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**The Washington Nationals scored seven runs on six hits against St. Louis Cardinals starter [[Dakota Smith]] in the bottom of the first inning, to take an early lead in a 7–4 victory over the visiting Cardinals and a four-game sweep en route a berth in the World Series. Nationals starter [[Patrick Corbin]] gave up four runs on four hits and three walks while striking out 12 in five innings. [[Anthony Rendon]] drove in the first run with a [[sacrifice fly]] for the only out Hudson recorded, and [[Trea Turner]] and [[Yan Gomes]] both drove in two runs. Veteran infielder [[Howie Kendrick]] earned National League Championship MVP honors, after finishing the series 5-for-15 with four doubles and four RBI, becoming just the fourth player to hit three doubles in a league championship game as part of a 3-for-4, three-RBI in Game 3 that put the Nationals on the brink of its first National League pennant.<ref>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/WAS/WAS201910150.shtml NLCS Game 4 Box score - Cardinals at Nationals].''Baseball Reference''. Retrieved on October 16, 2019.</ref><ref>[https://www.mlb.com/news/howie-kendrick-wins-nlcs-mvp-award Kendrick's 'magical season' leads to NLCS MVP]. ''MLB.com''. Retrieved on October 16, 2019.</ref>
*October 16 – The Anaheim Angels hired [[Joe Maddon]] as the club’s next manager. Maddon is expected to receive a three-year contract in the $12 million to $15 million range, according to ''ESPN'' sources
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