Morning Briefing: Nationals Still Without Playoff Series Win

Tonight, the ALCS begins in Houston where the Yankees will take on the Astros. Dallas Keuchel will face Masahiro Tanaka in game one.

Well how do we recap last night’s NLDS? The Nationals took an early 4-1 lead but the Cubs chipped away to make it 4-3. The Nationals played their ace in the hole early but Max Scherzer struggled to say the least. He gave up four runs and coughed up the Nationals lead. The Nationals chipped away themselves but the Cubs added two more runs and Wade Davis got a seven-out save to win the game.

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