Greinke was unhittable for six innings, but the game is nine innings long, more than enough time for the Nats to pull away. Their victory capped a spectacular run which began in late May when they were 19-31 and culminated with a 4-0 sweep of the Cardinals for the pennant, followed by a 4-3 World Series triumph over baseball’s best pitching staff.
The series ended with seven road victories. That has never happened in the history of major league baseball, not just in the World Series, but in any post-season series. The phenomenon transcends baseball. It is so rare that it has never happened in a post-season series in any major sport. Both the NBA and the NHL play post-season series that can extend to seven games, but there has never been an all-road series in a series of that length.
As ol’ Casey used to say, “Amazin'”!
