Capitol gains: Scherzer, Nats up 2-0 on Cards

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[Subscribe]( | [Yardbarker.com](?mb_edition=20191013) Top Story Washington again banked on an outstanding performance by its starter - this time Max Scherzer - and have won two away to take a 2-0 NLCS lead. - Will [Six things we learned from Saturday's NLCS, ALCS action]( [Max Scherzer rekindles postseason magic with Anibal Sanchez]( [Gleyber Torres unloads on towering HR in Game 1 of ALCS]( [Giancarlo Stanton also crushes 110.7-MPH HR in Yankees-Astros Game 1]( [Alex Bregman makes absurd, leaping catch to steal a hit]( [Justin Verlander decries current ‘ADD version of baseball’]( [The 'Most strikeouts in MLB postseason history' quiz]( The Top 10 10 [Angels knew of Skaggs' drug use 'long before his death'?]( [Angels employee Eric Kay reportedly provided, did drugs with Tyler Skaggs]( [Kay: Ex-Angels PR boss Tim Mead knew of Skaggs' drug use in 2017]( [Angels deny knowledge of team employee providing drugs to Skaggs]( 9 [Rutgers QB Johnny Langan posts historically inept statline]( [Rutgers fumbles, Indiana scores on first play of game]( [Dabo Swinney goes bonkers, rips into kicker for miss up 28-0]( [Baylor bailed out by refs on weird butt-fumble ruling]( [Texas Tech robbed of turnover by horrible illegal snap penalty]( [Ref hilariously botches penalty call after USC and Notre Dame fight]( [Week 7's biggest disappointments]( 8 [CeeDee Lamb shakes two tackles for third TD of game]( [Lamb's Wikipedia page savagely trolls Longhorns after dominating day]( [Lamb roasts Longhorns on ankle-breaking 51-yard TD for his second score of game]( [Texas DL Malcolm Roach ejected for targeting Lamb]( [Texas, Oklahoma hit with penalties for multiple pregame scuffles]( [Jalen Hurts breaks ankles on ridiculous run against Texas]( [Week 7's most impressive performances]( "If your reaction to someone having a baby is anything other than, 'Congrats, I hope everybody is healthy,' you're an a------." - Sean Doolittle 7 [Doolittle fires back at Daniel Hudson paternity leave critics]( [Ex-MLB exec blasted on Twitter for criticizing Hudson over paternity leave]( [Hudson: Family is top priority]( [Hudson's decision proves that his new daughter is in good hands]( [The 'Every NLCS MVP' quiz]( 6 [Wisconsin LB Zack Baun makes one-handed pick-six]( [Sun Devils' WR Brandon Aiyuk scorches Wazzu's secondary on 86-yard TD]( [Alabama's Jaylen Waddle weaves his way to 31-yard touchdown]( [Fans go bonkers after Jalen Hurts goes full Houdini on miraculous sack evasion]( [PSU receiver KJ Hamler takes flying leap over multiple Iowa defenders on TD]( [Maryland defenders destroy each other as Milton Wright scores 59-yard TD]( [Quiz of the Day]( 5 [Anthony Davis suffers right thumb sprain]( [Kyrie Irving out of second China game after aggravating injury]( [Eric Bledsoe expected to miss two to three weeks with rib injury]( [Jonas Valanciunas out for preseason with foot soreness]( [Reviewing the Lakers' 2019 offseason]( [The 'NBA players to average 24 points & 11 rebounds' quiz]( 4 [Tyreek Hill a 'game-time decision' for Sunday]( [Washington places Jordan Reed on IR after concussion]( [Alvin Kamara officially listed as questionable for Saints-Jaguars]( [Davante Adams to miss Monday's game with toe injury]( [Rams rule out Todd Gurley for Week 6]( [Six teams on upset alert]( "As long as Daniel Snyder owns the team, the more things change, the more they stay the same." - Chris Mueller 3 [Daniel Snyder screws up again; 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