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11:55 AM ET, October 8, 2015

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Peter Botte / New York Daily News:
Don Mattingly says Dodgers will have ‘hands full’ against Jacob deGrom, Noah Syndergaard and Matt Harvey  —  LOS ANGELES — The Mets will be facing two of the top pitchers in baseball in the first two games — and possibly twice more — in the NL Division Series.
Discussion: Metsblog
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Anthony Rieber / Newsday:
Ron Darling adds perspective to Matt Harvey's late arrival to Mets' practice … Mets want to move on from Harvey incident  —  Mets vs. Dodgers: Who has the edge in the NLDS?
Discussion: Metsblog
Fox Sports:
Mets' Syndergaard: 'We're going to give it to the Dodgers anywhere'  —  FOX Sports  —  Noah Syndergaard finished his rookie season with a 9-7 record and a 3.24 ERA.  —  Noah Syndergaard may only be a rookie, but he's not afraid to speak his mind, and had some words to send along …
New York Daily News:
Matt Harvey misses Mets' mandatory workout at Citi Field, was boozing night before, has a few different stories  —  Embattled Mets ace Matt Harvey struck out with teammates Tuesday when he missed a mandatory pre-playoff workout — hours after sources say he downed a couple of cocktails and wine with friends.
Discussion: Yahoo Sports and Metsblog
Justin Tasch / New York Daily News:
Mets Insider: Matz says ‘I feel better’ after pen session  —  Things are looking up for Steven Matz.  The southpaw threw a successful bullpen session on Tuesday at Citi Field and will fly to Florida to pitch in a simulated game on Thursday, Sandy Alderson said.
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Barbara Barker / Newsday:
Mets' Yoenis Cespedes learned early in life that his mother knows best … VOTE  —  Mets vs. Dodgers: Who has the edge in the NLDS? … OUT OF HIS ELEMENT  —  Mets  —  7 Mets-Dodgers NLDS fast facts … Mets  —  Mets work out ahead of NLDS against Dodgers … WORTH EVERY PENNY
Discussion: Metsblog
Tyler Kepner / New York Times:
A.L. Division Series Preview: Houston Astros vs. Kansas City Royals  —  Carlos Beltran is 38 years old, more than a decade removed from his early career with the Royals and the Astros, who meet in an American League division series starting Thursday at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City …
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Blair Kerkhoff / Kansas City Star:
Breakdown of the Royals vs. Astros in the regular season … The Royals' season series with the Astros got off to a rough start.  Joe Blanton started the opener in Houston and surrendered five runs in 2 2/3 innings as the Royals fell 6-1.  The Astros went on to become the second team to sweep the Royals during the season.
Discussion: Royals Review
Teddy Cahill / Baseball America:
2015 Pacific Coast League Top 20 Prospects  —  PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE TOP 20 PROSPECTS  —  Last fall's affiliation shuffle changed the look of the Pacific Coast League, as six of the league's 16 teams went into this season with a new parent club.  Some of the league's longest standing relationships ended …
Discussion: Lone Star Ball
Associated Press:
Besides Lackey in Game 1, Matheny Mum on Rotation  —  ST. LOUIS — John Lackey gets the start in Game 1 of the NL Division Series for the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday.  —  At the beginning of a two-hour workout for the NL Central champions on Tuesday, manager Mike Matheny said he was not ready …
Discussion: Viva El Birdos
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Brewers Claim Junior Guerra, Designate Nevin Ashley  —  The Brewers have claimed righty Junior Guerra off waivers from the White Sox, per a club announcement (hat tip to Tom Haudricourt of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, on Twitter).  To create roster space, Milwaukee has designated catcher Nevin Ashley for assignment.
Discussion: Al's Ramblings
Craig Edwards / FanGraphs Baseball:
Arrieta-Cole, Objectively One of Best Playoff Matchups Ever  —  Individual performances tend to be magnified in the postseason, and that is especially true of pitchers.  While 16-18 other players appear in the lineups and many others will have profound impacts on the outcomes of games over the next month …
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MLB.com:
A record number of fans expected to blackout PNC Park
Discussion: Bucs Dugout
Jon Heyman / CBSSports.com:
Yanks better than we thought but not good enough; so what's next?  —  NEW YORK -Yankees general manager Brian Cashman stood in the hallway outside the team's quiet clubhouse and expressed a plain truth he hoped never to have to say.  —  “Obviously, we're not good enough right now.
 
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