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11:45 AM ET, October 17, 2017

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Steve Gardner / USA Today:
Bronx Bombers: Aaron Judge, Todd Frazier power Yankees in Game 3 rout over Astros  —  NEW YORK — Breaking down Game 3 of the AL Championship Series between the Houston Astros and New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium:  —  Yankees 8, Astros 1: Astros lead the series, 2-1.
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Jorge L. Ortiz / USA Today:
Yankee Stadium porch party: ‘Freak’ home runs stun Astros, get New York back in ALCS  —  NEW YORK - Todd Frazier called it an “unorthodox swing.”  A.J. Hinch described it as an “awkward swing.”  —  More precisely, it was a Yankee Stadium swing.  —  Only two major league ballparks yielded …
John Harper / New York Daily News:
Aaron Judge shines with home run, two great plays in ALCS Game 3 win  —  The MVP chants started before Aaron Judge officially turned the Stadium into a Monday night party, before his three-run home run made it 8-0 Yankees in the fourth inning and let the Astros know they weren't in Houston anymore.
Charlotte Knights / The Charlotte Observer:
Judge's offense and defense help lift Yankees over Astros in Game 3  —  NEW YORK  —  Three pitches into Monday's fourth inning, Aaron Judge galloped onto Yankee Stadium's warning track and hurtled into its right-field wall to retrieve a deep drive.  As ball met glove, Judge's oversized torso smashed …
Christian Red / New York Daily News:
CC Sabathia stays hot as Yankees blow out Astros 8-1  —  All rise, the Yankees are back in the championship series.  —  American League MVP candidate Aaron Judge shook off his playoff strikeout funk and drilled a two-out, three-run home run Monday night, and the 6-7 rookie right fielder …
Lance McCullers Jr / ESPN:
Your guide to Tuesday's LCS games: Can Yankees, Cubs overcome LCS holes?  —  We were looking at two potential sweeps, but the Yankees stomped on that possibility with a big win Monday and now the Cubs hope that returning home will offer them the same results.
ESPN:
Back in Judge's chambers, Yankees cut Astros' ALCS lead in half  —  M-V-P!  M-V-P!"  On a classically cold night in the Bronx, the sellout crowd serenaded Aaron Judge, putting its own exclamation point on Judge's spectacular fourth inning that included an amazing catch and a three-run homer.
Discussion: MLB on Yahoo! Sports and Newsweek
Jesse Yomtov / USA Today:   ALCS: Three things the Yankees must to do get back into series against Astros
Laura Dimon / New York Daily News:   Yankees ticket prices down 38% as Bombers return to the Bronx two games down in ALCS
ESPN:   Purged for Yankees' youth movement, Beltran and McCann are back as opponents
Jesse RogersESPN / ESPN:
The Cubs could really use 2016 Javier Baez right about now  —  CHICAGO — It was a year ago at this time that Chicago Cubs second baseman Javier Baez had his coming-out party on the national stage en route to winning co-MVP honors in the National League Championship Series.
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Associated Press:
A.J. Hinch, like Joe Maddon, says managers should ignore Twitter  —  NEW YORK — Houston's A.J. Hinch says managers should ignore the heat and not tweet.  —  Chicago's Joe Maddon was criticized on social media for not using closer Wade Davis as the Cubs fell behind the Los Angeles Dodgers 2 …
Discussion: ESPN
Jeff Arnold / UPI:   NLCS Game 3 preview: Chicago Cubs turn to Kyle Hendricks vs. Los Angeles Dodgers
Fox Sports:
Cubs' Maddon stands by not using Davis, questions criticism
Discussion: Pinstripe Alley
Bill Shaikin / Los Angeles Times:   Dodgers unleash Kenley Jansen and a successful supporting cast of relievers
Ted Berg / USA Today:   NLCS: 5 takeaways from Dodgers' walk-off Game 2 win
Bill Shaikin / Los Angeles Times:
Vin Scully talks about Justin Turner's home run, and watching rather than working the playoffs  —  Justin Turner watches the ball sail over the fence for a game-winning, three-run home run to beat the Cubs 4-1 in Game 2 of the NLCS at Dodger Stadium.  (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
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Peter Botte / New York Daily News:
Sonny Gray can reestablish lost credibility with strong Game 4 performance for Yankees  —  Sonny Gray has had plenty of time, nearly two weeks now, to reflect on and regroup from his poor first postseason start as a Yankee.  —  The team that mortgaged multiple prospects to boldly acquire …
Jon Heyman / FanRag Sports:
Ausmus out as Mets manager search continues  —  The New York Mets' managerial search continues this week with new sense of clarity as some names have dropped out of the derby while others have already been interviewed or are scheduled to do so.  —  Former Detroit Tigers manager Brad Ausmus …
 
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