For Game 4 of the A.L.C.S., a Matchup of Former Mets Is One for the Bookish
The Blue Jays’ R. A. Dickey, and the Royals Chris Young, the scheduled starters for Game 4 of the American League Championship Series, are Mets castoffs who are members of baseball’s intellectual elite.
Back Home, Blue Jays Break Out to Beat Royals 11-8 in Game 3
Back in the homer dome with their rowdy fans, Troy Tulowitzki, Josh Donaldson and the Toronto Blue Jays quickly got into the swing of the AL Championship Series.
Strong Pitching Earns Royals Game One Win Over Blue Jays
Strong pitching propelled the Kansas City Royals to a 5-0 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays in Game One of the American League Championship Series on Friday.
Encarnacion Injures Finger but Should Play in Game 2
Toronto’s Edwin Encarnacion suffered a sprained ligament in the middle finger of his left hand in Friday’s loss to Kansas City in the American League Championship Series opener but manager John Gibbons hopes the slugger will be OK to play in Game Two.
Dodgers 3, Mets 1: Clayton Kershaw Shuts Down the Mets to Force a Deciding Game
Kershaw, the Dodgers’ ace with a troubled postseason record, pitched seven sparkling innings Tuesday to send the division series back to Los Angeles for a deciding game.
Kershaw, Dodgers Top Mets 3-1, Force NLDS to Decisive Game 5
Short rest has never been the issue for Clayton Kershaw in October. Winning when he couldn’t afford to lose, that was the problem.
