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Los Angeles Dodgers • Atlanta Braves • National League Championship Series

History isn’t totally against the Dodgers Friday night … just mostly The 3-1 series deficit L.A. faces against Atlanta has been overcome, but not very often Worl Series MVP Josh Beckett hands an autographed baseball from his car to a fan Sunday, Oct. 26, 2003, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. after the team arrived home from New York one day after winning the World Series. (AP Photo/Rick Silva) The Dodgers face an elimination game tonight, but their fans should realize history is not totally against them. (Of course, it would help if they still had Josh Beckett on their pitching staff. Stay with me, and it’ll become clear.) In the history of baseball, there have been 13 comebacks from 3-1 deficits in best-of-seven series, similar to the one the Dodgers face against the Atlanta Braves in the National League Championship Series. Keep in mind, of course, that none of those series had the elements peculiar to this postseason, including neutral sites and series without off days to tax pitching staf

Tampa Bay Rays baseball team • Houston Astros • The American League Championship Series

Astros vs. Rays score: Carlos Correa's walk-off homer keeps Houston's season alive in ALCS Game 5 The Astros have now won twice with their backs against the wall The Tampa Bay Rays had a shot to advance to the World Series while sending the Houston Astros packing for the second straight night at San Diego's Petco Park on Thursday. And for the second straight night, they did not get it done. The Astros have prevailed with a Game 5 victory in dramatic fashion, 4-3, as Carlos Correa hit a walk-off homer in the ninth inning. Let's dive in on the key storylines and things to know from Game 5.  Correa comes through in the clutch The game-winner was a walk-off from the Astros shortstop in the bottom of the ninth vs. Nick Anderson. Astros' bullpen game vs. Rays' opener What's the difference? I'm glad you asked!  The Astros went with a bullpen game, which is just a game full of relievers. Luis Garcia started the game and worked two innings, he was followed by Bla

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