MC2 Post 1920 The Mighty Dodger Pitcher Kershaw Strikes Out

Cardinals' Winning Rally Escalates Quickly and Clayton Kershaw can't stop it

From:  http://www.latimes.com

Yes, this was really happening. Yes, in about 20 sweltering minutes early Friday evening, the two-time Cy Young Award winner blew a five-run lead, the richest payroll in baseball blew a seemingly certain win, and raucous Dodger Stadium flat melted.

"There are no words you can use right now," said a somber A.J. Ellis.

This was a speechless defeat indeed, a 10-9 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals in the opener of the National League division series that ranks as the worst Dodgers postseason loss since Tom Lasorda failed to walk Jack Clark in the ninth inning of Game 6 of the 1985 National League Championship Series against the Cardinals.

Link:  http://www.latimes.com/sports/dodgers/la-sp-dodgers-plaschke-20141004-column.html

 

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Five takeaways from heartbreaking Game 2 loss 

for the Angels

Eric Hosmer was looking to swing away on the first pitch, and after he connected, he leaned back and watched the ball soar. For the second night in a row, the Angles were doomed by an extra-inning home run by the Royals.

They now trail 0-2 in the series. Since 1995, only four of 22 AL division series teams have come back from that hole. Here are the takeaways from Game 2, starting with the surprising fact that …

Link:    http://www.latimes.com/sports/sportsnow/la-sp-sn-angesl-royals-five-takeaways-20141004-story.html

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