the San Francisco Giants at AT&T Park.
Leading lads: With Johnny Cueto lost early to back spasms, scheduled Game 3 starter Mat Latos volunteered to take the ball and turned in a fantastic...
ST. LOUIS *— The problem with the Milwaukee Brewers' beast-mode celebration is that it doesn't afford many natural opportunities for the pitchers to take part. There's either another batter to face, baseball manners to obey or a bulky glove getting in the way of making that crucial second claw...
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Score and situation: The St. Louis Cardinals stayed alive and forced Game 5 of the NLDS with a 5-3 victory at Busch Stadium on Wednesday night.
Leading lads: David Freese hit a long two-run home run to center field and added a two-run double, and right-hander Edwin Jackson overcame a...
Score and situation: The Arizona Diamondbacks joined the Yankees and the Cardinals on the 'never say die' train with a 10-6 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday night. The victory ties the series at two and forces a decisive Game 5 back in Wisconsin on Friday. It marks the first time...
Score and situation: After being stung by a big comeback in the previous game, the Philadelphia Phillies took a big step toward their fourth straight NLCS with a 3-2 victory against the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday night. The Phillies lead the best-of-five series 2-1 and also have home-field...
The 1969 Chicago Cubs had their black cat. Will the St. Louis Cardinals look back on the 2011 NL playoffs and lament ... "the squirrel"?
Don't be ridiculous, of course not. Stupid question. However, the Philadelphia Phillies just might want to adopt the li'l guy who briefly delayed Game 3 of...
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Score and situation: The Arizona Diamondbacks staved off elimination in the first home game of their NLDS with an 8-1 win against the Milwaukee Brewers Tuesday night. The D-Backs lost the first two games of the best-of-five series at Miller Park, and trail 2-1 going into Wednesday's Game...
Score and situation: The St. Louis Cardinals landed a shocking 5-4 comeback victory over the Philadelphia Phillies in NLDS Game 2 on Sunday night at Citizens Bank Park. The victory evens the series at one as it heads to St. Louis.
Leading lads: Allen Craig led off the top of the seventh with a...
Playoff baseball means it's time for a few friendly bets between mayors from the respective cities involved. And we have one to report from the Philadelphia Phillies and St. Louis Cardinals NLDS, which is set to begin on Saturday afternoon at 5 PM EST.
Philadelphia mayor Michael Nutter...