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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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Stephen Strasburg will start NLDS Game 4 for Nationals: Report — In yet another unpredictable turn in the saga of Stephen Strasburg, the Washington Nationals are planning to start their $175 million ace in Wednesday's Game 4 of the National League Division Series against the Chicago Cubs.
UPI:
NLDS Game 4: Stephen Strasburg may now start for Washington Nationals vs. Chicago Cubs — The Washington Nationals may now start right-hander Stephen Strasburg in Wednesday afternoon's Game 4 of the National League Division Series against the Chicago Cubs. — Strasburg is likely to start for the Nationals, a source told MLB.com.
Associated Press:
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).
Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Wrigley Field weather update: drizzling, game set to start at 3:08 p.m. — Patrick Bolda, with the Chicago Cubs set-up crew, puts a jersey on the Ernie Banks statue outside of Wrigley Field Wednesday morning. — A persistent drizzle fell on Wrigley Field, five hours before the rescheduled …
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Barry Svrluga / Washington Post:
Stephen Strasburg and Nationals commit biggest error of the season — (John McDonnell/The Washington Post) — Let's review what we know for certain: The Washington Nationals face elimination Wednesday afternoon at Wrigley Field. They employ a pitcher who, at the moment, is throwing as well as …
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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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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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Bill Shaikin / Los Angeles Times:
Rain forces Cubs-Nationals NLDS game postponed until Wednesday
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USA Today:
Cubs-Nationals NLDS Game 4 start delayed by impending rain
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Phil Rosenthal / Chicago Tribune:
TBS did not nix 1 p.m. Cubs-Nationals start time, despite reports
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Phil Thompson / Chicago Tribune:
Elisabeth Moss headlines Cubs' Game 4 celebrity guest list
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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 …
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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 …
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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:
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.
Mike Mazzeo / New York Daily News:
Joe Girardi yet to decide who will DH for Yankees in Game 5 of ALDS
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Who the Boston Red Sox should hire as their next manager — It's a tough business, life as a baseball manager. — One year you're managing your team to the World Series championship, and leading your team to back-to-back AL East titles. — The next, you're on the unemployment line, unceremoniously fired.
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Hosmer's leadership, Martinez's power fit Red Sox' needs — BOSTON - The Red Sox can make it rain again. — From the day David Ortiz announced he was retiring, it was universally apparent the Red Sox would need to find a middle-of-the-order bat to replace him. They passed on that chance last winter,
Jeff Wilson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Rangers Reaction: Why couldn't Yu do that for Rangers? — Baseball fans should really be enjoying these playoffs so far, and the division series aren't even completed. — Two are, and one is thanks to the Los Angeles Dodgers' bats and right-hander Yu Darvish.
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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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Associated Press:
Shohei Otani to have surgery on right ankle — TOKYO — Japanese baseball player Shohei Otani will have right ankle surgery on Thursday. — The reigning Pacific League MVP, in his fifth season with the Nippon Ham Fighters, is prized as both a pitcher and hitter.
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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