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Tim Keown / ESPN:
Did Dave Roberts take Rich Hill out to soon? Yes, but you don't know the whole story — LOS ANGELES — Dave Roberts destroyed the Dodgers' chances of winning the World Series by managing his pitching staff like a fan who won a contest. He shuffled through his relievers …
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David Schoenfield / ESPN:
27 hours, 27 innings: A timeline of a wild two-night stretch of World Series baseball in L.A. — LOS ANGELES — It was 27 innings of madness stretched out over 27 hours at Dodger Stadium and it concluded with a sizable contingent of Red Sox fans hanging out behind the Boston dugout and chanting …
Ted Berg / Arizona Republic:
Eduardo Rodriguez gives Red Sox huge lift in Game 4 of World Series vs. Dodgers — LOS ANGELES — The final stat line doesn't look pretty. — His final pitch was a meatball that Yasiel Puig crushed 439 feet into the left-field grandstand at Dodger Stadium.
ESPN:
Your World Series Game 5 guide: Can Sox down Kershaw to raise World Series trophy? — After the mayhem the 18-inning marathon of Game 3 wrought on both teams' pitching staffs and the seeming ease with which Boston's bats turned small opportunities into big innings against the Dodgers bullpen in Game 4 …
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Chelsea Howard / Sporting News:
World Series 2018: Red Sox to start David Price over Chris Sale in Game 5 — Watch MLB with fuboTV — Red Sox manager Alex Cora announced Boston's starting pitcher for Game 5 of the World Series — and it came as a surprise to many. — Cora said Saturday after the Red Sox's 9-6 victory …
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Ronald Blum / Toronto Sun:
Chris Sale's shouts rally Red Sox to brink of title — LOS ANGELES (AP) The World Series was slipping away when Chris Sale stood in the back of the dugout and started screaming at his teammates. — The Boston Red Sox had just fallen behind the Los Angeles Dodgers by four runs …
Gulf News:
Red Sox take stranglehold on World Series — Second baseman Holt praises team's character against Dodgers — Los Angeles: The Boston Red Sox overcame a late four run deficit to defeat the Los Angeles Dodgers 9-6 in Game Four of the World Series on Saturday and take a commanding 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven series.
Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Scared straight: Chris Sale motivates Red Sox with rant during Game 4 of World Series — LOS ANGELES — Chris Sale, his eyes burning with rage, couldn't believe what he was seeing Saturday evening, and could no longer keep it inside. — When his Boston Red Sox teammates trudged into the dugout after the sixth inning, he screamed.
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Cindy Boren / Chicago Tribune:
‘Big mistake!’ Trump second-guesses Dodgers manager Dave Roberts' decision to pull Rich Hill in World Series — The Washington Post — With Rich Hill cruising in Game 4 of the World Series, Los Angeles Dodgers Manager Dave Roberts made a decision that was guaranteed to be second-guessed …
Toronto Sun:
Red Sox to start Sale in potential closeout game against Dodgers — LOS ANGELES — After a 24-inning offensive slumber that threatened to reset the World Series and turn it into a best-of-three affair, the Boston Red Sox found life again, putting them one victory from a fourth title since 2004.
Alden Gonzalez / ESPN:
Dave Roberts explains pulling Rich Hill, says he ‘left everything out there’ — LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Dodgers saw a four-run lead turn into a five-run deficit in the final three innings in Game 4 of the World Series on Saturday night, prompting a 9-6 loss and an overwhelming 3-1 series deficit to the Boston Red Sox.
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James H. Williams / Orange County Register:
World Series Game 4: Donald Trump reacts to Dave Roberts' decision to pull Dodgers' Rich Hill
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Bradford Doolittle / ESPN:
Red Sox rebound, move one win from title with Game 4 rally
Red Sox rebound, move one win from title with Game 4 rally
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Hunter Felt / The Guardian:
World Series 2018 Game 4: Boston Red Sox v Los Angeles Dodgers - live!
World Series 2018 Game 4: Boston Red Sox v Los Angeles Dodgers - live!
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Jesse Yomtov / USA Today:
World Series records shattered in Dodgers' 18-inning Game 3 win over Red Sox
World Series records shattered in Dodgers' 18-inning Game 3 win over Red Sox
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Tim Keown / ESPN:
By going all in, gambling Red Sox may have doubled their losses
By going all in, gambling Red Sox may have doubled their losses
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Surviving Grady and MLB Baseball News …
Bobby Nightengale / Cincinnati.com:
Jim Riggleman will not return to the Cincinnati Reds organization in 2019 — After managing 144 games as the Reds' interim manager, Jim Riggleman will not remain in the organization next season, according to a source with knowledge of the situation. — Riggleman guided the Reds to a 64-80 record …
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Ryan Ford / Detroit Free Press:
Was Bill Freehan the Detroit Tigers' greatest catcher? — Video by Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press — Former Detroit Tigers catching great Bill Freehan, 76, has been in hospice care for about two years. Free Press sports writer Ryan Ford takes a look at the greatest catchers in Tigers history:
Matt Ehalt / Daily Record:
Mets to name Brodie Van Wagenen next GM, and agents have questions — The Mets and CAA Baseball co-head Brodie Van Wagenen are finalizing a deal that will name him the next general manager, according to a source. — A press conference is scheduled for next week, possibly as early as Tuesday.
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Joel Sherman / New York Post:
Brodie Van Wagenen's first Mets test: Selling Wilpons to spend big
Brodie Van Wagenen's first Mets test: Selling Wilpons to spend big
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Bill Madden / New York Daily News:
Rays lead the league in producing manager and general manager talent — They traditionally have the lowest payroll and lowest season attendance in baseball which, on the surface, would tend to render the Tampa Bay Rays one of the more irrelevant franchises in baseball.
