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Oct. 15, 2019 / 11:57 PM

NLCS: Washington Nationals sweep St. Louis Cardinals, advance to World Series

By
Connor Grott
The Washington Nationals celebrate after beating the St. Louis Cardinals in the National League Championship Series on Tuesday at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI | License Photo
Washington Nationals third baseman Anthony Rendon (L) and Juan Soto celebrate after beating the St. Louis Cardinals in the National League Championship Series on Tuesday at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI | License Photo
Washington Nationals third baseman Anthony Rendon (L) and Ryan Zimmerman celebrate after beating the St. Louis Cardinals in the National League Championship Series on Tuesday at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI | License Photo
The Washington Nationals' Anthony Rendon (L) and Kurt Suzuki celebrate after beating the St. Louis Cardinals in the National League Championship Series at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday. The Nationals topped the Cardinals 7-4, sweeping them into the World Series. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI | License Photo
The Washington Nationals' Max Scherzer celebrates after beating the St. Louis Cardinals in the National League Championship Series at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday. The Nationals topped the Cardinals 7-4, sweeping them into the World Series. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI | License Photo
Washington Nationals Juan Soto (C) kisses the Warren C. Giles NL Champion trophy after beating the St. Louis Cardinals in the National League Championship Series at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday. The Nationals topped the Cardinals 7-4, sweeping them into the World Series. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI | License Photo
Washington Nationals owner Mark Lerner (L) applauds Howie Kendrick with his MVP trophy after beating the St. Louis Cardinals in the National League Championship Series at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday. the Nationals topped the Cardinals 7-4, sweeping them into the World Series. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI | License Photo

Oct. 15 (UPI) -- The Washington Nationals exploded for seven runs in the first inning and cruised to a 7-4 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday night to sweep the NL Championship Series.

With the victory, the wild-card Nationals advanced to the city's first World Series appearance in 86 years. The last time the World Series came to Washington was 1933, when the Washington Senators lost to the then-New York Giants in five games.

The Nationals will play the winner of the Houston Astros-New York Yankees ALCS series, which is currently 2-1 in favor of Houston.

Nationals starter Patrick Corbin allowed four earned runs on four hits across five innings against the Cardinals. He walked three and struck out 12, becoming the pitcher to strike out 10 batters in the first four innings of a postseason game.

Washington jumped on Cardinals starter Dakota Hudson in the opening inning, tagging the rookie right-hander for seven runs in the first. Hudson lasted only 15 pitches before being chased from the series-deciding game.

The Cardinals got on the board in the fourth after a solo home run from Yadier Molina. St. Louis added three runs in the fifth but mustered only one hit against the Nationals' bullpen for the remainder of the game.

The Nationals will play Games 1 and 2 of the World Series at the AL winner's stadium. Washington didn't face either Houston or the Yankees in interleague play this season.

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  • Yadier Molina
  • New York Giants
  • St. Louis Cardinals
  • New York Yankees
  • Washington Nationals
  • Houston Astros

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