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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 …
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New York Yankees fans panicking?  Here's what they're saying now on Twitter  —  Sean Farrell, Staff Writer, @seanfarrell92  —  Monday night's 16-1 shellacking at the hands of the Boston Red Sox in ALDS Game 3 was about as bad as any Yankees fan could have imagined.
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
David Schoenfield / ESPN:
Longtime ump Angel Hernandez has 3 calls reversed in ALDS Game 3
Scott Boeck / USA Today:
MLB playoffs: Eight crazy facts from Red Sox rout of Yankees in Game 3 of ALDS
Discussion: Bleacher Report, Fox News and NESN.com
Zach Crizer / Baseball Prospectus:   Playoff Prospectus: Anatomy of an Avalanche
Joel Sherman / New York Post:
Aaron Boone fell asleep while alarm bells exploded around him
Gabrielle McMillen / Sporting News:
MLB Postseason 2018: Red Sox likely to use David Price in bullpen after ALDS Game 2 flop
Coley Harvey / ESPN:   Red Sox's David Price given loud ovation in Bronx during player intros
Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:   Giancarlo Stanton still hasn't broken out in the playoffs, and here's what one scout sees different …
ESPN:   Red Sox change four batters for Game 3; Aaron Hicks not starting for Yankees
Coley Harvey / ESPN:   CC Sabathia says he wants to play another season
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.
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Gulf News:
Astros, Dodgers advance in MLB play-offs  —  Springer smashes two solo runs to rout Indians  —  New York: Defending champion Houston and their rivals who lost last year's World Series, the Los Angeles Dodgers, each advanced in the Major League Baseball play-offs with lopsided road triumphs on Monday.
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.
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
Matt Snyder / CBSSports.com:
Dodgers vs. Braves score, Game 4 recap: Machado homers again and L.A. is off to third straight NLCS
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.
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ESPN:
Alex Bregman annoyed Astros played three day games during ALDS  —  Third baseman Alex Bregman made it pretty clear after the Houston Astros swept the Cleveland Indians during the ALDS: This is not how you should treat the defending world champions.  —  EDITOR'S PICKS
Chandler Rome / Houston Chronicle:   Astros' George Springer returns to form during post season play
Associated Press:
Fall failures: Indians swept, ousted early in October again
Discussion: Let's Go Tribe
R.J. Anderson / CBSSports.com:   MLB playoffs: Alex Bregman says Astros belong on ‘primetime television’ after day-game relegation in ALDS
Pat McManamon / ESPN:   Astros kick into extra gear in dominating sweep of Indians
Ben Axelrod / WKYC-TV:   Cleveland Indians make lineup adjustments prior to Game 3 of ALDS vs. Houston Astros
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 …
John Fay / Cincinnati.com:
Payroll bump should help the Cincinnati Reds - but not buy a pennant  —  The Bob Castellini interview with Paul Daugherty didn't reveal a lot.  —  The headline, after all, was “Castellini not tipping his hand.”  —  But he did drop on a tidbit.  He said the player payroll would be the highest in team history.
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.
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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.
 
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