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Doug PadillaESPN / ESPN:
Clayton Kershaw gets nod to start Game 2 for Dodgers — CHICAGO — Three days after he saved the National League Division Series, Clayton Kershaw will get his first look at the National League Championship Series when he starts for the Dodgers in Game 2 on Sunday against the Chicago Cubs.
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Barry Werner / Fox Sports:
28 years ago today, Kirk Gibson hit his iconic World Series home run — The Dodgers' slugger hobbled to the plate and took a historic swing. — October. Los Angeles Dodgers. Postseason baseball. Ninth inning. Injured superstar. — 2016, right? Not quite.
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Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Look for Cubs to add left-hander as they and Dodgers weigh roster decisions — The Cubs work out at Wrigley Field prior to Saturday's Game 1 of the National League Championship Series. — Chicago Tribune — It came as no surprise Friday when Cubs manager Joe Maddon announced Kyle Hendricks …
Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Dodgers managed to walk their way into trouble — Dave Roberts' eighth-inning strategy proved perplexing — The Dodgers didn't want to pitch to Jason Heyward? The player with the third lowest OPS in the majors in the regular season? The player who did not receive a single intentional walk — not one! — in 592 plate appearances?
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Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Former scouting director's faith in Javier Baez pays off for Chicago Cubs
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Charlie Wilmoth / MLB Trade Rumors:
Devon Travis To Miss Rest Of Postseason — SUNDAY: An MRI on Travis' knee revealed a bone bruise with a small flap of cartilage caught in the joint, according to the Blue Jays. A knee scope is likely for Travis, whom the team expects to be ready for Spring Training.
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August Fagerstrom / FanGraphs Baseball:
How Josh Tomlin Beat Two of Baseball's Best — An injury only hurts a team as much as the replacement lets it. The Dodgers were able to withstand their record-setting number of injuries because of what they had behind the guys who got hurt. Not every team has the luxury of being able …
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Ted Berg / USA Today:
Francisco Lindor's two-run HR gives Indians ALCS lead over Blue Jays — CLEVELAND — Breaking down Game 1 of the American League Championship between the Toronto Blue Jays and Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field. — Indians 2, Blue Jays 0: Indians lead series, 1-0.
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Steve Gardner / USA Today:
Indians pitcher Trevor Bauer injured repairing drone, has ALCS start moved
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Associated Press:
Trevor Bauer gets stitches after cutting finger on drone; Josh Tomlin to start Game 2 of ALCS
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Jon Heyman / Todays Knuckleball:
Could Votto to the Blue Jays be rekindled?
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Mark Polishuk / MLB Trade Rumors:
Diamondbacks Hire Mike Hazen As Executive VP, General Manager — The Diamondbacks have announced the hiring of Mike Hazen as the team's new general manager and executive vice president. Hazen's contract with the club is for at least four years, according to Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic (Twitter link).
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Mike Hazen goes from Red Sox to Diamondbacks' general manager — The Arizona Diamondbacks tapped into the Boston Red Sox organization for their new general manager, naming Mike Hazen to replace Dave Stewart. — “We feel very strongly that we have found the ideal candidate to lead our baseball operations …
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New York Daily News:
Tim Tebow and Mets take a pounding from scouts and insiders after rough first week in Arizona Fall League — Tim Tebow is at least providing some relief in his first week at the Arizona Fall league. Not only did the Mets' controversial “minor leaguer” rush to assist and comfort a fan …
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MLB.com:
JOE MADDON: No. — Q. Talk about his at-bat? — JOE MADDON: That was the right thing to do. I didn't know how they were going to get to it. I knew when the inning began there was a chance for bases loaded and two outs and Chapman was hitting now, had we had the lead Chappy would have went …
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Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Surgery is costly for Cardinals reliever Duke — St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Zach Duke pitches in the ninth inning during a game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2016, at Busch Stadium in St. Louis. Photo by Chris Lee, clee@post-dispatch.com
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Jeff Sullivan / FanGraphs Baseball:
The MLB Playoffs Just Played to Their Base — Let's pick it up in the bottom of the sixth, shall we? In a decisive Game 5, the Nationals held a 1-0 lead, and they were looking to stretch it. With two outs and someone on first who can run faster than you can, Ryan Zimmerman knocked a double …
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