2018 – The Red Sox win the American League pennant by defeating Houston, 4 – 1, in Game 5 of the ALCS. David Price turns in a great performance, shutting out the Astros for the first 6 innings. All of Boston’s runs score on long balls, a solo shot by J.D. Martinez in the 3rd and three-run homer by Rafael Devers in the 6th, both off Justin Verlander. Jackie Bradley, who had 9 RBIs in the series, is named the winner of the ALCS MVP Award.

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2018 – The Red Sox win the American League pennant by defeating Houston, 4 – 1, in Game 5 of the ALCS. David Price turns in a great performance, shutting out the Astros for the first 6 innings. All of Boston’s runs score on long balls, a solo shot by J.D. Martinez in the 3rd and three-run homer by Rafael Devers in the 6th, both off Justin Verlander. Jackie Bradley, who had 9 RBIs in the series, is named the winner of the ALCS MVP Award.

The Yankees win their third straight game in the ALCS to take a 3 games to 2 lead over Houston. Masahiro Tanaka baffles the Astros’ hitters over 7 innings, giving up just 3 hits and a walk, while the Yankees take a lead in the 2nd on an RBI single by Greg Bird and keep gradually adding to it until finishing with a 5 – 0 win.

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The Yankees win their third straight game in the ALCS to take a 3 games to 2 lead over Houston. Masahiro Tanaka baffles the Astros’ hitters over 7 innings, giving up just 3 hits and a walk, while the Yankees take a lead in the 2nd on an RBI single by Greg Bird and keep gradually adding to it until finishing with a 5 – 0 win.

The Cubs avoid elimination by winning Game 4 of the NLCS, 3 – 2, over the Dodgers. All five runs are the result of solo homers: for Chicago, a monster blast that travels almost 500 feet by Willson Contreras, and two by Javier Baez, all against Alex Wood, and replies by Clay Bellinger and Justin Turner for Los Angeles. Jake Arrieta is the winner and Wade Davis gets credit for the save.

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The Cubs avoid elimination by winning Game 4 of the NLCS, 3 – 2, over the Dodgers. All five runs are the result of solo homers: for Chicago, a monster blast that travels almost 500 feet by Willson Contreras, and two by Javier Baez, all against Alex Wood, and replies by Clay Bellinger and Justin Turner for Los Angeles. Jake Arrieta is the winner and Wade Davis gets credit for the save.

Toronto staves off elimination by winning Game 4 of the ALCS, 5 – 1, over Cleveland. Josh Donaldson homers off Corey Kluber in the 3rd to give Toronto its first lead of the series and the Blue Jays score three late runs to make a winner of Aaron Sanchez.

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Toronto staves off elimination by winning Game 4 of the ALCS, 5 – 1, over Cleveland. Josh Donaldson homers off Corey Kluber in the 3rd to give Toronto its first lead of the series and the Blue Jays score three late runs to make a winner of Aaron Sanchez.

Rich Hill pitches 6 scoreless innings to lead Los Angeles to its second consecutive shutout win over the Cubs, 6 – 0, in Game 3 of the NLCS. Yasmani Grandal and Justin Turner hit homers off Jake Arrieta to lead the offence.

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Rich Hill pitches 6 scoreless innings to lead Los Angeles to its second consecutive shutout win over the Cubs, 6 – 0, in Game 3 of the NLCS. Yasmani Grandal and Justin Turner hit homers off Jake Arrieta to lead the offence.

In Game 2 of the NLCS, the Mets get to Jake Arrieta with three 1st-inning runs, one on a double by David Wright, and two on a homer by Daniel Murphy, to win, 4 – 1, over the Cubs. Rookie Noah Syndergaard is the winner.

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In Game 2 of the NLCS, the Mets get to Jake Arrieta with three 1st-inning runs, one on a double by David Wright, and two on a homer by Daniel Murphy, to win, 4 – 1, over the Cubs. Rookie Noah Syndergaard is the winner.

The Cardinals are headed to the World Series after crushing the Dodgers, 9 – 0, in Game 6 of the NLCS

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2013 – The Cardinals are headed to the World Series after crushing the Dodgers, 9 – 0, in Game 6 of the NLCS. Michael Wacha defeats Clayton Kershaw for the second time, winning the NLCS MVP Award.

The Cardinals take a 3-1 lead in the NLCS by beating the Giants, 8 – 3. The Cards break open a tight 2 – 1 game with a pair of runs against Tim Lincecum in the 5th, then add 2 runs in each of the next 2 innings to run away with the contest. Adam Wainwright is the winner.

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The Cardinals take a 3-1 lead in the NLCS by beating the Giants, 8 – 3. The Cards break open a tight 2 – 1 game with a pair of runs against Tim Lincecum in the 5th, then add 2 runs in each of the next 2 innings to run away with the contest. Adam Wainwright is the winner.

The Detroit Tigers complete a four-game sweep of the Yankees in the ALCS with an 8 – 1 win at home. The Tigers build a 6-0 lead after four innings, chasing CC Sabathia, as Max Scherzer cruises to the win. Delmon Young, who is named series MVP, drives in the winning run for the fourth straight game while the Tigers homer four times. The Yankees were thoroughly outplayed, never leading once in the four games, scoring only 6 runs and batting a mere .157.

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The Detroit Tigers complete a four-game sweep of the Yankees in the ALCS with an 8 – 1 win at home. The Tigers build a 6-0 lead after four innings, chasing CC Sabathia, as Max Scherzer cruises to the win. Delmon Young, who is named series MVP, drives in the winning run for the fourth straight game while the Tigers homer four times. The Yankees were thoroughly outplayed, never leading once in the four games, scoring only 6 runs and batting a mere .157.