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.

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 …

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.

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 …

Yasmani Grandal hears chorus of boos at Dodger Stadium and Enrique Hernandez rips L.A. fans  —  When the Dodger Stadium crowd wasn't booing Yasmani Grandal or chanting his backup's name, the fans largely sat in a disappointed hush while the Milwaukee Brewers' pitching staff mowed down their team.

Brewers, Dodgers tweak lineups for Game 4 of NLCS  —  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Infielder Jonathan Schoop is getting his first start for the Milwaukee Brewers in Game 4 of the NL Championship Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers.  —  He is hitting sixth on Tuesday.  Schoop replaces Travis Shaw, who started the previous two games.

Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw hasn't decided whether he'll opt out  —  LOS ANGELES — Clayton Kershaw, preparing to make what could possibly be his final start with the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday afternoon, has not decided whether to exercise the opt-out clause in his contract …