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Fox Sports:
Astros now trailing Yankees in ALCS, need 9th Verlander win  —  HOUSTON (AP) Justin Verlander agreed to that last-second trade to the Houston Astros with hopes of another World Series, and has since won all eight games he has pitched.  —  Eight is not enough.
Discussion: Pinstripe Alley
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Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Justin Verlander: Examining his 4 must-win games with Detroit Tigers  —  This is why the Houston Astros traded for Justin Verlander.  —  After dropping three consecutive games to the New York Yankees in the American League Championship Series, the former Detroit Tigers' ace is slated to start …
Discussion: Detroit News and Bless You Boys
Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Adding Ron Gardenhire a good move for Detroit Tigers going forward  —  The Detroit Tigers are hiring Ron Gardenhire as their next manager.  Free Press sports writers Anthony Fenech and George Sipple discuss the decision Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017.  Brian Manzullo/Detroit Free Press  —  CONNECT
Discussion: South Side Sox
Associated Press:
Yankees manager Joe Girardi hopes day off doesn't stop momentum  —  HOUSTON — Joe Girardi says the New York Yankees would have preferred not having a day off Thursday after winning three straight home games to take a 3-2 lead in the American League Championship Series.
Discussion: ESPN
Scott LauberESPN / ESPN:
Your guide to ALCS Game 6: Yankees look to punch World Series ticket  —  HOUSTON — Now that the Houston Astros have left the cauldron of Yankee Stadium and returned home to the comforts of Minute Maid Park, Carlos Correa acknowledges the challenge that awaits them.
Peter Botte / New York Daily News:   Luis Severino looking forward to opportunity to pitch Yankees into Fall Classic
Andy McCullough / Los Angeles Times:
Dodgers rout Cubs 11-1 to advance to first World Series since 1988  —  Enrique Hernandez has three homers and sets an NLCS record for most RBIs in a game with seven as L.A. cruises to victory in Game 5 of NLCS.  The World Series starts Tuesday at Dodger Stadium against the Yankees or Astros.
Discussion: MLB on Yahoo! Sports and The Week
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Colleen Kane / Chicago Tribune:
7 pivotal moments from Cubs' 11-1 loss in Game 5 of the NLCS  —  Tribune writers Mark Gonzales and David Haugh break down the Cubs' season-ending 11-1 loss to the Dodgers on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017.  (Colleen Kane/Chicago Tribune)  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Here are 7 pivotal moments …
Bill Shaikin / Los Angeles Times:
Dodgers' Enrique Hernandez is the utility man of the hour
Discussion: MLB on Yahoo! Sports
Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Ben Zobrist ready to make amends: 'I've never been more excited for an offseason'  —  Photos of Cubs infielder Ben Zobrist.  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Less than an hour after the 2017 season concluded, Cubs switch-hitting infielder-outfielder Ben Zobrist was eager for what awaits him this winter.
Discussion: Chicago Tribune
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Nancy Armour / USA Today:
For Cubs, it's wait 'til next year again as hopes of dynasty are deferred  —  CHICAGO — Dynasties just don't last like they used to.  —  The 2016 World Series title that ended a century-long drought was supposed to be the first of many for the Chicago Cubs.
Jeff Arnold / UPI:   NLCS: Chicago Cubs' Javier Baez breaks out in big way vs. Los Angeles Dodgers
Joe Knowles / Chicago Tribune:
How Cubs can beat Dodgers in Game 5 of NLCS
Discussion: Chicago Tribune
The Athletic:
Ron Gardenhire to be next Tigers manager, pending completion of contract  —  The Detroit Tigers have identified Ron Gardenhire as the manager they wish to hire, pending the completion of a contract, Major League sources told The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal.  —  The 59-year-old Gardenhire …
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ESPN:   Source: Tigers will hire Ron Gardenhire as manager
Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers to hire Ron Gardenhire as new manager
Discussion: Bless You Boys
Amara Grautski / New York Daily News:   Red Sox will reportedly name Alex Cora manager as Mets have one less candidate
Thomas Boswell / Chicago Tribune:
Bryce Harper is a year from free agency.  So what's he really worth?  —  The Nationals' Bryce Harper stands in the on-deck circle before his at-bat against the Cubs in Game 5 of the NLDS on Oct. 12, 2017.  —  The Washington Post  —  Every baseball season brings new data, and revisions to reputations.
Discussion: MLB on Yahoo! Sports
Bradford DoolittleESPN / ESPN:
Dodgers bullpen goes from ‘The Slump’ to the sublime just in time  —  LOS ANGELES — How do you tell the story of a breakout star that isn't a person but a collective of mostly anonymous bit players?  You can start by looking at the sum, rather than the parts.
David Pinto / baseballmusings.com:
Win or Leave  —  The Nationals announced Dusty Baker will not manage the team in 2018: … It's not clear if the Nationals let him go or Baker decided he didn't want to stay.  I was not a big fan of Baker as a manger with the Giants and Cubs, but he seemed to get better with age.
Discussion: MLB Daily Dish and Lone Star Ball
 
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