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Chris Kuc / Chicago Tribune:
Free-agent-to be Jake Arrieta: ‘I did my best and I left out it all out there’ — Cubs manager Joe Maddon and infielder Javier Baez discusses Baez's two-home run night in Game 4 of the NLCS. (Colleen Kane/Chicago Tribune) — Chicago Tribune — As he walked off the mound at Wrigley Field …
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Joe Maddon ejected for second time in NLCS, umpire admits call was wrong — CHICAGO — The plate umpire in Game 4 of the NLCS said he was “dead wrong” in overturning a call that saw Cubs manager Joe Maddon ejected for the second time in the series. — With the Cubs leading 3-2 in the top …
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Fox Sports:
Cubs must overcome Kershaw to stay alive (Oct 19, 2017) — CHICAGO — For the first time in almost three weeks, the Los Angeles Dodgers will try to bounce back from a loss. — The stakes could not be much higher this time around. Los Angeles holds a decisive 3-1 lead over the Chicago Cubs …
Ted Berg / USA Today:
Cubs avoid elimination: Javier Baez's two homers force Game 5 against Dodgers — CHICAGO — Breaking down Game 4 of the NL Championship Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field: — Cubs 3, Dodgers 2: Dodgers lead the series, 3-1.
David Pinto / baseballmusings.com:
Wading In — Wade Davis comes in to pitch to the Dodgers in the eighth with the Cubs leading 3-1. Davis is in for the two-inning save. — Update: Justin Turner greets Davis with a solo home run to deep left-center. The Cubs lead the Dodgers 3-2. — Update: Davis walks Yasiel Puig to put the tying run on base with no one out.
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Jesse RogersESPN / ESPN:
If only for a night, Cubs' swagger is back as Chicago avoids NLCS sweep — CHICAGO — For one night, and perhaps one night only, the Chicago Cubs brought their swagger to Wrigley Field and avoided elimination with a 3-2 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday in Game 4 of the National League Championship Series.
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Ted Berg / USA Today:
Dodgers beat Cubs 6-1, move one win from first World Series since 1988
Dodgers beat Cubs 6-1, move one win from first World Series since 1988
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Steve Gardner / USA Today:
ALCS: 5 takeaways from Yankees' Game 5 win over Astros — NEW YORK - Five takeaways from Game 5 of the AL Championship Series between the Houston Astros and New York Yankees from Yankee Stadium: — 1. Tanaka was terrific — Masahiro Tanaka may not have been the Yankees' ace all season …
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Jorge L. Ortiz / USA Today:
‘Baby Bombers’ rocked at raucous Yankee Stadium - but will their act play in Houston? — NEW YORK - The New York Yankees can't say enough about the rabid support they get at home, the frenzied atmosphere that energizes them as fans explode in cheers for every one of their good deeds.
ESPN:
Nemesis no more: Yankees finally conquer Dallas Keuchel — NEW YORK — Of the opposing athletes who have inspired New Yorkers to feel an overwhelming sense of postseason doom, Michael Jordan remains the modern-day standard. Dallas Keuchel was never Michael Jordan, but this much was clear …
Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Astros bullpen looking to adjust in Game 5 after collapse vs. Yankees
Fox Sports:
LEADING OFF: Dodgers seek sweep; Yanks try to solve Keuchel
LEADING OFF: Dodgers seek sweep; Yanks try to solve Keuchel
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John Harper / New York Daily News:
Yankees' confidence soaring after latest comeback as Stadium rocks like '90s glory days
Yankees' confidence soaring after latest comeback as Stadium rocks like '90s glory days
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Scott LauberESPN / ESPN:
Keuchel breathes deep before his task: Take back the Astros' ALCS advantage in Game 5
Keuchel breathes deep before his task: Take back the Astros' ALCS advantage in Game 5
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Scott LauberESPN / ESPN:
Red Sox interview third candidate Ron Gardenhire for manager job — Ron Gardenhire became the third — and possibly the final — candidate in the Boston Red Sox's managerial derby. — Gardenhire, who spent this season as the Arizona Diamondbacks' bench coach, interviewed Wednesday …
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Mike Puma / New York Post:
Robin Ventura doesn't want to manage Mets — or anywhere
Robin Ventura doesn't want to manage Mets — or anywhere
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Chris Tomasson / Twin Cities:
Vikings players rave about Teddy Bridgewater's first practice, but Mike Zimmer tempers expectations — Vikings quarterback Teddy Bridgewater returned to practice Wednesday after a 14-month absence, and head coach Mike Zimmer sought to temper expectations. — But that wasn't the case with Minnesota players.
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Patrick M. O'Connell / Chicago Tribune:
From wacky to somber, Cubs bricks outside Wrigley Field tell personal tales — Mostly, the commemorative brick pavers in the sidewalks outside Wrigley Field are expressions of fondness for family, friends and baseball. — Chicago Tribune — Under foot, the messages are witty and heartfelt, obvious and obscure.