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Alden Gonzalez / ESPN:
Dodgers want Clayton Kershaw to go ‘as hard as he can for as long as he can’  —  MILWAUKEE — Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts is “very willing” to turn to Clayton Kershaw in Game 7 of the National League Championship Series on Saturday.  —  “It's hard to see a scenario that he's …
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ESPN:
MLB Postseason on ESPN Radio  —  Cancel your Saturday night plans: We've got a Game 7 in the National League Championship Series.  One team — the defending NL champion Los Angeles Dodgers or the NL Central champion Milwaukee Brewers — will head to Boston to play the Red Sox in Game 1 of the World Series on Tuesday.
Bradford Doolittle / ESPN:
Despite rocky start, Miller Park rocked and Brewers rolled in Game 6  —  MILWAUKEE — It's become a trope to call the National League Championship Series a chess match, and it certainly is that.  But for Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts, this was no little move.  It wasn't pushing a pawn ahead a square.
USA Today:
NLCS Game 7 predictions: Why the Brewers will advance to the World Series  —  The National League Championship Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Milwaukee Brewers comes down to a do-or-die Game 7 Saturday night.  —  It will be a Game 3 rematch between Dodgers rookie Walker Buehler …
Alden Gonzalez / ESPN:
Do the Dodgers have one more resurgence in them?  —  MILWAUKEE — When they fell 10 games below .500 to basically put their season on the brink in the middle of May, the Los Angeles Dodgers responded by winning 43 of their next 63 games, thrusting themselves into the race.
Sarah Langs / ESPN:
MLB Game 7s by the numbers  —  By winning Game 6 of the National League Championship Series on Friday, the Milwaukee Brewers forced a Game 7 showdown against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday night.  What does that mean in the context of postseason history as the two teams gear …
Gulf News:
Brewers rout Dodgers to force decider  —  Milwaukee stage early assault against Los Angeles in National League championship  —  Los Angeles: The Milwaukee Brewers staged an early onslaught to set up a 7-2 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers to level their National League Championship Series …
Genaro C. Armas / Toronto Sun:   Dodgers' Machado whiffs on chance to silence Game 6 boos
Gabe Lacques / USA Today:
Manny Machado - the most hated man in Milwaukee - gives boos the silent treatment after Game 6
Discussion: Beyond the Box Score
Gabe Lacques / USA Today:   NLCS Game 7 puts Dodgers in familiar territory: 'We've been playing for our lives'
Alden Gonzalez / ESPN:
Dodgers starting Walker Buehler vs. Brewers' Jhoulys Chacin in Game 7
Jesse Rogers / ESPN:   Looking for a Game 7 hero? Start with Jhoulys Chacin
Associated Press:
Freese leads off for Dodgers with Brewers LHP Miley on mound
Gabe Lacques / USA Today:   Brewers boo birds welcome Manny Machado back to Miller Park
USA Today:   Brewers manager Craig Counsell still not apologizing for pulling Wade Miley after one batter
James H. Williams / Orange County Register:
Live updates: NLCS Game 6 between the Dodgers and Brewers
Jesse Rogers / ESPN:   In Milwaukee, Manny Machado is Public Enemy No. 1
ESPN:
Alex Cora not ruling out playing Mookie Betts at 2B in NL ballpark  —  Although it appears unlikely, right fielder Mookie Betts could shift to second base when the World Series moves to a National League ballpark next week.  —  Speaking to reporters Saturday, Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora …
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ESPN:
Chris Sale's tummy troubles due to belly-button ring ... maybe  —  It apparently wasn't the flu or some bad sushi that sent Chris Sale to the hospital during the AL Championship Series against the Astros.  —  No, the reason was far different than most would have expected: an infection due to a belly-button ring.
Bob Nightengale / Daily Record:
Red Sox could have Mookie Betts play second base in World Series  —  BOSTON — Red Sox manager Alex Cora sat down at the table Saturday afternoon, positioned himself behind the microphone, and in a matter of five seconds, the subject was thrown into his face like a 98-mph fastball:
Discussion: Cincinnati.com
Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Column: At long last, Chris Sale's dream of pitching in World Series is about to come true  —  Chris Sale, center, is headed to the World Series with the Red Sox in his second season after the White Sox dealt him to Boston.  Sale will start Game 1 on Tuesday night at Fenway Park.  (Elsa / Getty) Chicago Tribune
Bill Madden / New York Daily News:
Between FBI probe and Manny Machado, a dark cloud hangs over the Dodgers organization  —  No doubt, from the TV ratings standpoint, MLB moguls were rooting hard for a Dodgers-Red Sox World Series.  In their minds, the ka-ching, ka-ching prospect of two of baseball's oldest and revered franchises …
USA Today:
Following illness, Chris Sale will pitch World Series Game 1 for Red Sox
Discussion: WEEI and NBCSports.com
24/7 Wall St.:   Every Baseball Team's Best Season
Neil Paine / FiveThirtyEight:
This Might Be The Best Red Sox World Series Team Yet
Discussion: MLB Baseball News … and ESPN
ESPN:
The unlucky legacy of the 2018 Houston Astros
Dave Clark / Cincinnati.com:   With Boston Red Sox in World Series, Brandon Phillips is four wins from first ring
ESPN:
Report: Astros star Jose Altuve had knee surgery on Friday  —  Houston Astros star second baseman Jose Altuve underwent surgery Friday on his injured right knee, according to MLB.com.  —  Altuve served as Houston's designated hitter in the final three games of their five-game ALCS loss …
Discussion: baseballmusings.com
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Scott Boeck / USA Today:
Astros' Jose Altuve undergoes surgery on his right knee  —  All-Star second baseman Jose Altuve had surgery Friday on his right knee, just two days after the Houston Astros were eliminated from the playoffs, the club announced on Saturday.  —  Altuve, who served as the designated hitter …
 
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