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Charlotte Knights / The Charlotte Observer:
David Haugh: Lack of dependable bullpen arms causing problems for Maddon, Cubs — LOS ANGELES — In the ninth inning of a tie playoff game that represented a must-win situation Sunday night, the ChicagoCubs turned to a 38-year-old career starting pitcher throwing for the second day in a row for the first time in his career.
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Justin Turner walks off the Cubs and walks into new territory: Dodger legend — LOS ANGELES — Tommy Lasorda, the Los Angeles Dodgers Hall of Fame manager, came into the Dodgers clubhouse late Sunday on his motorized cart, his eyes glistening, looking for the man of the hour.
Ted Berg / USA Today:
Justin Turner's walk-off three-run homer gives Dodgers 2-0 NLCS lead over the Cubs — LOS ANGELES — Breaking down Game 2 of the NL Championship Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs at Dodger Stadium: — Dodgers 4, Cubs 1: Dodgers lead the series, 2-0.
Jay Lf / Chicago Tribune:
NLCS Game 2 live updates: Jason Heyward returns to Cubs lineup at Dodgers — Photos from Game 2 of the National League Championship Series between the Cubs and Dodgers at Dodger Stadium on Sunday, Oct. 15, 2017. — Chicago Cubs- National League Championship Series- Los Angeles Dodgers …
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Doug Miller / MLB.com:
Wily veterans Lester, Hill take center stage in NLCS Game 2 — Baseball in 2017 is a game of overpowering arms, extreme exit velocity, launch angles, radical infield shifts and new-age statistics, but there's still a place for a duel between two pitchers who cut their teeth and honed their craft in the old school.
Paul Skrbina / Chicago Tribune:
8 pivotal moments from Cubs' 5-2 loss to Dodgers in Game 1 of the NLCS — Photos from Game 1 of the National League Championship Series between the Cubs and Dodgers at Dodger Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 14, 2017. — Chicago Tribune — 1. After Willson Contreras singled sharply to center field …
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Steve Rosenbloom / Chicago Tribune:
Memo to Cubs offense and bullpen: Try not to suck
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Fox Sports:
Yankees try to dig out of another 2-0 hole (Oct 16, 2017) — NEW YORK — For the second straight week, the New York Yankees are returning home facing a 2-0 deficit against an opponent who won at least 100 games in the regular season. — After rallying against the 102-win Cleveland Indians …
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Joel Sherman / New York Post:
The two relievers who could be key to Yankees' fortunes — MORE FROM: … The margin is both thin and wide. Oh so close and so far to go. — The Yankees are perhaps a couple of relay plays away from leading the ALCS or being tied. Instead, they lost a pair of 2-1 games — a hit there, a pitch there.
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John Harper / New York Daily News:
Yankees must find right answers to 5 crucial questions for ALCS comeback vs. Astros — Faced with another daunting 0-2 deficit, the Yankees can take heart in how easily it could all be different: — That is, if Greg Bird had been safe at the plate in Game 1 and Jose Altuve out in Game 2, this ALCS might be 0-2 Astros instead.
Joel Sherman / New York Post:
Judge and Sanchez need to bust out, or the Yankees are done
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MoiseKapenda Bower / UPI:
ALCS: Carlos Correa has Houston Astros feeling good after win over New York Yankees
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Christian Red / New York Daily News:
CC Sabathia needs to be stopper once again for 0-2 Yankees — CC Sabathia didn't make much of the statistic Sunday, but during the past season, the big lefty had a 9-0 record with a 1.71 ERA in 10 starts that followed a Yankee loss. He takes the mound Monday to try and get the Bombers back into the ALCS …
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Christian Red / New York Daily News:
Joe Girardi says Yankees aren't in panic mode down 0-2 to Astros — Yankees manager Joe Girardi took a soundbite out of the Sandy Alderson playbook Sunday, when he said his club isn't in “panic” mode against the Astros, despite the 0-2 deficit the Bombers will shoulder when the AL Championship Series resumes Monday at the Stadium.
John Perrotto / FanRag Sports:
Rumors and Rumblings | Yankees still embracing fun approach — Rarely have the New York Yankees ever been called a fun-loving team. — The franchise has the buttoned-down image that comes with winning a record 27 World Series titles — team rules do not allow facial hair and their roster …
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USA Today:
Dodgers' Yasiel Puig to Keith Olbermann: ‘Come watch the show. Need a ticket?’ — Los Angeles Dodgers slugger Yasiel Puig flipped his bat twice, performed a curtain call and pounded his chest as he powered his club to a 5-2 victory over the Chicago Cubs in Game 1 of the NLCS on Saturday night.
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Matt Snyder / CBSSports.com:
After Dodgers fall behind in NLCS Game 1 vs. Cubs, Yasiel Puig plays role of hero
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Dodgers' postseason Yasiel Puig Party steamrolls Cubs in NLCS Game 1
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Chelsea Janes / Washington Post:
The five biggest questions facing the Nationals this offseason — The dust has had a day to settle, though the Nationals will have to wait 12 months to brush it aside, since what happened to their franchise Thursday night will linger over them with the rest of the October memories until they can somehow toss them into the wind.
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Charlotte Knights / The Charlotte Observer:
Ryan Lewis: Indians face multitude of offseason decisions with club options, free agents — CLEVELAND — The Indians have a couple of weeks before the postseason turns to the offseason, but a bevy of decisions around the roster awaits the front office after the end to their 2017 run.
