On this day 100 years ago, the Cardinals won their first championship by defeating the Yankees in Game 7 of the 1926 World Series.\u00a0 In the only time a caught-stealing play has ever ended a Series, Babe Ruth (who stole 123 bases throughout his career) was thrown out by Cardinals catcher Bob O\u2019Farrell when the Babe tried to steal second in the bottom of the ninth.\u00a0 Grover Cleveland Alexander threw complete-game victories in Game 2 and 6, then tossed the final 2 1\/3 innings of Game 7 to close out the 3-2 St. Louis victory.<\/p>\n
1. The ALDS concludes today<\/p>\n
The White Sox and Guardians meet at 7pm CT in Cleveland in the fifth and deciding game of the ALDS.\u00a0 Sean Burke<\/a> will start for Chicago, after holding the Guards to one run over 5 1\/3 innings of relief in Game 2.\u00a0 Gavin Williams<\/a> tossed five innings as the Game 2 starter and then tossed an inning to close out the Guardians\u2019 victory in Game 4, but the right-hander will be back on the hill as Cleveland\u2019s Game 5 starter.\u00a0 The winning team will get a day of rest and celebration before facing the Rays in Game 1 of the ALCS on Monday.<\/p>\n 2. L.A. announces its first two starters<\/p>\n The Dodgers will start Tarik Skubal<\/a> in Game 1 of the NLDS against the Brewers on Sunday, and Yoshinobu Yamamoto<\/a> will get the ball as the Game 2 starter.\u00a0 The duo combined for two earned runs allowed over 13 innings in two winning starts against the Braves in the NLDS, continuing their shared history of postseason mastery.\u00a0 Skubal has a 1.97 ERA over 45 2\/3 career playoff innings for the Tigers and Dodgers, while Yamamato has a 2.14 ERA (and the 2025 World Series MVP trophy) to show for his 63 career playoff frames.\u00a0 Milwaukee should announce at least its Game 1 starter today, and it is expected that ace Jacob Misiorowski<\/a> will face Skubal in Game 1.<\/p>\n 3. Are the Athletics nearing a GM hire?<\/p>\n