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12:45 PM ET, October 11, 2015

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Tejada breaks leg when Utley slides hard into second  —  Ruben Tejada left the field on the cart, wearing an air cast on his right leg, after a hard slide into second base from Chase Utley.  —  Tejada fractured his right fibula during the play, the team later announced.
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Your browser does not support iframes.  —  There's no real way to describe this play in any other way than this: Chase Utley, realizing his role shifted from baserunner to defender, barreled into Tejada with the intention of preventing him from throwing the ball to first base.
Brad Johnson / MLB Trade Rumors:
Quick Hits: Hawkins, Padres, Rockies  —  LaTroy Hawkins, 42, is the oldest active player in the game, but he nearly walked away before his career got started, writes Tracy Ringolsby of MLB.com.  Hawkins is expected to retire after the season with the 10th most appearances in major league history - 1,042 regular season games.
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Patrick Saunders / Denver Post:
Starting pitching was actually worse in 2015 than the previous season  —  The Denver Post  —  Colorado Rockies pitcher Jon Gray (55) pitches during the first inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium on Sept. 14, 2015 in Los Angeles. … Last November, at baseball's annual …
Mark GonzalesContact / Chicago Tribune:
Joe Maddon thinks Jorge Soler's time will come sometime against Cardinals  —  Chicago Tribune … ST. LOUIS — Right fielder Jorge Soler has started in only one of the Cubs' last four games, but manager Joe Maddon hasn't ruled him out of starting during the best-of-five National League Division Series against the Cardinals.
Fox Sports:
October Moment: Playing the odds in Toronto … The Texas Rangers have taken a 2-0 lead in this best-of-five ALDS versus the Toronto Blue Jays and they have Mike Napoli and his tremendous success against left-handed pitchers to thank for it.  —  Napoli did not start Game 2 …
Discussion: Bluebird Banter and Lone Star Ball
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John Lott / National Post:
Nerves get to David Price early in Blue Jays' loss to Rangers: 'I didn't throw the ball well enough'
Associated Press:
Alberto, Rangers Beat Blue Jays in 14th, Lead ALDS 2-0
Discussion: Lone Star Ball
Christian Red / New York Daily News:
EXCLUSIVE FROM CUBA: Yoenis Cespedes' rise from small town - where he was called ‘The Power’ - to becoming star of Mets  —  CAMPECHUELA, GRANMA, Cuba - Home plate used to be located right behind the roadside bus stop in this tiny town more than 400 miles southeast of Havana.
Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
Arizona Diamondbacks' Yoan Lopez had a rocky summer  —  After the first four batters he faced scored in an instructional league game on Thursday afternoon, Diamondbacks prospect Yoan Lopez managed to throw what amounted to five scoreless innings after that.  It was a positive finish after an ugly start.
Discussion: MLB Trade Rumors
Frank Fitzpatrick / Philly.com:
Phillies' last 99-loss season eventually led to a golden age  —  The mind-blowing summer of 1969 taught Americans a lot about themselves.  But mostly it taught them geography.  —  Until astronauts landed there and altered our view of the universe, few knew where the Sea of Tranquility was.
Discussion: MLB Trade Rumors
Tim Rohan / New York Times:
Mets' Pitching Coach Keeps Young Arms From Harm's Way  —  LOS ANGELES — The young Mets that Dan Warthen now coaches sometimes ask about his playing career, and they have to pry details out of him.  Just like them, Warthen was once a young hotshot, a high draft pick by the Montreal Expos with three good pitches at his command.
Discussion: MLB Trade Rumors
Ted Berg / USA Today:
Dallas Keuchel gives Astros the edge at home  —  KANSAS CITY —The Royals' comeback win on Friday ensured that the team would not head to Houston facing possible elimination in Game 3.  —  But with the ALDS tied at one game apiece, the Astros appear to have the odds in their favor.
Discussion: Bleacher Report
Eduardo A. EncinaContact / Baltimore Sun:
With qualifying-offer price tag set, will Orioles make offers to Davis, Chen and Wieters? … The Orioles will participate in the qualifying offer process this season to ease the pain of possibly losing some of their big-ticket free agents.  —  The process, which is in its fourth year …
Tim Reilly / Metsblog:
NLDS Game 1: Mets at Dodgers, presented by GEICO  —  The Mets and Dodgers will play Game 1 of the National League Division Series tonight in Los Angeles at 9:47 p.m. ET.  —  Tonight's Starting Lineups  —  Mets  —  Dodgers  —  1. Curtis Granderson RF  —  1. Carl Crawford LF  —  2. David Wright 3B
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Mark Herrmann / Newsday:   Jimmy Rollins: One-time Mets nemesis now a Dodgers reserve
Owen Watson / Fox Sports:
METS' GRANDERSON TURNS BACK CLOCK  —  OW  —  Last weekend's four-game series in San Francisco between the Giants and Washington Nationals might be remembered as an important point in the playoff race for the teams fighting for the NL East crown.  After getting swept for their sixth straight loss …
Discussion: Baseball Prospectus
 
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