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PITTSBURGH -- Dusty Baker couldnt help but smile as he watched his players pour champagne and beer on each other.The Washington Nationals clinched their third National League East title in five years on Saturday night. They beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-1 and watched on TV in the clubhouse as the New York Mets were eliminated from the division race 20 minutes later with a 10-8 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies.Then the party started.Let the animals run wild, and they are certainly running wild tonight, said Baker, the Nationals first-year manager. I love it. Look at them. These are the wildest Ive ever seen.The Nationals were seemingly not only celebrating a division title but releasing pent-up frustration that remained from a disappointing 2015 season.The Nationals were considered by many to be World Series favorites after signing right-hander Max Scherzer to a seven-year, $210-million contract in free agency the previous winter. They not only missed the playoffs, but then-closer Jonathan Papelbon choked right fielder Bryce Harper during a late-season dugout argument.We were all (upset), Scherzer said. Because we had a team we knew was capable of winning and winning in the postseason, winning in October. I believe we have that team again.Manager Matt Williams was fired at the end of last season and replaced by Baker, who had 20 years of experience managing the San Francisco Giants, Chicago Cubs and Cincinnati Reds.Out of the game for two years after being fired by the Reds following the 2013 season, the 67-year-old Baker has been questioned at times for his handling of the pitching staff. But he has provided a steady hand.This is the first step in a four-step process, Baker said We want to do this three more times, then hopefully be the world champions. Were not done yet.The Nationals have never reached the World Series during the franchises 47-year history that began in 1969 as the Montreal Expos before the team relocated to Washington in 2005.Except for a four-day stretch in May, the Nationals were on top of the division all season. They took the lead for good May 13 then built a double-digit advantage in September despite a down year from Harper, who is hitting just .243 with 24 home runs in 143 games after winning the NL MVP a year ago when he batted .330 with an NL-leading 42 homers.However, second baseman Daniel Murphy, who helped the Mets reach the World Series last year, has made a major impact after being signed as a free agent in the offseason. Though sidelined by a strained glut muscle in recent days, he is hitting .347 with a league-best 47 doubles and 25 home runs in 141 games.Rookie Trea Turner also has made a major impact since becoming a lineup fixture in August, hitting .336 with 12 home runs and 27 stolen bases in 65 games while converting from shortstop to center fielder.Scherzer has been stellar as the ace of the pitching staff. He is 18-7 with a 2.82 ERA, a league-leading 267 strikeouts and a record-tying 20-strikeout game in May.He has helped the Nationals work with a rotation that has been weakened by injuries to Stephen Strasburg and Joe Ross along with the inconsistent performance of left-hander Gio Gonzalez.The Nationals also had to trade for Pittsburgh Pirates closer Mark Melancon on July 30 after Papelbon faltered and was eventually released. Melancon converted his first 12 save opportunities before blowing one Friday night at Pittsburgh.It was more of a team effort, Nationals right fielder Jayson Werth said. It was everybody. Everybody contributed. You can look at everybody on the team and say that guys the reason why were here.Thats what good teams are about. Weve got our potential MVP candidate. Weve got our potential Cy Young award winner. But everybodys contributed.Cheap Nike Air Max 270 China . -- Aaron Murray threw for 408 yards and three touchdowns, ran for another score, and led No. Nike Air Max 270 Flyknit Cheap . Miller finished in two minutes, 6.09 seconds, one day before the first medal race on the Alpine schedule. The 36-year-old American also turned in the top time in Thursdays opening training session. http://www.max270cheap.com/air-max-270-react-bauhaus-sale.html . 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After beating OG in a 2-1 series, Evil Geniuses got a chance to redeem themselves against Newbee.In the first game, Nielsen and the team made a statement in allowing Invoker through the draft. Song Sccc Chun, Newbees mid laner brought up from its starter squad, put on an Invoker clinic against EG in the winners finals. Though the first match was dead-even in the midgame, closing out at only a 0.5 percent gold differential, EG held out on the back of Syed Suma1L Hassans incredible Mirana and some heavy support from Nielsen and Ludwig zai Wahlberg.Game 2 saw EG further the advantage, putting Newbee on match point off more impressive play from Hassan and Artour Arteezy Babaev, with the latter finding his footing on a signature UUrsa draft.dddddddddddd. Newbee looked scattered in Game 2, struggling to find any momentum.The Chinese squad struck back in Game 3, however, pressuring a greedy Drow draft with a dual core Mirana-Luna lineup and snowballing off captain Hu Kaka Liangzhis Bounty Hunter roam.With momentum shifting in Newbees direction, Nielsen drafted a strange lineup for Game 4. Hassan took Medusa to the middle lane, while Babaev took the hard-swinging Sven, with Wahlberg in tow on Wisp. While Babev is likely best-known for getting stuck in trees as Sven, he has a 64 percent career win-rate on the hero, and Wahlberg has a 61 percent win-rate on Wisp. The duo had a stellar performance, alongside Saahil UNiVeRsE Arora, putting insane pressure on Newbees safe-lane Lifestealer.Evil Geniuses took the series 3-1, redeeming themselves for the winners finals loss and making EG the first winners of an international Dota 2 LAN in the 2017 season. The boys in blue will get a quick respite to enjoy the victory before moving on to the DreamLeague Season 6 League Play to face a spurned OG starting Oct. 10. ' ' '