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Toronto Sun:
Red Sox seek 2-0 World Series lead on Dodgers — BOSTON — Last week, David Price shed his postseason albatross and won the deciding game of his team's American League Championship Series victory over the Houston Astros. — Wednesday night, the left-hander tries to pitch the Boston Red Sox …
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Travis Sawchik / FiveThirtyEight:
The 5 Players Who Could Determine The World Series — When you think of the World Series, you probably picture stars: Derek Jeter, Manny Ramirez, Randy Johnson and the like. But lesser-known players also play pivotal roles in late October: David Freese, Mike Lowell and David Eckstein …
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Peter Schmuck / Baltimore Sun:
Dodgers-Red Sox World Series should be great fun — if you can stay awake for all of it — The two playoff series that brought the Los Angeles Dodgers and Boston Red Sox together for the 114th World Series produced all sorts of exciting moments and interesting storylines. — Or so I've heard.
James H. Williams / Orange County Register:
Dodgers' 2018 World Series quest starts today: Live updates from Fenway, photos, stories, matchups and more — Redemption should be on the Dodgers' minds for a number of reasons. — The Dodgers are back in the World Series after falling short last year against the Houston Astros in Game 7.
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CBSSports.com:
World Series 2018 odds, picks, predictions for Red Sox vs. Dodgers from proven computer model
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CBS Boston
CBSSports.com:
Dodgers vs. Red Sox odds: 2018 World Series Game 1 picks, predictions from expert on 23-8 run
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Gabe Lacques / USA Today:
Dodgers' Yasiel Puig embraces spotlight with energized antics: 'That's the way I feel good'
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Kershaw aims to be first since Gibson in '67 to tame Boston's ‘monster’
Ted Berg / USA Today:
Why the Dodgers will win the World Series
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True Blue LA, baseballmusings.com and Boston Globe
Jon Meoli / Baltimore Sun:
Staff picks for the World Series between the Dodgers and Red Sox
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Kyle Hightower / Toronto Sun:
Dodgers' bullpen can't stop bleeding after Kershaw exit — BOSTON (AP) The first delivery from Ryan Madson was a changeup that bounced past catcher Austin Barnes for a wild pitch, allowing two baserunners to advance. — Things hardly got better from there for the previously dependable Dodgers bullpen.
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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 …
Tom Verducci / Sports Illustrated:
Pitching Like a Shell of His Former Self, Clayton Kershaw Crumbles Against High-Powered Red Sox — Clayton Kershaw can still dominate like few other pitchers, but he turned in another postseason clunker on Tuesday night against the Red Sox' elite lineup. — BOSTON — Clayton Kershaw …
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Bradford Doolittle / ESPN:
Red Sox, Dodgers show they're about more than aces as Kershaw-Sale duel fizzles — BOSTON — You would be hard-pressed to create a more alluring World Series Game 1 pitching matchup than Chris Sale versus Clayton Kershaw. You might also be hard-pressed to understand why, as the game unfolded …
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Associated Press:
Stearns: Brewers will stick by core after NLCS loss — MILWAUKEE (AP) — David Stearns doesn't expect wholesale change for the Milwaukee Brewers after they fell a game short of the World Series. — Milwaukee is set to return most of its roster after winning the NL Central in a tiebreaking 163rd game …
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Bleed Cubbie Blue
Associated Press:
‘Energized’ Doug Melvin likely would keep Mickey Callaway as manager — If hired as general manager of the New York Mets, Doug Melvin likely would keep Mickey Callaway as manager. — The former Texas and Milwaukee GM has his second interview Tuesday with the Mets, meeting with owner Fred Wilpon …
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Jeff Wilson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
How time in the Arizona Fall League could put Rangers prospect Martinez on fast track — SURPRISE, ARIZ. — The plan all along for Julio Pablo Martinez, assuming all went well during his first taste of organized baseball in the United States, called for him to finish 2018 in the Arizona Fall League.
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Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Which team in sports will hire the first female GM? Looks like it's not going to be the Mets — When Brian Cashman finally thought about hiring Kim Ng, he knew there would be some additional considerations. She was smart and baseball savvy. After having worked in the White Sox front office …
Bruce Levine / 670 The Score:
Cubs-Bryce Harper Union Makes Great Sense — Harper will be the premier free agent on the market this winter. — MLB — Cubs — (670 The Score) A future marriage between superstar outfielder Bryce Harper and the Cubs seems inevitable. — After a significant season-long downturn …
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Associated Press:
Angels new manager Brad Ausmus: Embracing metrics will be key — ANAHEIM, Calif. — During 18 major league seasons as a catcher and four more as a manager, Brad Ausmus developed a strong gut instinct about nearly everything that happens on a baseball field.
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