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Game 4 of the American League Championship Series between the Houston Astros and New York Yankees has been postponed due to expected inclement weather in New York on Wednesday night. First pitch for Game 4 will be 8:08 p.m. ET Thursday. Game 5 has been rescheduled for 7:08 p.m. ET Friday, which originally had been

WASHINGTON — The Nationals are headed to their first World Series. Fittingly, the player who led them there is going to his first one, too. Veteran Howie Kendrick was named MVP of the NL Championship Series on Tuesday, with his big bat helping Washington to a four-game sweep of the Cardinals. As he received the MVP trophy,

WASHINGTON — The game was over in the first inning. With chants of “Let’s go Nats!” echoing from the first pitch, and then chants of “Let’s go Corbin!” as Nationals starter Patrick Corbin mowed down the Cardinals with three strikeouts to begin the game, followed by “M-V-P!” chants as Anthony Rendon stepped up with two

WASHINGTON — Down 3-0 to the Washington Nationals in the NL Championship Series, the St. Louis Cardinals are again moving their lineup around. In Tuesday night’s Game 4, Tommy Edman will play third base and hit leadoff for the first time this postseason, and Harrison Bader will replace Dexter Fowler in center field, pushing Fowler

WASHINGTON — Gerardo Parra wrapped both arms around Stephen Strasburg and wouldn’t let go. Their embrace has morphed into something of a tradition. It began late in the season and spilled into the playoffs, partly because this Washington Nationals team has grown so close and partly because Strasburg detests these hugs. For this one, in

HOUSTON — The 2019 season has been a trying one for the Astros‘ Carlos Correa. Injuries have limited his availability and production, and even when he returned to the active list for the postseason, he struggled to find the timing at the plate that had made him one of the game’s brightest young stars. That

WASHINGTON — Victor Robles will return to the Washington Nationals‘ starting lineup for the first time in 10 days, batting eighth and playing center field for Game 3 of the National League Championship Series on Monday night. Robles suffered what was considered a mild hamstring strain in Game 2 of the NL Division Series on

Having seen their offense stymied for a total of four hits in the first two games of the NL Championship Series, the Cardinals need to get something going offensively. The problem is they need to do it against Washington’s Stephen Strasburg, who has a 0.80 WHIP, 21 strikeouts and one walk in 15 innings this

HOUSTON — A man in the Astros dugout who was not in uniform was hit by a foul ball off the bat of Houston’s Michael Brantley during Game 2 of the American League Championship Series and exited with a towel over his head. It was unclear who the person was, but he was not an

HOUSTON — A funny thing has happened to the 107-win Houston Astros‘ drive to the World Series. After 920 runs, MLB-high totals in batting average, on-base percentage, slugging percentage and walks, and an MLB low in strikeouts, the postseason version of that flawless machine has blown a few sprockets. And if that doesn’t change soon,

“Seinfeld” character George Costanza may have once worked for the New York Yankees, but on Saturday he was helping out Washington Nationals outfielder Adam Eaton. Eaton plated two crucial insurance runs in the eighth inning thanks to the help of the fictional character that once described himself as “lord of the idiots.” With the Nats

ST. LOUIS — It was five years and 364 days ago that Anibal Sanchez sat in a dugout on a crisp October night, one day after dominating his opponent, and watched Max Scherzer do the very same thing. The two were teammates in a devastating Detroit Tigers starting rotation back in 2013, facing the Boston

A public relations employee for the Los Angeles Angels told federal investigators that he provided oxycodone to Tyler Skaggs and abused it with him for years, and that two team officials were told about Skaggs’ drug use long before his death, according to two sources familiar with the investigation. Eric Kay, the Angels’ director of

With the National League Championship Series already underway and the Washington Nationals riding high with a 1-0 series lead over the St. Louis Cardinals after a remarkable night from Anibal Sanchez on the mound, it’s the American League’s turn to swing into action Saturday in a clash between the league’s superteams — the Houston Astros

HOUSTON — With plenty of rest before the onset of the American League Championship Series, New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone could have set up his starting rotation however he wanted to. His final decision: Righty Masahiro Tanaka will start Game 1 against the Houston Astros on Saturday at Minute Maid Park. Boone was circumspect

We’re down to the MLB playoffs‘ final four teams. Most of the national attention will focus on the colossal showdown in the American League between the 107-win Houston Astros and 103-win New York Yankees, a rematch of the 2017 American League Championship Series that went seven games, with the home team winning every game. Don’t

HOUSTON — The Houston Astros jumped on Tampa Bay Rays starter Tyler Glasnow from the outset Thursday in a clinching Game 5 win in their American League Division Series. It was almost as if they knew what was coming. They might have; at the outset at least, Glasnow appeared to be tipping his pitches. “I

LOS ANGELES — It was the mother of all hump days. For the first time since their move to D.C. in 2005, the Washington Nationals have won a playoff series. Even better, they did it on a Wednesday. “I don’t even know what day it is right now,” said Davey Martinez, the second-year manager who