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It was the third time he finished third in MVP voting in his career, with the other two being 1982 and 1985. While both NLCS and ALCS had teams come back from a 2-0 deficit in the first year of the expanded seven game series format in 1985, it would become increasingly more rare in the subsequent years afterwards.
They led Game 7, a 4-2 loss, by a run in the fifth inning. In the end, from players to media, many felt like the Phillies gave the series away. [18] [19] [20] The Phillies were the first NL team with home-field to win the first two games of an NLCS and drop the series since the Dodgers did so against Cardinals in 1985.
In 1985, the format changed to best-of-seven. The NLCS and ALCS, since the expansion to seven games, are always played in a 2–3–2 format: games 1, 2, 6, and 7 are played in the stadium of the team that has home field advantage, and games 3, 4, and 5 are played in the stadium of the team that does not.
The Phillies blasted three homers and the Diamondbacks lost 6-1 in Game 5 of the NLCS Series. They trail 3-2 going back to Philadelphia.
Game 5*: BAL/KC at Yankees | TBD | TBS. League Championship Series (Best-of-7): October 13: NLCS Game 1. October 14: ALCS Game 1, NLCS Game 2. October 15: ALCS Game 2. October 16: NLCS Game 3 ...
Andy Pages hits three-run homer: NY up 10-5. Dodgers outfielder Andy Pages hit a three-run homer in the top of the fifth – his second longball of the game – cutting Los Angeles' deficit to 10-5.
In 2001, Game 5 of the NLCS and Game 4 of the ALCS were split between Fox and Fox Sports Net. This came off the heels of Fox airing an NFL doubleheader that particular day (October 21). In 2002, Game 1 of the NLCS and Game 2 of the ALCS were split between Fox and Fox Sports Net. The regional split was done in order for Fox to avoid televising a ...
When the series moved to St. Louis, the Royals got on the board with a 6–1 victory in Game 3 thanks to excellent pitching from Bret Saberhagen, however the Cardinals would win Game 4 off a complete-game shutout performance from John Tudor to take a 3–1 series lead. The Royals again won 6–1 in Game 5 to send the series back to Kansas City.