On The Road To The World Series

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October 18, 2013

Detroit Tigers' Brayan Pena takes the throw as Boston Red Sox's Will Middlebrooks slides safely to third in the ninth inning during Game 5 of the American League baseball championship series Thursday, Oct. 17, 2013, in Detroit. (Matt Slocum/AP)

By the end of this weekend, we'll know who's going to the World Series.

Tonight, the St. Louis Cardinals will try to clinch the National League Pennant race against the L.A. Dodgers in the American League, and the Boston Red Sox lead the Detroit Tigers
three games to two in the best of seven series.

Glenn Stout, series editor of the Best American Sports Writing, and author of "Fenway 1912" joins Here & Now's Robin Young to talk about what's to come this weekend in baseball.

Guest

Glenn Stout, sportwriter and series editor of the Best American Sports Writing. He tweets @GlennStout.

This segment aired on October 18, 2013.