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Atta Boy Harper. Phils use longball to advance to NLCS.

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  The Divisional Round Series have wrapped up and we now have our matchups for both the NLCS and ALCS, with all four teams winning 90 games or less. Let’s take a look at how the divisional series wrapped up.                 Minnesota Twins vs. Houston Astros: Houston narrowly escaped Game Four with a 3-2 victory and clinched a berth to their SEVENTH straight ALCS. No matter your feelings on a team, that is one extremely impressive feat. Houston was led by homeruns from Michael Brantley and Jose Abreu. The Houston bullpen was dominant, going three and a third shutout innings. Houston will now play host to the Texas Rangers in what is anticipated to be an action-packed seven game series between the two divisional rivals.                 Philadelphia Phillies vs. Atlanta Braves: The Philles have done it again as for the second consec...

Texas-Sized Sweep. Rangers advance to first ALCS in 12 years!

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  We are through four days of Divisional Series play, and we have already seen some of the best moments and plays in recent postseason memory. Let’s take a look at how we’ve gotten there.           Texas Rangers vs. Baltimore Orioles: The Texas Rangers dominated all three games of this series in route to their 3-0 series sweep over the Baltimore Orioles. The Rangers were led by their high-powered offense in all three games in which they averaged seven runs per game in the series. The pitching for Texas was also stellar as they allowed a little under four runs per game. Baltimore struggled to get production from their young offense that carried them for so much of the regular season. Texas moves on to their first ALCS since 2011, and they will await the winner of the Twins-Astros series.              Minnesota Twins vs. Houston Astros: These two teams split the first two games in ...