CAROLYN MULLARKEY
Special to The Leader
The NLDS and ALDS are both well underway.
The Washington Nationals are up against the St. Louis Cardinals for the National League Division Series Championship title in hopes of making it to the Series.
The American League Division Championship series is between the New York Yankees and Houston Astros.
Games one and two – Nationals at Cardinals – NLDS
Game one took place in St. Louis and the Nats proved to be a worthy wildcard winner and won 2-0.
Anibal Sanchez was the star of the game, almost throwing a perfect no-hitter game.
In the top of the second, Gomes hit a double to deep left center field, bringing in Kendrick for a run.
Later, in the top of the seventh, Kendrick singled, bringing in Eaton for the second and final score of the night to secure the Nats victory.
Their underdog journey continued into game two where they won again with a score of 3-1.
Taylor started it off early with a solo HR in the top of the third.
Turner and Adams scored off a single hit by Keaton in the top of the eighth.
The Cardinals tried to bring it back, but only managed to score one run by DeJong off of a double by J. Martínez.
Games one and two – Yankees at Astros – ALDS
It was a tough ALDS opener for Houston.
To have the home field advantage, being the best team in the league, and having your very own homerun conductor fall asleep … it was quite an unpleasant sight for Houston fans.
DJ Lemahieu played extremely well, scoring three runs, but 22-year-old Gleyber Torres proved to be the real shining star.
He had a solo HR and five RBIs from game one alone.
Torres is a shoe-in for MVP candidate in the league.
It was a total shutout against the Astros with a final score of 7-0.
The Astros took it back once Verlander got on the mound for game two.
The game went into extended innings, having been a neck-and-neck race tie after Springer tied it up 2-2.
Carlos Correa hit a HR ending it all in the bottom of the 11th inning, tying the series up at home before heading to battle it out in the Bronx.
This will most likely end up being a six or seven game series.
Gerrit Cole is 18-0 in his last 24 starts and is up against Luis Servino in Game three.
The rest of the schedule for NL/AL Division series is as follows:
WEDNESDAY
Game five – Cardinals at Nationals (4:08 pm)
Game four – Astros at Yankees (8:08 pm)
THURSDAY
Game five – Astros at Yankees (8:08 pm)
FRIDAY
Game six – Nationals at Cardinals (8:08 pm)
SATURDAY
Game six – Yankees at Astros (4:08 pm)
Game seven – Nationals at Cardinals (8:08 pm)
SUNDAY
Game seven – Yankees at Astros (7:38 pm)
The World Series begins on Tuesday, Oct. 22. The teams, time and location are still to be determined.