The Washington Nationals completed a sweep of the Cardinals with a 7-4 victory Tuesday night at Nationals Park to claim the National League pennant for the first time in their city’s history. The Nationals bounded to a 7-0 lead before Cardinals’ starter Dakota Hudson had thrown his 16th pitch of the game and then fended off two flickering rallies from the Cardinals to end the best-of-seven series, four games to none. The Cardinals never had a lead in any of the games, never had much of a pulse from their offense, never had an answer for any of the Nationals pitchers, and ultimately never had a chance.
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