Dodgers, Brewers show how analytics is changing baseball  —  LOS ANGELES — You want to know which teams are at the forefront of analytics?  Just look around at the teams still playing.  —  Once upon a time, there was the Oakland Athletics and a sacred tome called “Moneyball.”

Astros move Correa into cleanup spot for ALCS Game 5  —  Astros manager AJ Hinch made the switch for his team's must-win game Thursday night after Correa had three hits and drove in two runs in Game 4.  It was the first multi-hit game this postseason for Correa, the shortstop who has struggled with back problems for months.

Alex Bregman says failing to repeat will give Astros ‘an edge’ next season  —  HOUSTON - Instead of toasting again, the Houston Astros are toast.  —  With a 4-1 loss to the Boston Red Sox in Game 5 of the American League Championship Series, the Astros' bid to repeat as World Series champs is officially over.

Red Sox beat Astros to reach World Series  —  David Price breaks postseason winless streak … The Boston Red Sox beat the defending champion Houston Astros 4-1 in Game 5 of the American League Championship Series to reach their first World Series since last winning the title in 2013.

'It's a pretty hollow feeling': What the Astros said about their season coming to an end  —  HOUSTON (AP) — Justin Verlander and the Houston Astros couldn't soar into another World Series.  —  A year after Houston won the first title in the team's 56 seasons, Verlander had a rare off night …

Numbers and notes from Red Sox's ALCS win  —  MLB, Boston Red Sox, Houston Astros  —  Some notes and numbers from the Boston Red Sox's American League Championship Series victory over the Houston Astros:  —  JBJ all the way  —  One of the keys throughout the series for the Red Sox …

In Milwaukee, Manny Machado is Public Enemy No. 1  —  MILWAUKEE — As they chewed on their free hamburgers at one of the George Webb restaurants in the Milwaukee area on Thursday afternoon, Brewers fans had two things on their mind: extending the National League Championship Series …

The Milwaukee Brewers aren't bad for baseball - and they'd be worthy foes for the Red Sox  —  MILWAUKEE - There's a postseason playoff series going on featuring two very evenly-matched teams.  In fact, from a pitching standpoint, it's almost impossible to tell them apart.  —  Team A has a 2.81 ERA and a 1.15 WHIP.

‘Something looks a little bit off’: In a postseason of paranoia, some Brewers suspect the Dodgers are stealing signs  —  LOS ANGELES - The moment was so nondescript that you probably missed it.  But it underscored that the Milwaukee Brewers, like other teams in these playoffs …

The Brewers went from unbeatable to the brink of elimination.  They need to wake up.  —  The Washington Post  —  Christian Yelich shook his head as he ducked into the Milwaukee Brewers dugout at Dodgers Stadium on Wednesday, his evening finished without a hit, his team reeling toward another loss …