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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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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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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
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, MLB Baseball News …, USA Today, CBS Boston and NESN.com
Jennifer Badie / Baltimore Sun:
Did Manny Machado return to his Baltimore roots during the World Series national anthem?
Joey Levy / ESPN 98.1 FM:
Red Sox take Game 1 of World Series
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MLB Baseball News …, NBCSports.com, Surviving Grady, Over the Monster, The Ringer and CBS Boston
James H. Williams / Orange County Register:
Dodgers' World Series Game 2: Live updates from Fenway, photos, stories, and more
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Whittier Daily News, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin and Daily Breeze
Peter Schmuck / Baltimore Sun:
Dave Roberts outsmarted himself and took the Dodgers out of the World Series opener
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Cubs Insider
Ted Berg / USA Today:
‘That little crystal ball:’ Smart use of ‘rovers’ helping Red Sox toward championship
Kyle Hightower / Toronto Sun:
Dodgers' bullpen can't stop bleeding after Kershaw exit
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Minor League Ball
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
Peter Schmuck / Baltimore Sun:
Dodgers-Red Sox World Series should be great fun — if you can stay awake for all of it
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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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Detroit Free Press:
Last Slide — Jamie Samuelsen, co-host of the “Jamie and Stoney” show at 6 a.m. weekdays on WXYT-FM (97.1), blogs for freep.com. His opinions do not necessarily reflect those of the Detroit Free Press nor its writers. You can reach him at jamsam22@gmail.com and follow him on Twitter @jamiesamuelsen.
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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Gabriel Burns / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Do Braves need to trade for an ace? — The Braves have invested a half-decade in accumulating pitching, but with the team ahead of schedule, it'll consider the pluses and minuses of acquiring a seasoned front-line arm. — It's not a new discussion. Even when the Braves were mired in losing seasons …
Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Which is the real Carlos Rodon? Will Dylan Cease get a starting job? 5 offseason questions for the White Sox — Photos of White Sox pitcher Carlos Rodon. — Chicago Tribune — This is the second in a series of position-by-position analyses of the White Sox entering the offseason.
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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