Upton homers in first two at-bats Upton followed his Game 3 solo home run with home runs in his first two at-bats in Game 4. By doing so, he became the 20th player in Division Series history to hit three or more home runs in a series. More >
Sting of streak over Heading into Game 3, Boston had beaten the Angels in 11 consecutive playoff games. By extending The Streak to 12, the Red Sox could send the AL's best regular-season team packing and a long winter of wondering what the heck happened. More >
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LA, Philly a perfect NLCS matchup One of these teams, Phillies or Dodgers, is going to represent the NL in the World Series. And that status will be hard-earned, because this NLCS matchup has all the earmarks of a matchup that is close, difficult and compelling. More >
Curses (and reverses) distracting It turns out that part of the problem is that the Chicago Cubs are the only Major League team operating in the Middle Ages. More >
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Upton followed his Game 3 solo home run with home runs in his first two at-bats in Game 4. By doing so, he became the 20th player in Division Series history to hit three or more home runs in a series. 
Heading into Game 3, Boston had beaten the Angels in 11 consecutive playoff games. By extending The Streak to 12, the Red Sox could send the AL's best regular-season team packing and a long winter of wondering what the heck happened. 
One of these teams, Phillies or Dodgers, is going to represent the NL in the World Series. And that status will be hard-earned, because this NLCS matchup has all the earmarks of a matchup that is close, difficult and compelling. 
The Cubs had the NL's best regular-season record. The Dodgers had the worst record of any postseason qualifier. In the end, so what? 
It turns out that part of the problem is that the Chicago Cubs are the only Major League team operating in the Middle Ages. 
