“This is probably one of the worst days of my life,” said San Diego’s starter, Mike Clevinger. “That sums it up.”
Category: Playoff Games
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NLCS: Phillies Beat Padres to Move One Win From World Series
Down 4-0 after a half-inning, the Phillies rallied, moving closer to their first World Series appearance since 2009.
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ALCS: Astros on Verge of Eliminating Yankees
Houston’s pitchers combined to allow only three hits in Game 3, keeping their team a perfect 6-0 this postseason.
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NLCS: How the Phillies Decided to Travel Home Early
Despite a recommendation to stay the night in San Diego on Wednesday, Philadelphia’s road-weary players elected to get home as quickly as possible. So far, so good.
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NLCS: Seranthony Dominguez Leads a Rebuilt Phillies Bullpen
Seranthony Domínguez is doing his best Tug McGraw impression, José Alvarado has pitched in every Phillies win and a team’s weakness in past years has become its strength.
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NLCS: Phillies Beat Padres at Home in Game 3
Kyle Schwarber’s leadoff homer off Joe Musgrove got things started right and Philadelphia held on to take a series lead.
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ALCS: Michael King and Injured Yankees Relievers Travel With Club
Michael King and other injured Yankees relievers have been traveling with the club to soak in the postseason atmosphere and learn everything they can.
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ALCS: Alex Bregman’s Homer Gives Astros Win Over Yankees in Game 2
A three-run homer by Alex Bregman was all the scoring Houston needed to support Framber Valdez and the Astros improved to 5-0 this postseason.
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How Pitchers Are Lasting Deeper Into Games This Postseason
While not exactly a return to the days of complete games, starters in this year’s postseason have completed at least six innings more than twice as often as they did in last year’s playoffs.
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M.L.S. Playoff Preview: An L.A. Derby and More Questions Answered
Major League Soccer’s playoffs have reached the conference semifinals as the league sprints to finish before the World Cup.
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Are the Nolas Rooting for Austin’s Padres or Aaron’s Phillies in the NLCS?
San Diego’s Austin Nola delivered a huge hit against Philadelphia’s Aaron Nola in Game 2 of the N.L.C.S. For their nervous (and well-traveled) parents, that was good and bad.
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How the Emerald Ash Borer Took Ash Bats Out of Major League Baseball
Invasive insects and batter preferences have led to the elimination of the wood that dominated the sport for generations. There may not be a single ash bat used in this postseason.
