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October 7, 2014
Wong's homer lifts Cardinals to Game 3 victory

Wong's homer lifts Cardinals to Game 3 victory

Kolten Wong's home run in the bottom of the seventh inning helped the Cardinals edge the Dodgers 3-1 to take a 2-1 series lead in the NLDS on Monday night.
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October 6, 2014
Orioles, Royals advance to ALCS

Orioles, Royals advance to ALCS

The Baltimore Orioles finished off a sweep of the Detroit Tigers with a 2-1 win and will face the Royals in the ALCS., Kansas City beat the Angels 8-3 on Sunday to complete a three-game sweep.
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October 3, 2014
Baltimore Orioles' J.J. Hardy (2) is met at the plate by Ryan Flaherty (3) after his solo home run in the seventh inning against the Detroit Tigers du

Orioles set franchise record in Game 1 ALDS win

The Orioles scored 8 runs in the 8th inning to win Game 1 of their ALDS vs. Detroit. Baltimore's 12 runs set a franchise record for most runs scored in a playoff game.
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October 2, 2014
San Francisco Giants' Brandon Crawford points skyward as he heads home after hitting a grand slam during the fourth inning of the NL wild-card playoff

Crawford's home run helps Giants oust Pirates

Brandon Crawford hit the first grand slam by a shortstop in playoff history as the Giants beat the Pirates in the NL wild-card game. They'll now play the Nationals in the NLDS.
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October 1, 2014
Royals rally past A's for Wild Card win

Royals rally past A's for Wild Card win

Royals 9, A's 8 (F/12) - Salvador Perez's RBI single in the 12th inning lifted Kansas City past Oakland in the AL wild-card game. The Royals advanced to play the Angels in the ALDS.
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September 27, 2014
Kansas City Royals players and coaches celebrate with champagnes after the Royals defeated the Chicago White Sox 3-1 in a baseball game in Chicago on

Royals end 29-year postseason drought

For the first time since 1985, the Kansas City Royals are going to the playoffs. They clinched at least a wild-card berth after their 3-1 victory over the White Sox on Friday night.
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September 26, 2014
New York Yankees' Derek Jeter jumps after hitting the game-winning single against the Baltimore Orioles in the ninth inning of a baseball game, Thursd

Jeter gives Yankees a win in Stadium finale

Derek Jeter capped his Yankee Stadium farewell with a game-winning single in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Yankees a 6-5 win over the Orioles.
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September 25, 2014
Lohse's shutout keeps Brewers alive

Lohse's shutout keeps Brewers alive

Brewers 5, Reds 0 - Thanks to Kyle Lohse's 2nd shutout of 2014 and the Giant's loss to the Dodgers, Milwaukee's slim playoff hopes remain alive. Lohse spoke after his 6 strikeout performance.
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September 25, 2014
Cardinals fall, but inch closer to title

Cardinals fall, but inch closer to title

Cubs 3, Cardinals 1 - John Lackey gave up two runs over 6.2 tough innings in St. Louis' loss to Chicago. Due to a Pirates loss, the Cardinals' Central title magic number is now three.
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September 24, 2014
Yankees eliminated from playoff contention

Yankees eliminated from playoff contention

Derek Jeter went 0-for-4 in his second-to-last home game as the Orioles used a six-run fourth inning to eliminate the Yankees from playoff contention on Wednesday.
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September 21, 2014
Atlanta Braves' Phil Gosselin, right, flips his bat as he strikes out while New York Mets catcher Anthony Recker, left, throws the ball to the infield

Braves' postseason chase ends

Mets 10, Braves 2 - Atlanta was officially eliminated from the postseason race after falling to New York on Sunday. Fredi Gonzalez addressed the media after the loss.
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September 21, 2014
Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Vance Worley, top, delivers to Milwaukee Brewers' Jean Segura during the eighth inning of a baseball game in Pitts

Pirates move closer to playoffs

Pirates 1, Brewers 0 - Russell Martin drove in the game's only run and Vance Worley tossed eight solid innings to lead Pittsburgh past Milwaukee, Worley spoke after the game.
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September 19, 2014
Clayton Kershaw Picks Up Win No. 20

Clayton Kershaw Picks Up Win No. 20

Clayton Kershaw won his MLB best 20th game on Friday afternoon despite early struggles vs. the Cubs. He became the first Dodger since Claude Osteen in 1972 to win 20 games in a season.
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September 17, 2014
Both Beltway MLB teams clinch divisions

Both Beltway MLB teams clinch divisions

The Orioles earned their first AL East crown since 1997 with an 8-2 rout of the Blue Jays. The Nationals took home their second NL East title in three years with a 3-0 road win over the Braves.
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September 17, 2014
CBS Sports: Top 10 players of second half of MLB season

CBS Sports: Top 10 players of second half of MLB season

Dayn Perry joins Adam Aizer with a look at the top 10 players from the second half of the MLB season.
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September 13, 2014
Orioles end whirlwind day with sweep

Orioles end whirlwind day with sweep

The Orioles ended a whirlwind day on Friday with a sweep of the Yankees, the first time NY's been swept in a doubleheader since 2006. In the morning, Orioles' slugger Chris Davis was suspended.
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September 12, 2014
Miami Marlins' Giancarlo Stanton falls down after being hit in the face with a pitch during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee

Stanton drilled in face, stretchered off field in Milwaukee

Giancarlo Stanton was hit in the face by a Mike Fiers fastball & exited on a stretcher in the fifth inning of Milwaukee's 4-2 win over Miami. Ryan Braun & Carlos Gomez expressed their concern.
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September 11, 2014
Pittsburgh Pirates' Andrew McCutchen, right, scores past Philadelphia Phillies catcher Wil Nieves after hitting an inside-the-park home run during the

Inside-the-park home run lifts Pirates

Andrew McCutchen hit the first inside-the-park home run of his career as the Pirates kept their lead for the NL Wild Card at 1.5 games with a win over the Phillies. McCutchen spoke afterwards.
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September 10, 2014
Scherzer lifts Tigers into first place tie

Scherzer lifts Tigers into first place tie

Max Scherzer allowed one run over six-and-two-thirds as the Tigers beat the Royals to move into a first place tie atop the AL Central. The 2013 AL Cy Young winner spoke after improving to 16-5.
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September 6, 2014
Milwaukee Brewers' Scooter Gennett scores from second on a hit by Jonathan Lucroy during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the St. Louis Car

Brewers snap 9-game losing streak

The Brewers snapped a nine-game losing streak and took a one game lead in the race for the second wild card. James Shield tossed 8.1 scoreless innings in the Royals' 1-0 win over the Yankees.