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LEADING OFF: Yankees-Indians in Game 5, Cubs try to zap Nats — A look at what's happening all around the majors Wednesday: — ___ — HIGH-5 — It's all or nothing when the Cleveland Indians host the New York Yankees in the decisive Game 5 of the AL Division Series (8:08 p.m. EDT).
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Stephen Strasburg declines Game 4 start after rainout, leaving Nationals running for cover — CHICAGO — This was going to be Stephen Strasburg's moment of glory. — The time he took the ball, thanks to Tuesday night's rainout in Game 4 at Wrigley Field, and saved the Washington Nationals' season.
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Jim Ingraham / UPI:
ALDS Game 5 preview: New York Yankees' CC Sabathia faces Cleveland Indians' Corey Kluber — CLEVELAND — The final chapter of the drama is about to be written. — Wednesday night at Progressive Field, the New York Yankees and Cleveland Indians will play a winner-take-all Game 5 in the best …
John Harper / New York Daily News:
For CC Sabathia, no moment, including ALDS Game 5, is too big to handle — CLEVELAND — I went to CC Sabathia's press conference on Tuesday looking for an angle to write about his momentous Game 5 start. His renaissance season has been widely celebrated but, really, who ever figured …
ESPN:
Your guide to Wednesday's LDS games: Indians, Nationals asking who's available for elimination games — Happy Wednesday! We get a Game 5 that is one of the juiciest Division Series games we've ever had, with the Yankees of all teams playing underdog versus the mighty Indians.
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Indians will turn to Corey Kluber and bullpen for Game 5 bailout — CLEVELAND — The Indians' grim postseason history suggests they should have reason for concern as they prepare for a fifth and deciding game against the New York Yankees in the American League Division Series.
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Mike Lupica / New York Daily News:
Yankees may be built for the future, but the time is now — This one on Wednesday night isn't about the way things used to be for the Yankees, the world champs of the way things used to be. This one in Cleveland, against the best team in the league, against the team that had them in an -2 hole …
Mike Mazzeo / New York Daily News:
Joe Girardi yet to decide who will DH for Yankees in Game 5 of ALDS
Neil Greenberg / Washington Post:
The Astros should root for the Indians over the Yankees in the ALDS
The Astros should root for the Indians over the Yankees in the ALDS
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Bill Shaikin / Los Angeles Times:
Rain forces Cubs-Nationals NLDS game postponed until Wednesday — Members of the grounds crew cover the infield with a tarp Tuesday before Game 4 of the NLDS between the Washington Nationals and Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field. (Stacy Revere / Getty Images)
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Threat of bad weather pushes back starting time of Nats-Cubs Game 4 in Chicago — CHICAGO — The start of Game 4 of the National League Division Series between the Chicago Cubs and Washington Nationals has been delayed due to the threat of inclement weather.
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Tanner Roark's Game 4 mission: Beat the D.C. sports curse — CHICAGO — Apparently, Mother Nature is no match for the capital curse. — On Tuesday, it looked for all the world as if rain would give the Washington Nationals — and the city of Washington, D.C. — the break that they so sorely needed.
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Phil Rosenthal / Chicago Tribune:
TBS did not nix 1 p.m. Cubs-Nationals start time, despite reports
TBS did not nix 1 p.m. Cubs-Nationals start time, despite reports
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Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Rain in forecast but Game 4 of NLDS still on
Rain in forecast but Game 4 of NLDS still on
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Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs could face Stephen Strasburg if Game 4 gets postponed
Cubs could face Stephen Strasburg if Game 4 gets postponed
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Charlotte Knights / The Charlotte Observer:
Bellinger gives Dodgers a lift with his bat and glove — PHOENIX — At 11:20 p.m. Monday, 2 1/2 hours after his home run announced his belated arrival as a factor in the National League division series, Cody Bellinger took refuge in a corner of Chase Field's visiting clubhouse.
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Mike Axisa / CBSSports.com:
The D-Backs had police on horseback guard the Chase Field pool after the Dodgers won
The D-Backs had police on horseback guard the Chase Field pool after the Dodgers won
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Jeff Wilson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
What do minor moves mean for rest of Rangers' off-season? — The Texas Rangers started shaping their roster for the 2018 season Tuesday when they announced that four players had cleared waivers and been assigned outright to Triple A Round Rock. — The moves created four openings on the 40-man roster …
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Nicole Yang / Boston Globe:
Put two Cleveland Indians minor leaguers together and you get... Tom Brady? — On their own, the names Ka'ai Tom and Sean Brady might not ring any bells in the Boston area. When standing next to each other, however, the two members of the Cleveland Indians farm system should look somewhat familiar.
David Lang / WPLG-TV:
Marlins hire Gary Denbo as VP Scouting, Player Development — MIAMI - Derek Jeter has made his first big hire as the owner of the Miami Marlins, and it's a familiar face. — The team announced Tuesday they have named Gary Denbo as VP of Scouting and Player Development,
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Tony Paul / Detroit News:
Forbes: Tigers' TV ratings see biggest drop in MLB — As Johnny Kane's calorie intake went way up, and before him Justin White's, Tigers television ratings went way down. — In Nielsen numbers obtained by Forbes, the Tigers saw their prime-time audience fall a whopping 38 percent from 2016 …
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Maury Brown / Forbes:
Here Are The 2017 MLB Prime Time Television Ratings For Each Team
Here Are The 2017 MLB Prime Time Television Ratings For Each Team
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Fox Sports:
Molitor happy to put uncertainty behind him, stay with Twins — MINNEAPOLIS (AP) A bleary-eyed Paul Molitor walked into a season-ending meeting with executives Derek Falvey and Thad Levine less than 10 hours after the Minnesota Twins fell to the New York Yankees in the AL wild-card game.
Maria Torres / Kansas City Star:
The Royals' farm system isn't highly rated. Here are the best prospects of the bunch — It's no secret the Royals' minor-league system is one of the worst in baseball. — They started the year with the fifth-worst farm system, according to ESPN's Keith Law. Not even signing Nick Pratto in the draft helped.
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