When the 2012 MLB playoffs began, the St. Louis Cardinals, the defending World Series champions, were the longest shot in the National League because they had the worst record of the five NL playoff teams and weren’t even supposed to beat unbeatable Kris Medlen in Atlanta in the one-game playoff. Yet here the Cards are one victory Thursday afternoon from
St. Louis Cardinals vs Washington Nationals Date: 8:30 PM ET, Friday, October 12, 2012 Place: Nationals Park, Washington, District of Columbia TV channel: 8:37 p.m. ET, TBS The Washington Nationals still don’t have their offense clicking in the National League Division Series, but they got the home run when they needed it in Game 4. Jayson Werth’s walk-off blast staved off elimination and gave Washington its first
St. Louis Cardinals vs Washington Nationals Date: 4:00 PM ET, Thursday, October 11, 2012 Place: Nationals Park, Washington, District of Columbia TV channel: 4:07 p.m. ET, TBS The first playoff game in Washington in 79 years did not go exactly as planned. If the second one isn’t much better, then the city won’t get a third. The St. Louis Cardinals will be looking to close out the
St. Louis Cardinals vs Washington Nationals Date: 1:00 PM ET, Wednesday, October 10, 2012 Place: Nationals Park, Washington, District of Columbia TV channel: 1:07 p.m. ET, MLBN The Nationals of Washington you are about to accept game of the city playoffs for the first time from 1933, when they welcome San Luis’s Cardinals on Wednesday. Once the new thing fades away, it will get in touch with
the St. Louis Cardinals as would face long odds to advance to the NLCS with a 2-0 deficit heading to Washington. The Cards are -115 favorites Washington took the series opener Sunday, 3-2, in the first playoff game for the franchise since it moved from Montreal. The Nationals escaped a bases-loaded jam in the seventh inning, Tyler Moore blooped a
Washington Nationals vs St. Louis Cardinals When: 3:00 PM ET, Sunday, October 7, 2012 Where: Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri TV: 3:07 p.m. ET, TBS The St. Louis Cardinals are still alive with a chance to defend their World Series after a disputed victory over the Atlanta Braves in the first ever wild card game. Their reward for winning that contest is a date with the top-seeded
The Washington Nationals look to sew up the top postseason seed in the National League when they close the regular season against the visiting Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday. Washington is tied with the Cincinnati Reds for the NL’s top record but the Nationals hold the tiebreaker edge due to winning the season series. The Nationals clinched the NL East on
The Washington Nationals have clinched the National League East and the next task is earning the top record in the league. Washington is tied with the Cincinnati Reds for the best mark entering Tuesday’s game against the visiting Philadelphia Phillies, but holds the tiebreaker edge on the Reds. Philadelphia will miss the playoffs for the first time since 2006 and
The Washington Nationals can clinch the National League East with a victory over the visiting Philadelphia Phillies on Monday. The Nationals have a three-game lead over the second-place Atlanta Braves with three games to play and the next Washington victory or Atlanta loss will sew up the division crown. The Nationals are also tied with the Cincinnati Reds for the NL’s top record. Philadelphia
The Washington Nationals can clinch their first division title with a win over the St. Louis Cardinals, who need two more victories to secure their spot in the postseason. Washington’s magic number stands at one over Atlanta to win the National League East, while St. Louis holds a two-game lead over Los Angeles for the second wild card with four to play. The
