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10:15 AM ET, October 15, 2018

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ESPN:
Your Monday NLCS guide: Who will grab series lead in Los Angeles?  —  MLB Postseason on ESPN Radio  —  From the first pitch of every series to the last out of Game 7, you can catch the entire MLB Postseason on ESPN Radio.  Listen »  —  After two one-run thrillers in Milwaukee …
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Josh Peter / USA Today:
Brewers' biggest fan Kato Kaelin testified in O.J. Simpson trial, lives in Dodgerland  —  BURBANK, Calif. — More than two decades after he lived in O.J. Simpson's guest house briefly and infamously, Kato Kaelin is living in states of ecstasy and agony, depending on the fortunes of his favorite baseball team.
Bradford Doolittle / ESPN:
Brewers need bullpen to revert to its dominant form  —  MILWAUKEE — As the National League Championship Series shifts to Los Angeles, both teams have reason to feel good — and bad — about what happened in Milwaukee.  —  Generally, I'm of the mind that what happens in Milwaukee …
Alden Gonzalez / ESPN:
Walker Buehler continues to improve — and impress  —  LOS ANGELES — Ben Shaffar spent eight seasons plodding the minor leagues as a pitcher and finally gave up the dream in 2006, after tasting Triple-A in the Philadelphia Phillies' organization.  He was going to finish school, then assimilate to a normal work life.
Gabe Lacques / USA Today:
Going back to Cali: NLCS a homecoming for Brewers star Christian Yelich  —  LOS ANGELES — It used to be that Christian Yelich would show up to Dodger Stadium in his baseball uniform, a classic diamond rat who would arrive from another in an endless summer of games, change out of his dirty gear …
Bradford Doolittle / ESPN:
Want drama?  This NLCS is bringing it — and the best is yet to come  —  MILWAUKEE — Two games, 23 pitching changes, 7½ hours and 18 innings into the National League Championship Series, it's safe to say the template has been set.  These games are going to be tense …
Discussion: Beyond the Box Score
Alden Gonzalez / ESPN:
As Yasiel Puig struggles in NLCS, how can Dodgers keep him engaged?  —  MILWAUKEE — The ritual that defines Yasiel Puig and Turner Ward began on a routine afternoon in 2017, when Puig walked into the clubhouse in a noticeably foul mood.  —  “Come here,” Ward said.  “I want to tell you something.”
Tom Haudricourt / USA Today:
Brewers' Jhoulys Chacin, unexpected ace, faces biggest game of career in NLCS
Discussion: Halos Heaven
Gabe Lacques / USA Today:   NLCS: Why the Dodgers have the edge over the Brewers as the series shifts to Los Angeles
ESPN:   Brewers-Dodgers series tied heading to Los Angeles
Arash Markazi / ESPN:   Yasmani Grandal will catch for Dodgers in Game 3
Associated Press:
NLCS: Turner, Dodgers beat Brewers to even series
Associated Press:
Price, Red Sox bounce back, beat Astros 7-5, tie ALCS 1-1 … David Price was good enough, the Red Sox bullpen was even better, and Jackie Bradley Jr. delivered a go-ahead, three-run double off the Green Monster on Sunday night to lead Boston to a 7-5 victory over the Houston Astros and tie the AL Championship Series at one game apiece.
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Associated Press:
Red Sox shuffle lineup heading into Game 2 of ALCS vs. Astros  —  BOSTON (AP) — Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora has shuffled his lineup for Game 2 against the Houston Astros, putting infielders Ian Kinsler and Rafael Devers and catcher Christian Vazquez in the starting lineup for the first time in the AL Championship Series.
Discussion: The Crawfish Boxes
Coley Harvey / ESPN:
Red Sox LHP Chris Sale hospitalized for stomach illness  —  BOSTON — Red Sox starter Chris Sale was admitted to a local hospital Sunday afternoon because of a stomach illness, the team said.  —  The left-handed pitcher went to Massachusetts General Hospital for observation.
Brandon Scott / KHOU-TV:   FINAL: Red Sox take Game 2 of ALCS against Astros
Coley Harvey / ESPN:   David Price turns around postseason narrative in Red Sox's Game 2 win
Bob Nightengale / USA Today:   Boston's Jackie Bradley Jr., unlikely hero, gets ‘biggest hit of the year’ in ALCS Game 2
Ted Berg / USA Today:
Red Sox MVP Mookie Betts comes to life in Game 2 of ALCS
Discussion: WAAF, NESN.com and Boston Globe
Kyle Hightower / Toronto Sun:   Sale, Cora make early exits as Red Sox lose ALCS opener
ESPN:   Your Sunday ALCS guide: Can the Red Sox bounce back?
David Schoenfield / ESPN:
Justin Verlander delivered the one thing worth remembering about Game 1 — victory
Discussion: Cubs Insider
Arash Markazi / ESPN:
'It's a good story': Inside Kirk Gibson's epic 1988 World Series HR  —  The 1988 World Series wasn't supposed to be memorable.  It wasn't supposed to etch a permanent place in baseball history before it was even over.  It was supposed to serve as nothing more than a quick coronation …
Buster Olney / ESPN:
Pine tar in the postseason could put MLB in a sticky situation  —  BOSTON — At the outset of every series, major league officials and umpires usually meet with the managers and general managers of each team to review ground rules and other special circumstances, and to open communication before some of the biggest games of the year.
 
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