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.

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 …

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 …

Marlins Retain Stottlemyre, Hillman; Gonzalez To Explore Other Opportunities  —  11:10am: While Gonzalez is set to explore other opportunities, the Marlins have agreed to 2020 contracts with pitching coach Mel Stottlemyre Jr. and first base/infield coach Trey Hillman, per SiriusXM's Craig Mish (Twitter links).

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.

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.

Phillies Fire Gabe Kapler After Two Seasons as Manager  —  Kapler went 161-163 in two years as Philadelphia's 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.

White Sox Name Frank Menechino Hitting Coach  —  The White Sox announced Thursday that they've named Frank Menechino as their new hitting coach, replacing the previously dismissed Todd Steverson.  —  Menechino, 48, played parts of seven seasons as an infielder with the Athletics and the Blue Jays from 1999 through 2005.

Al Horford finds hope in Philadelphia after Celtics crash  —  CAMDEN, N.J. — Al Horford's question came with a laugh and a smile as he walked down the sideline of the west court in the 76ers' practice facility Wednesday afternoon.  —  “What are you doing here?” he said.  “We don't play for two weeks.”

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.

Video Shows Welterweight Boxing Champion Errol Spence Jr Crashing Ferrari In Dallas  —  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) - Welterweight boxing champion and DeSoto resident Errol Spence Jr. is in the intensive care unit after he was involved in a rollover crash in Dallas early Thursday morning, police say.