The Minnesota Twins have ended their misery of playoff losses with a two-game sweep of the Toronto Blue Jays. After losing 18 straight postseason games that started in 2004 and seeing every other team win at least one playoff game they combined timely hitting, effective pitching, and excellent defense to move onto the American League […]
Read MoreDiamondbacks: Relief Pitching Key in Wild Card Victory over Brewers, Form Must Continue against Dodgers For much of the season, the Arizona Diamondbacks’ Achilles heel was relief pitching, especially the back end. Even trading for elite closer Paul Sewald on July 31 seemed to merely be a drop in the bucket, for the Diamondbacks had […]
Read MorePhiladelphia Phillies and the Atlanta Braves Square Off in the National League Division Series for the Second Straight Season The Philadelphia Phillies took care of business against the Miami Marlins, sweeping the Wild Card series while taking command of both games and winning comfortably. Meanwhile, the Atlanta Braves take their NL/AL best 104 wins […]
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