The St. Louis Cardinals battled through five scoreless innings before falling to the Nationals 3-2 in Washington. The Cards took a 2-1 lead in the seventh inning thanks to Dylan Carlson’s run-scoring triple and a sac fly from Austin Dean. The Nationals then rallied for two runs in the eighth to take the lead for good. St. Louis and Washington will meet up in the rubber game today.
The Chicago Cubs got back in the win column with a 3-1 victory over the New York Mets at Wrigley Field. Cubs starter Jake Arrieta pitched five strong innings before giving way to four relievers who held the Mets at bay to secure the win. The Cubs and Mets will meet up again tonight.
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Atlanta Braves reliever Nate Jones threw a tiebreaking wild pitch and forced in another run with a four-pitch walk to give the New York Yankees an unusual 3-1 win. Atlanta will try to avoid the two-game sweep tonight.
Talks for a new collective bargaining agreement are underway in Major League Baseball. ESPN reports the league and Players’ Association met yesterday for their first official negotiating session. Neither side commented on the meeting. The current CBA expires December 1st.