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Cardinals beat Braves 6-3 in disputed playoff, face Nationals next
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The Cardinals won baseball's first wild-card playoff, taking advantage of a disputed infield fly call that led to a protest and fans littering the field with debris to beat the Braves 6-3 Friday. St. Louis will play the Nats in the division series starting Sunday.
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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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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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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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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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Nationals lose to Cardinals 10-4, magic number remains at one
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Washington (96-63), already assured of the capital's first postseason baseball since 1933, saw its magic number for clinching the NL East remain at one over second-place Atlanta (93-66).
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Metro Nationals playoff: LivingSocial agrees to pay for extended Metro service
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Washington Nationals fans scored a home run Thursday after LivingSocial agreed to foot the bill for late-night Metro service during the upcoming Major League Baseball postseason, according to news reports.
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Nationals: Harper hits 20th HR, Nats beat Phillies, magic number is 4
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Bryce Harper hit his 20th homer, joining Tony Conigliaro as the only teenagers to reach 20 homers in big league history. The Nats reduced their magic number in the NL East to four.
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Washington Nationals playoff tickets go on sale Friday
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The Washington Nationals are in the playoffs for the first time since moving to D.C., and they're officially one of the hottest tickets in town.
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