No foam tomahawks on seats at Braves ballpark after comments by Cards' Helsley; other changes expected  —  ATLANTA — When fans arrived at SunTrust Park for Game 5 of the National League Division Series, one of the most important playoff games for the Atlanta Braves in more than a decade …

Dave Roberts will have to own this Dodgers disaster  —  LOS ANGELES — The slow-moving disaster that ruined the Los Angeles Dodgers' season began at 8:31 p.m. local time Wednesday and concluded 52 minutes later.  A future Hall of Fame pitcher whose postseason shortcomings had come to define him lived down to his reputation.

NLDS Game 5: Tomahawks not present at SunTrust Park  —  St. Louis Cardinals returned to SunTrust Park for Game 5 of the NLDS Wednesday night.  But unlike Games 1 and 2, they wouldn't be playing in front of tens of thousands of foam tomahawks.  —  Fans who arrived at the stadium for the series …

Astros have advantages, but the Rays have an edge  —  Rays-Astros Game 5: For the fourth time in nine days, Tampa Bay will be playing with its season on the line.  —  Earlier today  —  HOUSTON — The American League Division Series is even heading into Thursday night's fifth and final game, and the Astros have the advantages.

Phillies Fire Gabe Kapler After Two Seasons as Manager  —  Gabe Kapler was fired as the Phillies' manager on Thursday, the team announced.  —  Kapler went 161-163 in two seasons as Philadelphia's manager.  He was hired in October 2017 after previous manager Pete Mackanin was reassigned to a front office role with the Phillies.

Projected Arbitration Salaries For 2020  —  As explained here, Matt Swartz and MLB Trade Rumors have developed an accurate model to project arbitration salaries.  This is the ninth year we've done these projections, and I'm proud to present the results for 2020.

Dusty Baker checks off all the boxes for next Mets manager  —  As the Mets managerial search kicks off, one marquee name has the characteristics — and most notably the resume — to lead the Amazin's into the postseason in 2020.  —  Dusty Baker, now 70 years old, checks off all the boxes to step in as the Mets next manager.

Ronan Farrow Book Alleges Matt Lauer Raped NBC News Colleague  —  Ronan Farrow's new book “Catch and Kill” recounts his investigation of Harvey Weinstein; the hurdles his then-employer NBC News put in his way that caused him to publish the story in the New Yorker instead; and how Weinstein hired Black Cube …

Rangers' system deeper at third base with this player to be named later in Kela trade  —  No one can be faulted for assuming that Josh Jung is the Texas Rangers' future third baseman.  —  They used the eighth overall pick on the former Texas Tech star this year in the MLB draft …