NLDS

Cards’ Front Office Says Playoff Baseballs Have Lost Juice

The St. Louis Cardinals’ front office says baseballs have suddenly lost their juice this postseason, supporting a claim from a prominent data scientist that the balls have changed following a historic, homer-friendly regular season.

Christian Gooden_St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP)

Cubs Come Back on Scherzer, Chicago Wins 9-8 in NLDS Game 5

WASHINGTON (AP) — Addison Russell drove in four runs, Wade Davis earned a seven-out save, and the Chicago Cubs reached their third NL Championship Series in a row by edging the Washington Nationals 9-8 in a thriller of a Game 5.

AP Pablo Martinez Monsivais CHI

NLDS Game 4 of Nats-Cubs Rained Out, Moved to Wednesday

CHICAGO — Game 4 of the NL Division Series was postponed by rain on Tuesday, giving Chicago Cubs pitcher Jake Arrieta another day to rest his troublesome right hamstring and putting ace Stephen Strasburg in play for the Washington Nationals.

AP Nam Y Huh

All Eyes on Dark Knight Harvey, Mets Following Dirty Chase Utley Play

As the hit series Gotham airs on Fox Monday night, baseball takes center stage on TBS with a pitcher known as The Dark Knight taking the hill for the New York Mets. The first postseason game in the history of Citi Field, sure to draw plenty of viewers anyway, becomes must-see-TV to thousands more thanks to a new villain—at least for Mets fans.

Chase Utley Slide Gregory Bull AP