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ESPN:
Bedtime! What Game 1 looked like to kids across four time zones — There was only one baseball game, and it was dramatic. Leads were taken and leads were lost, nails were bitten and a game was won. But there are four time zones in the continental 48, which means that …
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Associated Press:
David Price pitches Red Sox past Dodgers 4-2 for 2-0 World Series lead — From playoff flop to World Series ace in one legacy-changing October, David Price earned his second postseason victory in a row Wednesday night and delivered the Red Sox their second straight World Series win.
ESPN:
Your World Series Game 2 guide: Can the Dodgers tie the series against David Price? — Powered by Eduardo Nunez's three-run home run and Andrew Benintendi's four-hit night, the Boston Red Sox seized a quick lead in the World Series with their Game 1 victory on Tuesday.
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CBS Boston
Peter Schmuck / Baltimore Sun:
Dave Roberts outsmarted himself and took the Dodgers out of the World Series opener — The dugout reacts as Eduardo Nunez #36 of the Boston Red Sox celebrates his three-run home run during the seventh inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 1 of the 2018 World Series at Fenway Park on October 23, 2018 in Boston.
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MLB Baseball News …, CBSSports.com and Cubs Insider
Jimmy Golen / Associated Press:
‘Not enough wall space for all these wins’: At Fenway Park, another famous wall is the picture of success — Red Sox manager Alex Cora poses in his office in front of the “win wall.” — Alex Cora had an idea before his rookie season as a big league manager: to hang a picture in his clubhouse office from each Red Sox victory.
David Schoenfield / ESPN:
L.A. needs to solve Boston's deep, talented, relentless lineup — BOSTON — The five Los Angeles Dodgers pitchers who appeared in Game 1 of the World Series faced 38 batters, threw 139 pitches and learned over 3 hours and 52 minutes that this is not going to be easy.
Phil Rosenthal / Chicago Tribune:
Column: Fox's John Smoltz sees World Series opener differently than some people — Chicago Tribune — Suffice it to say, Fox analyst John Smoltz sometimes sees baseball games differently than other people. — “You could see how close that came to Hembree getting hit,” …
Matt Snyder / CBSSports.com:
In order to even World Series, Dodgers could really use a Hyun-Jin Ryu bounce-back outing vs. Red Sox
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Beyond the Box Score
James H. Williams / Orange County Register:
Dodgers' World Series Game 2: Live updates from Fenway, photos, stories, and more
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Daily Breeze, Whittier Daily News and Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
Tom Verducci / Sports Illustrated:
Pitching Like a Shell of His Former Self, Clayton Kershaw Crumbles Against High-Powered Red Sox
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CBSSports.com, USA Today, MLB Baseball News …, NESN.com and CBS Boston
Martin Fennelly / Tampa Bay Times:
No reverse curse in Tampa Bay: David Price doesn't haunt the Rays
Joey Levy / ESPN 98.1 FM:
Red Sox take Game 1 of World Series
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MLB Baseball News …, Surviving Grady, Over the Monster, NBCSports.com, The Ringer and CBS Boston
Kyle Hightower / Toronto Sun:
Dodgers' bullpen can't stop bleeding after Kershaw exit
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baseballmusings.com, Over the Monster and Minor League Ball
Ted Berg / USA Today:
‘That little crystal ball:’ Smart use of ‘rovers’ helping Red Sox toward championship
Jorge Castillo / Los Angeles Times:
Dodgers' Dave Roberts on replacing Baez with Wood in the seventh: ‘I really liked Alex in that spot’
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Boston Globe, MLB Baseball News … and True Blue LA
Bradford Doolittle / ESPN:
Red Sox, Dodgers show they're about more than aces as Kershaw-Sale duel fizzles
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Over the Monster and Boston Sports Journal
Travis Sawchik / FiveThirtyEight:
The 5 Players Who Could Determine The World Series
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True Blue LA
Matt Breen / Philly.com:
Phillies to hire Astros' Josh Bonifay as new farm director — The Phillies will hire former Texas Rangers and Houston Astros coach Josh Bonifay as their farm director, according to a source. — The news was first reported by The Athletic. It will likely be announced Thursday, an off-day for the World Series.
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Ty Bradley / MLB Trade Rumors:
Stearns On Brewers' Offseason, Future Outlook — After a deflating coda to one of the most successful seasons in franchise history, Brewers GM David Stearns held court with the media yesterday to discuss the team's position heading into the 2019 season. Though obviously disheartened …
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Tom Haudricourt / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Despite painful NLCS loss, Brewers have reasons to be proud as well as optimistic about '19
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Metro
Detroit Free Press:
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Associated Press:
Rays agree to $2.61M bonus with Cuban prospect Sandy Gaston — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Rays have agreed to a $2.61 million signing bonus with 16-year-old Cuban pitching prospect Sandy Gaston, pending a physical. — EDITOR'S PICKS — The hard-throwing right-hander is considered …
Associated Press:
Puerto Rico proud: Cardinals star Molina wins Clemente Award — SHARE URL EMAIL FBMSNGR WHATSAPP SMS — BOSTON (AP) — St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina has won the Roberto Clemente Award, a fitting honor for the star who grew up on Puerto Rico and idolized the island's late Hall of Famer.
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baseballmusings.com
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
2018-19 Market Snapshot: Starting Pitchers — This is the final installment in our Market Snapshot series. Let's check in on the array of possibilities for teams looking at rotation improvements. — Teams In Need — There are few teams that won't at least consider some kind of tweaks …
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Al's Ramblings
