are moving on to the nlcs after winning a wild one against the nationals in game five in washington last night. it was an epic contest lasting more than 4.5 hours. the cubbies were down before scoring four in a crazy fifth inning that including a two-run double. a hit by pitch and disputed strike that was followed by a throwing error. then later in the eighth after the nationals cut the lead to one, cubs catcher wilson contreras fires to first for the pickoff attempt. a now, the runner was originally called safe but was overturned after review ending the nationals charge. and the cubs hold on to win this one 9-8. they face the dodgers in game one of the nlcs saturday night in los angeles. i think a lot of people are going to be tired on the set of morning joe this morning. to the gridiron and a battle of two of the league s best in football. the panthers hosting the eagles. cam newton broke an early tie
inni inning. take a look. good enough. he throws it away. here comes goddard with the winning run. how about that? oh, that one hurts. instead of just advancing the runner, cleveland walks off on a throwing error to third base that allows the deciding run to score. let s just say to avoid mike barnacle this morning after the highlights in the red sox game. he is not going to be in a good mood. especially after that throw. all right. thanks for that. still ahead, president trump rules out withdrawing troops from afghanistan and ups the pressure on pakistan at the same time. plus, the search for a van driver in last week s barcelona terror attack ends in a shoot-out. we ll have the latest coming up next. i no longer live with the uncertainties of hep c. wondering, what if? i let go of all those feelings. because i am cured with harvoni. harvoni is a revolutionary treatment for the most common type of chronic hepatitis c. it s been prescribed to more than a quarter million p
against pittsburgh. to arlington, texas, indian s francisco squaunders the lead in the fifth inning after this throwing error to first base allows two runs to score for the rangers. so now the tying run is 90 feet away where a sac fly could knot it up. lindore drives it to deep right. good-bye! a grand slam. see ya later, knocking a grand slam to put the defending american league champs on top. indians hang on to win it 9-6. man, he crushed that one. so glad baseball is back. thank you. still ahead, president trump touts his plan for infrastructure, but will it go over well with members of his party? the president weighs in on accusation against fox news host bill o reilly. we have that and much more coming up. hey allergy muddlers
russell martin. another payoff. and martin on the ground. makes a play, goes to second, out there. throw to first, oh, and what a play! but here comes the runner, he s safe! the ball game is over! the blue jays are moving on to the alcs! that s all she wrote. josh donaldson hustles home after a texas throwing error, walking toronto off to sweep the series. they ll get some time to rest before taking on either the red sox or the indians in game one of the alcs on friday. some incredible baseball there, guys. oh, my rangers. all right, still ahead, more highlights from last night s debate, including donald trump working the refs, taking on the two moderators. plus, kellyanne conway says she s sticking with him until the bitter end, unless and the first presidential debate gets the bad lip reading
david wright, the throwing error allows escobar to get on base. then three bars later, eric casbra comes to the plate. he would hit a sacrifice fly, that would end this marathon as the royals take a wild game one 5-4. a quick turnaround for game two. it s tonight at eight eastern. the royals are going to counter with johnny cueto. i don t want to be a downer for the mets fans, but 17 out of the last 20 game one winners including the last five have gone on to win the world series. it s amazing they ll have to buck that trend. can we also talk about the commitment of east coast sports fans? that game went until 1:30 in the morning. that took stamina even just watching it. i don t know how y all do it. that s because we re old. to young people, 1:30 in the morning is not if you have to get up and go to work. but no one gets up when we