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Coley Harvey / ESPN:
Aaron Hicks returns to lineup for Yankees; Brock Holt sits for Red Sox  —  NEW YORK — One day after hitting for the first postseason cycle in MLB history, Brock Holt wasn't in the starting lineup for the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday.  —  The New York Yankees, meanwhile, welcomed back Aaron Hicks …
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Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Yankees get Aaron Hicks back for ALDS elimination game, Red Sox sit Brock Holt after historic cycle  —  Aaron Hicks is back in the lineup for Tuesday night's Game 4 of the American League Division Series, while Miguel Andujar is out.  —  In a more surprising move, Andrew McCutchen sat while Brett Gardner started against Rick Porcello.
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.
Daily Record:
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.
Matt Ehalt / USA Today:   MLB playoffs: Is CC Sabathia making his last start for the Yankees?
Scott Boeck / USA Today:
MLB playoffs: Eight crazy facts from Red Sox rout of Yankees in Game 3 of ALDS
Discussion: Bleacher Report and Fox News
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
Daily Record:
David Price gets ovation from New York Yankees fans during Red Sox intros
Coley Harvey / ESPN:   Red Sox's David Price given loud ovation in Bronx during player intros
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.
Houston Mitchell / Los Angeles Times:
How the Dodgers have fared against the Milwaukee Brewers
Discussion: Brew Crew Ball
Dan Wolken / USA Today:
Braves missing handful of pieces needed to solve postseason puzzle
Discussion: Talking Chop
Jorge Castillo / Los Angeles Times:
Ryan Madson, a late addition to bullpen, gets Dodgers out of bases-loaded jam in Game 4
Discussion: DodgerBlue.com
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
Tim Dierkes / MLB Trade Rumors:
Projected Arbitration Salaries For 2019  —  As explained here, Matt Swartz and MLB Trade Rumors have developed an accurate model to project arbitration salaries.  This is the eighth year we've done these projections, and I'm proud to present the results for 2019.
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Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Javier Baez projected to receive $6 million raise in arbitration  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Cubs President Theo Epstein wasn't ready last week to say whether the team would invest heavily in the free-agent market amid speculation the Cubs could make a push for Bryce Harper or Manny Machado.
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
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R.J. Anderson / CBSSports.com:   MLB playoffs: Alex Bregman says Astros belong on ‘primetime television’ after day-game relegation in ALDS
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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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
Gabriel Burns / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Braves expected to extend manager Brian Snitker's contract  —  Braves manager Brian Snitker's contract is expiring following the team's ousting in the National League Division Series, but he's expected to be retained.  —  Snitker, who's been with the franchise for over four decades …
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Chris Vivlamore / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
What Braves manager Brian Snitker said after NLDS loss
Discussion: MLB Baseball News …
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.
Gabriel Burns / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Anibal Sanchez will continue playing, hopes to remain with Braves  —  Anibal Sanchez experienced a revival with the Braves that he hopes will continue into 2019.  —  Sanchez, 34, was a mid-March signee who became the Game 2 starter in the NLDS.  He ate 136-2/3 innings for the Braves …
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 …
R.J. Anderson / CBSSports.com:
Rockies now enter a pivotal offseason following a disappointing NLDS elimination to Brewers  —  The Rockies must figure out what's next for Arenado, Gray, and their bullpen  —  On Sunday, the Colorado Rockies were eliminated from the postseason by the Milwaukee Brewers, ending their playoff run in disappointing fashion.
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Associated Press:   Baseball notebook: Despite sour finish, Rockies point to progress
 
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