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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?
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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.
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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
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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.
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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Marc Carig / Newsday:
Kevin Long counting on Mets' lefthanded hitters to battle against Dodgers' southpaws
Kevin Long counting on Mets' lefthanded hitters to battle against Dodgers' southpaws
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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.
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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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Daryl Van Schouwen / Chicago:
Pirates' Cole on Arrieta: ‘You want to face the best’
Pirates' Cole on Arrieta: ‘You want to face the best’
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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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Owen Watson / Fox Sports:
Year of the rookie — OW — Every season is a great season of baseball. It's fair to say, however, that some seasons might be better than others. If unexpected teams succeed, records are broken and exciting rookies debut on the biggest stage, we can witness something that transcends …
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