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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.
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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 …
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 …
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.
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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
Fred Kerber / New York Post:
The Astros are trying to forget everything that's gone right
The Astros are trying to forget everything that's gone right
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Fox Sports:
LEADING OFF: Astros, Yanks try to get bats going in New York
LEADING OFF: Astros, Yanks try to get bats going in New York
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Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Charlie Morton hopes to continue Astros' pitching dominance over Yankees in Game 3
Charlie Morton hopes to continue Astros' pitching dominance over Yankees in Game 3
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Scott LauberESPN / ESPN:
Your guide to Monday's LCS game: Will Yankees' offense back CC Sabathia?
Your guide to Monday's LCS game: Will Yankees' offense back CC Sabathia?
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ESPN:
When it comes to closers, when will managers learn? — There's a moment, as a manager is doing something that you can't fathom, when you doubt yourself. — EDITOR'S PICKS — When Scherzer entered the game before the top of the fifth inning, there was 71.5 percent chance the Nationals would advance to the NLCS.
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Jeff Arnold / UPI:
NLCS Game 3 preview: Chicago Cubs turn to Kyle Hendricks vs. Los Angeles Dodgers — CHICAGO — The Chicago Cubs return home in a two-games-to-none hole in the National League Championship Series and with plenty of questions left unanswered after back-to-back losses to the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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 …
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Bill Shaikin / Los Angeles Times:
Dodgers unleash Kenley Jansen and a successful supporting cast of relievers
Matt Snyder / CBSSports.com:
Cubs-Dodgers NLCS: Joe Maddon managed for a save and lost the win in Game 2
Cubs-Dodgers NLCS: Joe Maddon managed for a save and lost the win in Game 2
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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 …
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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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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