Nathan Eovaldi, Dallas Keuchel part of ALCS Game 3 intrigue  —  HOUSTON — Nathan Eovaldi is only the second-best pitcher ever who can throw 100 mph and hails from Alvin, Texas.  —  That's not an insult.  —  The other one is Nolan Ryan.  —  Alvin is a town of 26,000, located 30 miles south of Houston.

Despite losing Game 2, defending champs Astros still swaggering  —  HOUSTON — By his nature, Houston Astros manager A.J. Hinch does not sound like a cocky man.  He's analytical, insightful and pleasant in demeanour.  —  But with a team as good as the one he oversees — a team that's deep …

Role players give Astros pop through the lineup, championship edge  —  The dramatic turnaround of the Houston Astros franchise from historically bad — they were the second team in MLB history to have three consecutive seasons of at least 106 losses — to world champions in just five years …

We dare you not to walk Alex Bregman  —  If Alex Bregman were homering as often as peak Barry Bonds, we wouldn't say the Red Sox were giving him the Barry Bonds treatment.  We'd just say Bregman was hot, or had somehow become as good as Bonds, and that no amount of effort on the part of Red Sox pitchers has been able to stop it.

Alex Bregman trolls Red Sox starter Nathan Eovaldi with Instagram post  —  The Astros third baseman, who faces Boston Red Sox starter Nate Eovaldi on Tuesday night, showed a clip on his Instagram account with the Astros hitting three consecutive homers off Eovaldi earlier this year when he was still with the Tampa Bay Rays.

Pearce on Bregman: 'We'll see who is talking at the end of the series'  —  HOUSTON — The conversation bubbling to the surface on workout day at Minute Maid Park Monday had little to do with actual baseball.  Instead, it was all about Instagram.  —  Following a brief batting practice session leading …

Tuesday LCS guide: Astros, Red Sox turn up heat in Houston; Brewers eye 3-1 lead  —  The Milwaukee Brewers eye a commanding 3-1 lead over the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League Championship Series, and the Boston Red Sox visit the Houston Astros with their American League Championship Series tied at 1.

Miscues, missed opportunities catching up with Dodgers  —  LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Dodgers navigated the 2018 regular season as a persistent enigma.  They were loaded with talent and rich in depth, clearly and significantly superior to the vast majority of their competition.

Enrique Hernandez calls out LA Dodgers fans after Game 3 for having ‘no energy’  —  The Los Angeles Dodgers, particularly the offense, fell flat in Game 3 of the National League Championship Series.  —  The offense went -for-10 with runners in scoring position and struck out 14 times …

Joc Pederson replaces Chris Taylor leading off for Dodgers in NLCS  —  LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Dodgers left fielder Joc Pederson is in the midst of a very busy two-day stretch.  —  On Sunday, at 6:27 p.m. PT, his wife Kelsey gave birth to the couple's first child, a 7-pound, 11-ounce baby girl.

Brewers can take commanding lead over Dodgers in NLCS  —  LOS ANGELES — The Milwaukee Brewers' bullpen roared back to life in Game 3 of the National League Championship Series and can now further its influence in Game 4 on Tuesday night.  —  The Brewers can move one game …