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The National League Division Series are set. The Washington Nationals will take on the Los Angeles Dodgers after winning a dramatic wild-card game against the Milwaukee Brewers 4-3. The St Louis Cardinals will battle the Atlanta Braves for a place in the Championship Series, and we have previewed both match-ups for you. Continue to Article

October 03, 2019 11:59:am EST

Atlanta stars Freddie Freeman and Ronald Acuna Jr. declared themselves healthy and ready to play when the Braves open the National League Division Series against the visiting St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday. Freeman has been plagued by a right elbow injury while Acuna has been dealing with left hip tightness. Freeman was encouraged after testing the elbow during a simulated game on Tuesday. Continue to Article

October 02, 2019 8:33:pm EST

Entering the season, most pundits did not envision an NLDS featuring the Atlanta Braves and St. Louis Cardinals. There were questions about the Braves' lasting power as the rest of the NL East beefed up, and the Cardinals would have to outlast the Cubs and Brewers. The Braves ultimately showed that any concerns about them were for naught, emerging as the champions of the only division that had at least four teams at or above .500. Continue to Article

October 02, 2019 4:28:pm EST

So here's a breakdown of the past and present for the five most common championship rematches in our model's simulations: Houston Astros vs. Los Angeles Dodgers 19 percent chance of happening Then: 1981 Division Series, 2017 World Series Although these teams also played in the 1981 Division Series, the rematch on everyone's minds came just two years ago — when Houston beat L.A. in a seven-game homerfest that ranks among the most exciting ever (Game 7 notwithstanding). Continue to Article

October 01, 2019 7:00:am EST

While the All Blacks are expected to run up a big score against Canada in their World Cup Pool B clash in Oita on Wednesday, Steve Hansen and his coaching staff just want to make sure they are moving forward with their game. Two-time defending champions New Zealand are expected to win the pool after beating South Africa in their first game and have planned to use the matches against Canada, Namibia and Italy to finetune their game ahead of the quarter-finals. The Boston Red Sox see a potential route to keeping pricey stars Mookie Betts and J.D. Martinez while also dropping their overall payroll by some $22 million to get under Major League Baseball's Competitive Balance Tax (CBT) threshold, the team president said Monday. Continue to Article

October 01, 2019 3:59:am EST