Thursday, October 03, 2013

MLB Playoffs: Cardinals, Dodgers Easily Grab NL Divisional Series Openers

Both National League baseball divisional playoff best-of-three series opened on Thursday.

At St. Louis:

Carlos Beltran hit a three-run homer during a seven-run third inning as the St. Louis Cardinals demolished the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates 9-1 in game one of their divisional playoff series.  Adam Wainwright pitched seven stingy innings for the Redbirds.

At Atlanta:

Clayton Kershaw struck out 12 batters while Adrian Gonzalez belted a two-run homer as the Los Angeles Dodgers seized home-field advantage in their divisional playoff series after their 6-1 game-one road win over the Atlanta Braves.

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