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MLB Playoffs 2012: Nationals play Cardinals Sunday
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After scoring two runs in the 8th on Tyler Moore's 2-run, pinch hit single, the Nats brought in closer Drew Storen to finish off the Cardinals, 3 up, 3 down. The Nats lead the best-of-five series 1-0.
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Infield fly rule disputed call causes havoc before St. Louis beats Atlanta
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The first wild-card playoff game in baseball history turned out to be just plain wild Friday, thanks to a complicated infield fly rule that has long been part of baseball, even if many people — even hard-core fans — don't know exactly what it is.
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Orioles vs. Rangers: Wild Card winner gets New York Yankees in ALDS
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It was Oct. 15, 1997 when the Baltimore Orioles played in the franchise's last playoff game. Fifteen years of futility finally ends Friday as they take on Texas in the American League Wild Card game.
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MLB Playoffs 2012: Washington Natonals set to face either Atlanta or St. Louis
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In past years, by this point, the Washington Nationals would know exactly who they were playing in the National League Division Series.
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Cardinals vs. Braves: Wild Card playoff winner will face Washington Nationals
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While Cincinnati and San Francisco already know they're playing each other in one NL Division Series, the Atlanta Braves and St. Louis Cardinals will play Friday for the right to face the Washington Nationals.
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Nationals playoff game to cost D.C. at least $65,000 in security
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D.C. will spend as much as $76,000 per Nationals playoff game to provide extra security and traffic control around the stadium. And additional officers will be on duty in neighborhoods across the city.
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Bobby Valentine fired: Boston Red Sox fire Valentine after one season
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The Boston Red Sox fired manager Bobby Valentine on Thursday after one season in which he failed to bring order to a clubhouse that disintegrated during the 2011 pennant race.
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Justin Strong charges dropped in Colmar Manor baseball attack
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Prosecutors have dropped charges against 22-year-old Justin Strong, of Mt. Rainier, Md., who was accused of beating a 72-year-old man with a baseball bat.
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Washington Nationals playoff tickets: Standing room only seats on sale Wednesday
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Nationals fans who are searching for tickets to the team's Division Series playoff games are getting a reprieve Wednesday. At 4 p.m., the team will put a limited amount of standing room only tickets for sale online and via phone.
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Nationals beat Phillies 4-2
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The NL East champion Washington Nationals pulled out a 4-2 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies Tuesday night.
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Nats-mania continues, fans 'psyched' for historic win
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The Nats clinched their division Monday night and celebrated on and off the field. Now fans are gearing up for the last two games of the season and wondering if Teddy will ever win.
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MLB Playoffs 2012: Washington Nationals clinch NL East title
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For the first time since 1933, a new pennant will fly over a ballpark in our nation's capital. The Washington Nationals have won the National League East title for the first time since moving to Washington.
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MLB Playoffs 2012: Washington Nationals celebrate NL East title
Despite being beaten 2-0 by the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday night, the Nationals earned their first division title since moving from Montreal in 2005, because the second-place Atlanta Braves lost 2-1 at the Pittsburgh Pirates.
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MLB Playoffs 2012: Washington Nationals playoff scenarios
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Over the next two days, several different scenarios can play out when it comes to the Nationals and who they would play in the National League Division Series.
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Mamie Johnson, baseball trailblazer, hopes for local baseball field
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Mamie “Peanut” Johnson is a legend—and the D.C. area is lucky to call her one of our own.
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MLB Playoffs 2012: Washington Nationals can clinch NL East title Monday
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All it takes for the Washington Nationals to clinch the NL East title on Monday night is a victory over the Phillies or an Atlanta Braves loss in Pittsburgh.
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MLB Playoffs 2012: Baltimore Orioles clinch first playoff spot since 1997
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It has been a long 15 years for Baltimore fans who bleed Oriole orange, but that lost magic has returned to the Charm City. For the first time since 1997, not only are the Orioles a winner, but they're going to the playoffs as well.
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MLB Playoffs 2012: Pennant races across baseball come down to final week
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With three days left on the schedule, the postseason picture is still impossibly scrambled; an October free-for-fall, with not a single team yet certain of when, who and where it will play later this week.
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