St. Louis jumps on Braves starter Mike Foltynewicz and give starter Jack Flaherty a 10-run lead after one inning of decisive NLDS Game 5. Curses and devil magic aren't real, so what's behind it? Endorsement: The Times endorses Hoffman, Anderson, Henderson and Han for LACCD. There's probably something to be said for an expectation of postseason success that's cultivated over a long period. We’ll never know, but the only getting one appearance out of a pitcher who was great in the regular season and great in the postseason feels like a mistake. The NLDS between the Cardinals and Braves provides two such examples.

(It was, of course, blown by Carlos Martinez, but that’s neither here nor there.) Get the latest on L.A.'s teams in the daily Sports Report newsletter. Sports-Teller.com, home of the “Sports Teller”, is your go-to location for all things sports. A four-time All-Star, Freeman hit .200 (4 for 20) for the series and drove in just one run: A solo homer in the ninth inning of Game 1. First Pitch, Starting Pitchers, Facts & More! California’s November election will feature 12 statewide ballot measures. Thanks for reading 2019 NLDS Game 5 Picks/TV Info: Braves vs. Cardinals courtesy of Sports Teller! Carson Wentz threw a touchdown pass to Boston Scott with 40 seconds remaining and the Philadelphia Eagles beat the New York Giants 22-21 on Thursday night. So what’s on deck for the winner-take-all contest? This is now," Braves shortstop Dansby Swanson told reporters after Game 3, which the Braves won in comeback fashion, something Braves teams have seldom done in October since 2001. 2019 National League Division Series (NLDS) Game 5, Cardinals at Braves, October 9 The 21-year-old has been not just good but electric (and sometimes polarizing), impossible to look away from. A tie game slipped away from the Braves bullpen in the opener. But Atlanta’s middle-of-the-order bats have shriveled. But Atlanta did put his four-seamer in play more than most teams have been able to, and Flaherty ended up relying on his slider, ultimately throwing it more than the fastball in Game 2—which is unusual for him, as he did that only once in his historic second half. Relievers have pitched 37% of innings in this series but have allowed 53% of the runs. Today, we will be showcasing the 2019 NLDS Game 5 Picks/TV Info: Braves vs. Cardinals. Atlanta’s seen blown saves from both Mark Melancon and Shane Greene; the team also found itself down a reliever in the first game when Chris Martin injured himself on a warm-up pitch and had to be replaced on the roster with Julio Teheran. The three divisional winners, seeded first through third, and a fourth team—determined by the NL Wild Card Game—played in two series. The St. Louis Cardinals went off during the 1st inning of their NLDS Game 5 against the Braves!

Everything that could go wrong for Atlanta did, and St. Louis busted the game open on hard-hit doubles by Tommy Edman, Fowler and Kolten Wong. Sebastián Muñoz takes first-round lead at Zozo Championship. We don't worry about what happened tonight; we're not worried about what's happening in the future.". St. Louis left in Flaherty, who appeared to be laboring a bit as he hit the 90-pitch mark. With 33 candidates vying for four at-large seats on the seven-member Los Angeles Community College District board, the well-being and academic success of the state’s neediest college students are at stake. Freeman had one more shot to do some damage on Wednesday. Dodgers star Mookie Betts learned attention to detail and how to win from doting parents Willie Betts and Diana Collins. NFL Draft odds, betting lines, predictions and picks, Super Bowl odds, lines, spread, picks and predictions, NFL Fantasy Football rankings, sleepers and analysis, NCAA college football odds, lines, spreads and picks, NCAA college basketball odds, lines, spreads and picks, March Madness betting odds, lines, picks and predictions, NASCAR odds, lines, picks and predictions, PGA Tour odds, lines, picks and predictions, Tiger Woods betting odds, lines and predictions, UFC MMA odds, lines, picks and betting tips, MLS soccer odds, lines, picks and predictions, CFL betting odds, lines, picks and predictions, Boxing betting odds, lines, picks and predictions, Entertainment odds, lines and betting tips, Kansas at Kansas State odds, picks and prediction, Cincinnati at SMU odds, picks and prediction, San Francisco 49ers at New England Patriots odds, picks and prediction, Pittsburgh Steelers at Tennessee Titans odds, picks and prediction, Cleveland Browns at Cincinnati Bengals odds, picks and prediction, Hawaii at Fresno State odds, picks and prediction, Khabib vs. Gaethje odds - UFC 254 full fight card and betting odds, Auburn at Ole Miss odds, picks and prediction, South Carolina at LSU odds, picks and prediction, Kentucky at Missouri odds, picks and prediction, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. And that creates a certain expectation — both with him and his teammates. But that doesn't mean it's not fun to discuss and debate. As for Foltynewicz—7.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 7 K, 0 BB in Game 2—it was his best game in some time, arguably since he returned from Triple A in August. Bring on Game 5.

The Cardinals have struck out 36 and posted a 3.00 ERA, the third-lowest mark among postseason teams. You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.

"The one thing that we've talked about all year and that makes this team so special is we come out and we play tomorrow's game. Atlanta didn't get that kind of X-factor performance and, in fact, was let down mostly by its veteran bats in the series – none moreso than Freeman. They could have struck out leadoff hitter Dexter Fowler but didn’t as catcher Brian McCann dropped strike three, leading to a walk. A suspension and a visit from the feds followed.

Down 13-1, the Braves loaded the bases for him with two outs in the fifth.

Instead, the Braves simply made a mess of things right away. Welcome to Sports Teller! Here are the Los Angeles Times’ editorial board endorsements for president, California ballot measures and more. The list of reasons the Dodgers should defeat the Nationals in Game 5 of the National League Division Series is long, and the ramifications of losing are deep.

Behind 11 base hits and a solid six-inning start from Jack Flaherty, the Cardinals eventually finished off a 13-1 win that sends them back to the National League Championship Series for the first time since 2014. A deviation from that trend seems unlikely in the finale, which pits the resurgent Foltynewicz against the Cardinals’ Jack Flaherty, the 23-year-old product of Studio City’s Harvard-Westlake High who held the Braves to one run through six innings in Game 2. What causes one playoff team to consistently come up big and another to consistently come up small? Owning sports collectibles, shirts, and memorabilia from about every team in every sport, Sports Teller roots for a quality game and the entire sport itself. If you polled Cardinals and Braves fans ahead of Game 5 of the NLDS, and they were honest, Cardinals fans are probably more confident than their counterparts in Atlanta.

This has been an unbelievable series.