Trea Turner homered twice to give him a tournament-leading four, and the defending champion United States romped over Cuba 14-2 to reach its second straight World Baseball Classic final.
Paul Goldschmidt hit a two-run home run as the Cardinals ruined the San Diego Padres’ long-awaited return to the playoffs with a 7-4 victory in the opener of their NLWC series.
Yadier Molina slung his bat far into the outfield after his game winning sacrifice fly in the 10th, to beat the Braves 5-4, to force a deciding Game 5 of the NLDS.
St. Louis Cardinals pull off the biggest blockbuster trade this week by acquiring the Arizona Diamondbacks' six-time All-Star and three-time Gold Glove winner Paul Goldschmidt.
Once again, a late inning rally for the Mariners had the DBacks biting their nails. But Arizona avoided a three-game sweep by beating the Mariners 5-2.