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ESPN:
Your Saturday ALDS guide: Can the Astros and Red Sox take 2-0 leads? — One game is just that, one game. But in a five-game series, it means a lot for the Houston Astros and Boston Red Sox, because notching Game 1 wins mean that last year's defending champs and this year's MLB wins leaders …
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New Jersey Online and baseballmusings.com
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Jimmy Hascup / Cincinnati.com:
Astros fan buys beer for section after George Springer's home run — George Springer's home run in Friday night's Game 1 of the American League Division Series wasn't just costly for the Cleveland Indians. — It also cost one fan hundreds of dollars. — But it's one check he'll gladly write.
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Coley Harvey / ESPN:
Welcome to the postseason, Giancarlo Stanton, now comes the hard part — BOSTON — This was what Giancarlo Stanton wanted all along — a chance. Before he even slid his bulky arms into his pinstriped No. 27 New York Yankees jersey for the first time at an introductory media conference in December …
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Pinstripe Alley
ESPN:
Red Sox replace Steven Wright on ALDS roster with Heath Hembree — The Red Sox have removed right-hander Steven Wright from their American League Division Series roster because of a knee injury. — Boston announced the move Saturday after receiving approval from the league.
Evan Drellich / NBCSports.com:
Sources: Steven Wright likely to be replaced on playoff roster — BOSTON — The Red Sox are likely to replace Steven Wright on the roster for Game 2 of the American League Division Series, sources told NBC Sports Boston on Friday night after a nail-biter, 5-4, win for Boston in the series opener …
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Michael C. Wright / ESPN:
Astros rake against Kluber as the champs pick up where they left off — HOUSTON — Astros orange packed the hot, sticky city streets, eventually filling the seats at Minute Maid Park with 43,514 fans hoping for another dose of H-town magic. — EDITOR'S PICKS
Rob Bradford / WEEI:
Aaron Hicks' injury makes us remember Jacoby Ellsbury — When Aaron Hicks walked off the field in the fourth inning with a hamstring injury it wasn't any mystery who the Yankees would be replacing him with. That would be Brett Gardner. — But it did make one wonder whatever happened …
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Associated Press:
Boston union calls Yankees ‘scabs’ for crossing hotel picket line — The New York Yankees are drawing boos in some corners of Boston, but not for their bitter rivalry with the Red Sox. — Yankees players were seen crossing a labor union picket line in front of the downtown Ritz-Carlton Hotel on Thursday.
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NBCSports.com and NESN.com
Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Boston's Rick Porcello answers call as Red Sox relievers stumble
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NBCSports.com
David Schoenfield / ESPN:
Chris Sale helps deliver crucial Game 1 win for Red Sox; now it's David Price's turn
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MLB Baseball News …
Nik DeCosta-Klipa / Boston Globe:
Johnny Damon is rooting for the Yankees to beat the Red Sox in the ALDS
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CBSSports.com and TMZ.com
Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Masahiro Tanaka has splitter working and is ready for his first taste of the Yankees/Red Sox playoff atmosphere
Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Two scouts tell News how Yankees can take down favored Red Sox
Ben Axelrod / WKYC-TV:
RECAP: Cleveland Indians fall to Houston Astros 7-2 in Game 1 of American League Division Series
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CBSSports.com
Ben Axelrod / WKYC-TV:
LIVE UPDATES: Cleveland Indians face Houston Astros in Game 1 of American League Division Series
Matthew Florjancic / WKYC-TV:
Cleveland Indians look for strong start to ALDS behind ace pitcher Corey Kluber
ESPN:
Young Dodgers fan celebrates birthday by catching Manny Machado homer — Donovan Farrell got an unexpected birthday present Friday night — a Manny Machado home run ball and a meeting with the man who hit it. — Donovan, who turned 12 on Friday, caught Machado's two-run home run …
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Bradford Doolittle / ESPN:
Dodgers showing Braves what postseason dominance looks like — LOS ANGELES — This is baseball, right? It's not an early September non-conference football game featuring Alabama and Nowhere Tech. It's the big leagues and one thing we know about this sport is that from the perspective …
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MLB Baseball News … and baseballmusings.com
Bradford Doolittle / ESPN:
Braves plan to start Kevin Gausman in Game 3; Dodgers call on Walker Buehler
Associated Press:
Yasiel Puig up to fifth spot as Dodgers tweak lineup against Braves
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ESPN
Gabriel Burns / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Foltynewicz wants another chance at Dodgers
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Talking Chop
Jay Cohen / Associated Press:
Brewers keep rolling with 10th straight win to take 2-0 NLDS lead against Rockies — It turns out there is way more to the Brewers than just Christian Yelich. — The rest of this Brew Crew can play, too. Especially those guys in that loaded bullpen. — Jhoulys Chacin pitched five …
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Cincinnati.com:
Last Slide — As the Reds continue to interview candidates outside of the organization, their next set of interviews will include a pair of bench coaches. — The Reds will interview San Francisco Giants bench coach Hensley Meulens and Tampa Bay Rays bench coach Charlie Montoyo within the next week, club sources confirmed.
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MLB Trade Rumors
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Paul Daugherty / Cincinnati.com:
Big things happening for the Cincinnati Reds? Bob Castellini isn't saying.
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MLB Trade Rumors
Marly Rivera / ESPN:
Donaldson, Encarnacion look to take care of unfinished October business — Josh Donaldson and Edwin Encarnacion might seem like an unlikely duo to have become friends. — One of them is flamboyant and boisterous, the other one is discreet and introverted.
