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Estrada, Blue Jays Romp in ALDS Opener at Texas, Bautista HR — ARLINGTON, Texas — Marco Estrada took a shutout into the ninth inning, Jose Bautista hit a long, punctuating three-run homer and the Toronto Blue Jays opened their AL Division Series rematch with a 10-1 romp over the Texas Rangers on Thursday.
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Frank Pingue / Reuters:
Baseball: Blue Jays Rout Rangers in ALDS Opener — (The Sports Xchange) - Marco Estrada allowed four hits in 8 1/3 innings and the Toronto Blue Jays battered Cole Hamels for seven runs and took Game 1 of the American League Division Series 10-1 Thursday. — Toronto, which eliminated …
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Diana Mehta / Globe and Mail:
Man alleged to have tossed beer during Jays game comes forward — The man alleged by police to have hurled a beer can at a Baltimore outfielder during Tuesday's dramatic playoff between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Orioles has come forward. — “I contacted Toronto police earlier this evening …
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Rachel Brady / Globe and Mail:
Orioles' Jones says he and outfielder Kim were targets of racial slurs
Orioles' Jones says he and outfielder Kim were targets of racial slurs
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Hanley Ramirez / The Players' Tribune:
A Message to Red Sox Nation — PHOTOGRAPH BY BILLIE WEISS/BOSTON RED SOX/GETTY IMAGES — The playoffs start tonight. You ready? I know you're ready. — I know exactly how you feel right now. You wanna know something? Before I was a Red Sox player, I was a Red Sox fan. For real.
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Something Borrowed: Who to Root for If Your Team Made You Blue — Who to Root for If Your Team Made You Blue — The Wildcard round is in the books. The Division Series loom. And fans of 22 teams sit at home, wondering who they can squint at and see something recognizable as their own.
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Associated Press:
Giants Put INF Nunez on NLDS Roster Against Cubs — CHICAGO — The San Francisco Giants put Eduardo Nunez on their roster for the NL Division Series against the Chicago Cubs after the third baseman had been sidelined with a strained right hamstring. — Nunez, an AL All-Star this season with Minnesota, hasn't played since Sept. 25.
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Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
No family feud as Cubs await NLDS opponent
No family feud as Cubs await NLDS opponent
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Sam Miller / ESPN:
Out-by-out examination: When Buck should have used Britton — If there's one thing to take away from how the Orioles' Buck Showalter managed the wild-card game Tuesday, it's that you should call your mom right now and tell her you love her — or your spouse, or your son or daughter, or your best friend.
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Tyler Kepner / New York Times:
After Buck Showalter's Plan Fizzled, Questions: How? Why? Huh?
After Buck Showalter's Plan Fizzled, Questions: How? Why? Huh?
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Coaching Notes: Bonds, Wallace, McDowell, Mets — Barry Bonds, who learned this week that his contract as the Marlins' hitting coach won't be renewed for the 2017 season, issued a statement on his time with Miami on his personal web site yesterday. … A few more notes on some coaching situations throughout the league...
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John Bazemore / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
LEADOFF: Braves' TV ratings plunge 35 percent to fourth lowest — Good morning. LEADOFF brings you today's early buzz in Atlanta sports: — The Braves' improvement on the field in the second half of the season didn't carry over to their TV ratings. — Historically one of baseball's …
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Richard Deitsch / SI.com:
Joe Buck reveals that hair plug addiction nearly cost him his career — Buck has said that a virus cost him his voice for part of 2011, but that was a lie. His loss of speech was a side effect of a hair transplant procedure. — an hour ago — Fox Sports announcer Joe Buck feared …
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New York Daily News:
Brian Cashman not expecting free agent splash but stresses need to ‘fortify’ Yankees' pitching staff — The Yankees' offense was the biggest problem in 2016, but when Brian Cashman sits down with the rest of the front office in the coming days and weeks to formulate a winter plan …
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Associated Press:
Manfred: Cards-Astros hacking decision during offseason — NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball plans to have a decision during the offseason on possible discipline stemming from the investigation of a St. Louis Cardinals employee who hacked into a Houston Astros computer system.
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