ALDS

http://gty.im/491896490 The Houston Astros faced off against the AL-best Kansas City Royals. The Astros defeated the New York Yankees in the AL Wildcard game by a final score of 3-0, their first playoff win since shifting to the AL. The Kansas City Royals were looking for vengeance after being defeated in the World Series just a season ago. After…

On paper, the NLDS Game 1 match-up between St. Louis Cardinals ace Adam Wainwright and Los Angeles Dodgers top man Clayton Kershaw appeared like a pitchers' duel in the making. After all, Wainwright was 20-9 with a 2.38 ERA during the season (third in the National League in ERA) while Kershaw led all of baseball with a record of 21-3 and an ERA of…