One strike was all that stood between the Washington Nationals and advancing to the National League Championship Series. But baseball can take cruel twists.
The Washington Nationals staved off elimination and pushed the National League Division Series to a deciding fifth game after Jayson Werth’s walk-off home run last night.
The McLean, Va.-based bank wants to undo the bad karma of its advertisement featuring a big red bird at the Navy Yard-Ballpark Metro station.
The Washington Nationals and St. Louis Cardinals will play the potentially deciding game of the National League Division Series late Thursday afternoon, Major League Baseball announced today.
If the Nationals win the NLDS, the D.C. Flag will fly over St. Louis City Hall for a day. But if the Cardinals win, it’ll be St. Louis’ banner hanging above the John A. Wilson Building.
With the Washington Nationals scheduled for a 1 p.m. local game tomorrow against the St. Louis Cardinals, it’s safe to bet that nothing will get done tomorrow afternoon.
A day after a nerve-wracking game in which they squeaked out a win, the Washington Nationals were nearly listless in Game 2 of the National League Divisional Series, losing 12-4 to the St. Louis Cardinals.
Of course the Washington Nationals couldn’t deliver an easy, comfortable entry into the playoffs. But what’s a crucial Nationals game without a few cardiac moments, anyway?
