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Ryan Ford / Detroit Free Press:
What were Victor Martinez's best games and seasons?  —  Victor Martinez, the 39-year-old designated hitter, is retiring after the 2018 season.  Free Press sports writer Ryan Ford takes a look at his career.  Wochit  —  CONNECT  —  Detroit Tigers designated hitter Victor Martinez is set …
Discussion: MLB Baseball News …
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Steve Herrick / Associated Press:
Cleveland Indians' Trevor Bauer returns, but Boston Red Sox tie team record with 105th win  —  Bauer allowed two hits, walked one and struck out J.D. Martinez in 1 1/3 innings.  —  CLEVELAND (AP) - Sam Travis and Tzu-Wei Lin hit their first major league home runs and the Boston Red Sox tied …
ESPN:   Indians' Bauer returns to face Red Sox
Pete Caldera / Daily Record:   Brian Cashman talks Yankees' process for selecting a AL Wild Card game starter
Andrew Mahoney / Boston Globe:
What you need to know about the other AL playoff teams
Discussion: The Athletic and Over the Monster
Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Rested Cubs relievers trying to avoid rust  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Despite pitching in a career-high and team-leading 73 games, reliever Steve Cishek felt the need to get in some pregame work Friday before the opener of the Cubs-White Sox series at Guaranteed Rate Field.
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Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs' Kris Bryant moves to 5th in batting order vs. White Sox  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Kris Bryant will bat fifth Saturday night for only the fourth time this season when the Cubs face the White Sox at Guaranteed Rate Field.  —  Bryant is 2-for-14 with seven strikeouts in his last three games.
David Haugh / Chicago Tribune:
Column: Cubs know what they don't know concerning Addison Russell the person
Discussion: Chicago Tribune
USA Today:
Astros clinch playoff berth with win over Angels  —  HOUSTON - Yuli Gurriel hit a grand slam and a two-run homer on his way to a career-high seven RBIs, and the Houston Astros clinched a postseason berth by routing the Los Angeles Angels 11-3 on Friday night.
Discussion: MLB Baseball News …
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Kristie Rieken / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Gurriel homers twice as Astros punch playoff ticket
Gabriel Burns / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
What factors have positioned Braves for NL East crown?  —  The Braves are on the verge of winning their first National League East title since 2013.  —  Here are a few reasons why:  —  One run games: The Braves are 22-12 in one-run contests.  That's the best record in the NL, and third best overall.
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Gabriel Burns / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Braves on cusp of division title, and they sure have earned it
Discussion: MLB Baseball News …
Scott Lauber / Philly.com:
Phillies' bullpen implodes, Pat Neshek rails against umpire as Braves move to the brink of NL East title
David Schoenfield / ESPN:
Ohtani, ‘openers’ and Moneyball 2.0: My 10 favorite MLB stories of 2018  —  It feels like we're trudging a bit to the end of the regular season.  The American League playoff teams are essentially set, with the only real question whether the Yankees or A's will host the wild-card game.
Stefan Bondy / New York Daily News:
Yankees continue to bet on potential over production with slumping Gary Sanchez  —  There was never a doubt given the way Gary Sanchez has been coddled and propped up by Brian Cashman.  But Aaron Boone made it official Saturday when asked if Sanchez is definitely the starting catcher in the wild card game.
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Pete Caldera / Daily Record:
Yankees front office, field staff begin planning for Wild Card game and playoffs
Discussion: Pinstripe Alley
Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
MLB Insider: Roster expansion debate persists  —  When Tony La Russa managed the Cardinals, he took advantage of the September rules for roster expansion as much as anybody else.  —  In 2011, his last season, as the Cardinals tried to complete a charge for a wild-card berth …
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Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Wainwright impresses Giants' Bochy
Discussion: McCovey Chronicles
Jeffrey Kirshman / ESPN:
Put it on the board, Hawk Harrelson's career unlike any other  —  On an overcast Sunday earlier this season, Ken Harrelson sat behind the wheel of his white Hyundai Genesis and began the 90-minute commute from his home in Granger, Indiana, to the ballpark on Chicago's South Side.
Associated Press:
Cubs' Russell placed on leave after domestic violence claims  —  CHICAGO — Chicago Cubs shortstop Addison Russell was placed on administrative leave Friday following fresh allegations of domestic violence from his ex-wife.  —  Last year, Melisa Reidy posted a photo on her Instagram account …
Discussion: ESPN
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Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:   The evolution of the domestic abuse investigation of Addison Russell
ESPN:
Wakamatsu-led Rangers look to beat Mariners again  —  The Texas Rangers won their first game with interim manager Don Wakamatsu at the helm, and did so emphatically, trouncing the Seattle Mariners 8-3 on Friday in the opening game of Rangers' final three-game home series.
Discussion: Associated Press
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Associated Press:   Beltre shines as Rangers top M's in rain-shortened game
Beth Harris / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Last-place Padres beat NL West-leading Dodgers 5-3  —  Freddy Galvis added a solo shot and the last-place  —  Los Angeles Dodgers 5-3 on Friday night.  —  The Dodgers' NL West lead was trimmed to 1 1/2 games over Colorado, which won 6-2 at Arizona.  —  San Diego had dropped five in a row against Los Angeles.
ESPN:
Urena, DeSclafani face off in Marlins-Reds series  —  MIAMI — Jose Urena and Anthony DeSclafani, who were both part of the Miami Marlins' organization in 2014, will face each other on Saturday night.  —  Urena (7-12, 4.21 ERA) signed with the Marlins as a 16-year-old out of the Dominican Republic in 2009 …
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MLB Baseball News, Scores, Standings …:
Galloway hits walk-off double in 10th, Marlins beat Reds 1-0
Discussion: Red Reporter
Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Adams beats the odds with winning hit off lefty  —  ‘Big City’ fisted a two-run double past third baseman Evan Longoria to drive in Harrison Bader and Yairo Munoz as the Cardinals remained on the right path to the wild
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Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:   Adams beats odds with big hit off lefty as Cardinals beat Giants
Bill Shaikin / Los Angeles Times:
Three up, three down: Old rotation has propelled A's to verge of playoffs  —  A look at who's hot and who's not in MLB this week:  —  THREE UP  —  Winning brew: In an era where teams are more than happy to ride a bullpen to October success, the Milwaukee Brewers could enjoy a long postseason ride.
Bill Shaikin / Los Angeles Times:
Could Clayton Kershaw have pitched his final regular-season home game for the Dodgers?  —  There is no finality in Clayton Kershaw's future.  There is uncertainty, which is why he took the mound at Dodger Stadium last Tuesday with thoughts beyond that night's game.
Tampa Bay Times:
For starters: Rays at Blue Jays, with Meadows in the lineup  —  After a crushing defeat Thursday and Friday's bounceback win, the Rays take on the Blue Jays again today, first pitch 4:07.OF Austin Meadows, who made an impressive showing coming off the bench on Fr
Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
Last Slide  —  The Diamondbacks' 6-2 loss to the Colorado Rockies had barely ended before reliever Brad Ziegler had taken to Twitter to voice his displeasure at what he saw as a game-altering mistake by the replay umpires in New York on Friday night.  —  Ziegler couldn't understand how anyone …
ESPN:
Nationals look to take down deGrom, Mets  —  WASHINGTON — The Washington Nationals will be in a position few expected them to be in when they host the New York Mets Saturday in their third game of their series.  —  Cy Young Award contender Jacob deGrom and the Mets downed the Nationals 4-2 Friday night …
Discussion: Federal Baseball
 
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Chris McCosky / Detroit News:
Tigers call up minor-leaguer Harold Castro to bolster infield
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