CINCINNATI — The Chicago Cubs scored first. Then they scored again. But in the middle innings of a rain-dampened Game 7 at Riverfront Stadium, the Cincinnati Reds unleashed a storm of their own—one that didn’t come from the sky, but from the bats. Fueled by two home runs from Bernie Williams and a six-run seventh inning, the Reds crushed the Cubs 12–4 in a decisive Game 7 to advance to the Federal League Championship Series. The win...
SAN FRANCISCO — At the start of the bottom of the ninth, the San Francisco Giants trailed by two runs and were six outs from a Game 7 in New York. By the time Jay Bell’s bat met ball, they were celebrating at home plate, capping a three-run comeback that sent them to the League Championship Series. The Giants stunned the Mets 11–9 at Candlestick Park, taking the series 4–2 in a wild, seesaw Game 6 that had everything—four home runs...
KANSAS CITY — The Kansas City Royals are heading to the Federal League Championship Series, and they did it with the most fitting ending possible: pitching, defense, and just enough offense. In a soggy, tension-filled Game 6 at Royals Stadium, Denny Neagle delivered the performance of his life—eight shutout innings, scattering five hits and striking out eight—as Kansas City edged the Pittsburgh Pirates 1–0 to take the Division Series, 4...
CINCINNATI — With their season on the line, the Cincinnati Reds turned to right-hander Joey Hamilton, and he delivered. In front of a roaring crowd at Riverfront Stadium, Hamilton threw eight innings of two-run ball, steadying the Reds in a high-stakes elimination game and guiding Cincinnati to a 4–2 victory over the Chicago Cubs. The win evens the Division Series at three games apiece, setting up a decisive Game 7. “We just needed to...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Baseball fans are no strangers to hyperbole in October. Every big moment is the greatest ever, every misstep a catastrophe. But in the aftermath of Mike Stanley’s improbable grand slam to eliminate the 110-win Montreal Expos, Senators fans have turned their awe into action—with a petition to immortalize the moment in bronze and granite. Yes, really. As of this morning, over 18,000 fans have digitally signed a petition...