The Rangers stun the Blue Jays with a 5 – 3 win at the Rogers Centre in Game 1 of the ALDS in the Jays’ first postseason appearance since winning the 1993 World Series. The bottom of the batting order does the damage, as number 8 hitter Rougned Odor homers and scores three runs, while number 9 Robinson Chirinos hits a two-run homer. All five Texas runs come against American League ERA leader David Price. Jose Bautista homers for the Jays in his first career postseason game.

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The Rangers stun the Blue Jays with a 5 – 3 win at the Rogers Centre in Game 1 of the ALDS in the Jays’ first postseason appearance since winning the 1993 World Series. The bottom of the batting order does the damage, as number 8 hitter Rougned Odor homers and scores three runs, while number 9 Robinson Chirinos hits a two-run homer. All five Texas runs come against American League ERA leader David Price. Jose Bautista homers for the Jays in his first career postseason game.

2015 – The Cubs defeat the Pirates, 4 – 0, in the Wild Card Game thanks to a four-hit shutout by Jake Arrieta and homers by Kyle Schwarber and Dexter Fowler off Gerrit Cole. The Bucs are out of the postseason after a 98-win season.

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2015 – The Cubs defeat the Pirates, 4 – 0, in the Wild Card Game thanks to a four-hit shutout by Jake Arrieta and homers by Kyle Schwarber and Dexter Fowler off Gerrit Cole. The Bucs are out of the postseason after a 98-win season.

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2015 – In a one-game Wild Card playoff, the Astros travel to New York and eliminate the Yankees, 3-0, behind the three-hit pitching of Dallas Keuchel over six innings and three innings of shutout relief. Colby Rasmus and Carlos Gomez provide the offense with solo homers off Masahiro Tanaka. 

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2015 – In a one-game Wild Card playoff, the Astros travel to New York and eliminate the Yankees, 3-0, behind the three-hit pitching of Dallas Keuchel over six innings and three innings of shutout relief. Colby Rasmus and Carlos Gomez provide the offense with solo homers off Masahiro Tanaka. 

2015 – The Astros open the 2015 Postseason by defeating the Yankees, 3 – 0 in the American League Wild Card Game. Dallas Keuchel pitches 6 scoreless innings, allowing only 3 hits and a walk while striking out 7, while his opponent, Masahiro Tanaka, allows a pair of solo homers to Colby Rasmus and Carlos Gomez to be charged with the loss.

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2015 – The Astros open the 2015 Postseason by defeating the Yankees, 3 – 0 in the American League Wild Card Game. Dallas Keuchel pitches 6 scoreless innings, allowing only 3 hits and a walk while striking out 7, while his opponent, Masahiro Tanaka, allows a pair of solo homers to Colby Rasmus and Carlos Gomez to be charged with the loss.

Nationals General Manager Mike Rizzo fires manager Matt Williams and his entire coaching staff after the team’s disappoint second-place finish that means the preseason favorites to represent the National League in the World Series will miss the postseason altogether.

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Nationals General Manager Mike Rizzo fires manager Matt Williams and his entire coaching staff after the team’s disappoint second-place finish that means the preseason favorites to represent the National League in the World Series will miss the postseason altogether.

On the eve of the Wild Card Game, Yankees pitcher CC Sabathia checks himself into a rehabilitation facility to treat an alcohol dependency problem. He will miss the postseason but explains that he owes this to his family.

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On the eve of the Wild Card Game, Yankees pitcher CC Sabathia checks himself into a rehabilitation facility to treat an alcohol dependency problem. He will miss the postseason but explains that he owes this to his family.

In an effort to add more drama to the final day of the regular season, MLB schedules all games to start simultaneously at 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The scheduling, similar to the English Premier League’s “Survival Sunday,” also evens the playing field by limiting teams’ ability to rest potential playoff starters based on the results of contests played earlier in the day.

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In an effort to add more drama to the final day of the regular season, MLB schedules all games to start simultaneously at 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The scheduling, similar to the English Premier League’s “Survival Sunday,” also evens the playing field by limiting teams’ ability to rest potential playoff starters based on the results of contests played earlier in the day.

The Astros claim the final available postseason slot in spite of losing to the Diamondbacks, 5 – 3, thanks to the Rangers’ 9 – 2 win over the Angels. They will face the Yankees in the Wild Card Game for their first postseason appearance since moving to the American League.

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The Astros claim the final available postseason slot in spite of losing to the Diamondbacks, 5 – 3, thanks to the Rangers’ 9 – 2 win over the Angels. They will face the Yankees in the Wild Card Game for their first postseason appearance since moving to the American League.

Clayton Kershaw

Clayton Kershaw becoming the 34th pitcher to record 300 strikeouts in a season

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Clayton Kershaw strikes out Melvin Upton to end the third inning of LA’s 6-3 victory over the Padres at Chavez Ravine, becoming the 34th pitcher to record 300 strikeouts in a season, and joins Sandy Koufax, who accomplished the feat three times the 1960’s, as the only the second Dodger to reach the mark. The 27 year-old southpaw is the first pitcher in 13 years to achieve the milestone since Diamondback teammates Curt Schilling (316) and Randy Johnson (334) both pass the plateau in 2002.