Outfielder Ichiro Suzuki and pitcher CC Sabathia are among 14 new candidates on the Hall of Fame ballot, joining 14 holdovers led by reliever Billy Wagner.

Anibal Sanchez, Max Scherzer and Fernando Rodney pitched 15.2 scoreless innings to help lead the Washington Nationals to a sweep of the St. Louis Cardnials in the NLCS. (Getty Images)DETROIT - Three Detroit Tigers pitchers were basically perfect -- including two near-no-hitters -- in the NLCS to lead the Washington Nationals to the World Series. Sanchez and Scherzer basically gave the Nationals a 2-0 series lead by themselves, setting up the possible four-game sweep in front of their home fans. As a cherry on top, former Tigers closer Fernando Rodney was also perfect in the series, pitching a scoreless eighth inning in Game 3. Rodney came in with an 8-1 lead and got a flyout before striking out St. Louis' two best hitters to essentially slam the door on a 3-0 series lead.