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12:30 PM ET, October 19, 2017

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ESPN:
Your guide to NLCS Game 5: Cubs look to extend series vs. Kershaw  —  We're back at Wrigley Field for at least one more baseball game of the 2017 season, and that's a good thing.  It's been a wild ride for the Cubs, from a sub-.500 first half to a big second-half surge …
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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 …
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.
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 …
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 …
Discussion: Chicago Tribune
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.
Discussion: MLB on Yahoo! Sports
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.
Discussion: Associated Press
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.
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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 …
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 …
Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:   Astros bullpen looking to adjust in Game 5 after collapse vs. Yankees
Howie Kussoy / New York Post:
Dallas Keuchel embraces the ‘calmness’ of being Yankees killer
Discussion: MLB on Yahoo! Sports
Steve Gardner / USA Today:   ALCS Game 5 preview: Dallas Keuchel tries to get Astros back on track
Associated Press:
Michael Brantley undergoes surgery to stabilize ankle ligaments  —  CLEVELAND — Indians All-Star outfielder Michael Brantley has had surgery to repair a right ankle injury that limited him in the playoffs.  —  Brantley had ligaments stabilized in his ankle, which he hurt while playing left field on Aug. 8.
Discussion: Let's Go Tribe
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.
Discussion: ProFootballTalk and FanRag Sports
 
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