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Daniel Descalso and Pete Kozma had two-out, two-run singles as the St. Louis Cardinals rallied for four runs in the ninth inning to beat the Washington Nationals 9-7 and reach the National League Championship Series.
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Wei-Yin Chen outpitched Andy Pettitte as the Baltimore Orioles beat the New York Yankees 3-2 to tie their Major League Baseball playoff series at one game apiece.
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If Paul Krugman is right -- and he has a Nobel Prize that says he is -- then we should all be suspicious of the so-called Washington consensus. Which may tell you all you need to know about the Beltway’s bipartisan obsession with the Washington Nationals.
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The Nationals became the first Washington baseball team to reach the postseason in 79 years, joining the Cincinnati Reds as the first two clubs to clinch 2012 playoff spots.
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Washington Nationals lefthander Gio Gonzalez became the first 20-game winner in Major League Baseball after a 10-4 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers.
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Ryan Zimmerman signed a six-year contract extension with a no-trade clause that will keep the All-Star third baseman with the Washington Nationals at least until 2019.
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Brandon Moss and Cliff Pennington hit home runs to lift the Oakland Athletics to a 3-1 victory over the Los Angeles Angels, who lost ground in the American League wild card race as their six-game winning streak ended.
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Adam LaRoche hit two of six home runs for the Washington Nationals as they defeated the Chicago Cubs 11-5.
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The Atlanta Braves rallied from a nine-run deficit to defeat the Nationals 11-10 in 11 innings last night and move within 2 1/2 games of first-place Washington in the National League East division.
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Washington Nationals leftfielder Bryce Harper hit a double and drove in a run in his Major League Baseball debut that was marred by Matt Kemp’s walk-off home run in the 10th inning that gave the Los Angeles Dodgers a 4-3 victory.