Washington Nationals over St. Louis Cardinals in first game of NLCS
The St. Louis Cardinals lost to the Washington Nationals in last night’s Game 1 of the National League Championship Series. The final score was 2-0 favoring the Nats. Nats’ pitcher Anibal Sanchez came very close to posting the third no-hitter in postseason history.
Sanchez had a no-hitter going against the Cardinals and didn’t give up a hit until the eighth inning. With two outs to go in the eighth, Cardinals’ first-baseman and outfielder Jose Martinez lined a single to center.
The Nationals also received more clutch hitting from Howie Kendrick — he scored the first run after leading of the second inning with a double, then later plated Adam Eaton in the seventh with a single. ~ CBS Sports
Game 2 of the NL Championship Series takes place today starting at 4:08 p.m. on TBS. Pitching for the Nats will be Max Scherzer, while Adam Wainwright will be on the mound for the Cardinals. Vegas odds are favoring the Nats.
This year marks the first time since 2014 that St. Louis has advanced to the National League Championship Series. They began this best-of-seven series yesterday against the Wild Card winning Nationals, who defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers in their Division Series matchup three games to two.
Remainder of LCS start times announced
Major League Baseball yesterday announced the start times for the entire 2019 National League and American League Championship Series. TBS will exclusively televise the NLCS, featuring the St. Louis Cardinals and the Washington Nationals.
FOX or FS1 will exclusively cover the ALCS as the Houston Astros meet the New York Yankees. Saturday’s ALCS Game One at Houston’s Minute Maid Park will be on FOX, while the remainder of the ALCS will be on FS1.
The 2019 Postseason schedule can be viewed at MLB.com/postseason. All games telecast on TBS and FOX will be available to MLB. TV subscribers who are authenticated subscribers to the applicable network through a participating pay TV provider. ESPN Radio will provide live national coverage of all 2019 MLB Postseason games.
Pitcher Daniel Hudson on postseason paternity list; Wander Suero active until his return
Also yesterday, the MLB announced the placement of Washington Nationals pitcher Daniel Hudson on the Postseason Paternity List. During Hudson’s absence, pitcher Wander Suero will be an active member of Washington’s National League Championship Series roster. Hudson will be allowed to be away from the Club for a minimum of one day and a maximum of three days. Upon his return, Hudson will take Suero’s place on the Nationals’ active roster.
For the highlights of the NLCS Game 1, see the video accompanying this article.
(Source: MLB)
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