Top News:
Matt Ehalt / USA Today:
MLB playoffs: Is CC Sabathia making his last start for the Yankees? — NEW YORK — CC Sabathia is unsure if Tuesday will be the final time he pitches in pinstripes, but he knows it won't be the last outing of his career. — “I definitely want to play next year,” Sabathia said Monday night …
RELATED:
ESPN:
Your Tuesday ALDS guide: Will the Red Sox eliminate the Yankees? — With the other three division series wrapped up in just 10 games among them, we're left with the drawn-out drama of the Red Sox aiming to eliminate the Yankees in New York for the first time (in their first opportunity) since 2004.
Coley Harvey / ESPN:
Yanks say Luis Severino's pregame warm-up didn't factor into rout — NEW YORK — New York Yankees starting pitcher Luis Severino contended that he was not rushed as he went through what he considered a normal pregame warm-up routine ahead of his Game 3 American League Division Series start Monday night.
Discussion:
Bleacher Report and NESN.com
Scott Boeck / USA Today:
MLB playoffs: Eight crazy facts from Red Sox rout of Yankees in Game 3 of ALDS — The New York Yankees, a franchise with 27 World Series titles, had an evening in the Bronx to forget. — With the American League Division Series tied 1-1 against the rival Boston Red Sox …
Discussion:
Bleacher Report, Fox News and NESN.com
David Schoenfield / ESPN:
Longtime ump Angel Hernandez has 3 calls reversed in ALDS Game 3 — NEW YORK — The ball kept finding Angel Hernandez. That isn't necessarily a good thing if you're the first-base umpire. — The 57-year-old veteran umpire saw four plays reviewed at first base in the first four innings Monday …
Discussion:
Sporting News, ABC News, Halos Heaven and CBS Boston
Daily Record:
New York Yankees fans panicking? Here's what they're saying now on Twitter
Discussion:
MLB Baseball News …
USA Today:
Red Sox's Brock Holt hits first cycle in MLB playoff history
Discussion:
CBSSports.com, The Comeback and baseballmusings.com
Joel Sherman / New York Post:
Aaron Boone fell asleep while alarm bells exploded around him
Discussion:
Boston Globe, New York Daily News and NESN.com
Daily Record:
David Price gets ovation from New York Yankees fans during Red Sox intros
Discussion:
Boston Globe, CBSSports.com and BostonGlobe.com
Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Giancarlo Stanton still hasn't broken out in the playoffs, and here's what one scout sees different …
Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Yankees play it safe by sitting Aaron Hicks for second second straight ALDS game
Discussion:
Pinstripe Alley, MLB Baseball News … and New York Post
Gabrielle McMillen / Sporting News:
MLB Postseason 2018: Red Sox likely to use David Price in bullpen after ALDS Game 2 flop
Discussion:
Over the Monster, NESN.com and MLB Baseball News …
Associated Press:
Machado, Dodgers finish off Braves — • The Los Angeles Dodgers went through all the expected motions after winning a playoff series. — They broke out T-shirts and caps. They posed for pictures in the middle of SunTrust Park. They doused each other with beer in the clubhouse.
Discussion:
St. Louis Post-Dispatch and Minor League Ball
RELATED:
Dan Wolken / USA Today:
Braves missing handful of pieces needed to solve postseason puzzle — ATLANTA — Once the final out of the series was recorded, the Los Angeles Dodgers began celebrating amid something that resembled silence. But it only lasted a few seconds. As the Dodgers spilled out onto the field …
Discussion:
Talking Chop
Houston Mitchell / Los Angeles Times:
How the Dodgers have fared against the Milwaukee Brewers — The Dodgers will play the Milwaukee Brewers in the best-of-seven National League Championship Series that begins on Friday at Miller Park in Milwaukee. Here is a quick look at how the two teams did against each other this season:
Discussion:
Brew Crew Ball
Tom Verducci / Sports Illustrated:
With Limitless Depth and Remarkable Discipline, the Dodgers Look Poised for Another World Series Run
Associated Press:
ALDS: Astros explode for 10 late runs keyed by Trevor Bauer throwing errors … As his teammates sprayed each other with champagne and beer in Houston's buzzing clubhouse, ace Justin Verlander stayed clear of the fray and foam while enjoying a cigar. — This wasn't the time to get soaked.
Discussion:
The Crawfish Boxes and Let's Go Tribe
RELATED:
Associated Press:
Baseball notebook: Despite sour finish, Rockies point to progress — Despite sour finish, Rockies point to solid progress — The immediate picture for the Colorado Rockies looks grim: a slumping offense that couldn't support solid pitching led to a quick end of Rocktober.
RELATED:
R.J. Anderson / CBSSports.com:
Rockies now enter a pivotal offseason following a disappointing NLDS elimination to Brewers
Discussion:
Purple Row
Associated Press:
Stadium worker who spit on pizza at Tigers game doesn't have any diseases — DETROIT — Tests show that a food vendor at the Detroit Tigers' home stadium who was fired after video surfaced showing him spitting on a pizza that was apparently intended for a customer doesn't have any communicable diseases.
Marc Topkin / Tampa Bay Times:
Rays sign Kevin Cash to extension through 2024 — ST. PETERSBURG - The Rays and manager Kevin Cash have finalized a deal on a multiyear extension that puts him under contract through 2024, the Tampa Bay Times has learned. — Cash, 40, had one year left on his original five-year $5-million contract signed …
Discussion:
MLB Trade Rumors, MLB Daily Dish and DRaysBay
Tom Haudricourt / USA Today:
Players ‘staying connected’ was factor in hard-charging Brewers exceeding expectations — Tom Haudricourt, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel — Because he lives and works in Los Angeles, Milwaukee Brewers owner Mark Attanasio doesn't get to spend nearly as much time around his team as he'd prefer.
Discussion:
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
4 offseason questions for the Cubs about their relief pitchers — The Cubs leave Wrigley Field for the season after an early playoff exit on Oct. 3, 2018. — Chicago Tribune — This is the second in a series of a position-by-position analyses about the Cubs entering the offseason.
