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Jeff Passan / ESPN:
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.
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Mark Townsend / Los Angeles Dodgers News …:
NLDS Game 5: Nationals stun Dodgers to advance to NLCS — What the St. Louis Cardinals and Atlanta Braves — Game 5 lacked in drama, the Los Angeles Dodgers and Washington Nationals more than made up for. — After 10 hard-fought innings, the Nationals completed their comeback and stunned …
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Orange County Register, AZ Snake Pit, NBCSports.com, Washington Post, Federal Baseball and McCovey Chronicles
Bill Baer / NBCSports.com:
Cardinals trample Braves 13-1 in Game 5, advance to NLCS
Cardinals trample Braves 13-1 in Game 5, advance to NLCS
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MLB Baseball News …, Viva El Birdos and The Ringer
ESPN:
Atlanta Braves' Brian McCann to retire after 15-year career — Atlanta Braves catcher Brian McCann said Wednesday that he is retiring after 15 major league seasons. — McCann, 35, revealed his plans after Atlanta's 13-1 loss to St. Louis in the decisive Game 5 of the National League Division Series.
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Gordon Wittenmyer / Chicago Sun-Times:
Joe Girardi ‘happy’ with how 8-hour interview for Cubs' managerial job went Wednesday — David Ross is scheduled to interview Thursday, and a source said Yankees special assistant Carlos Beltran also is on a candidate list that includes Astros bench coach Joe Espada.
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WGN-TV, Cubs Insider, The Athletic, Bleacher Nation, MLB Baseball News … and NBCSports.com
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Michael Shapiro / Sports Illustrated:
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.
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Joe Enea / KNXV:
PD: Padres pitcher kicked, tased after breaking into Peoria home — PEORIA, AZ — A pitcher for the San Diego Padres was kicked and tased after a Peoria homeowner found him trespassing in his home. — Peoria police report that on October 6 about 3:30 a.m., they were called to a home near 91st Avenue …
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
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).
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Bill Mitchell / Baseball America:
Arizona League Top 20 Prospects For 2019 — The Rookie-level Arizona League continued its rapid growth in 2019. Three new teams expanded the league to 21, when just 10 years ago there were 11 teams in the complex league. Seven of the 14 organizations making up the league now have two affiliates …
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Lone Star Ball
Jay Busbee / Yahoo! Sports:
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 …
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Craig Calcaterra / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Four teams enter, two teams leave: NLDS to conclude tonight
Four teams enter, two teams leave: NLDS to conclude tonight
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Marc Topkin / Tampa Bay Times:
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.
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CBS Dallas / Fort Worth:
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.
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Dallas Morning News, Sports Illustrated, New York Post, UPI and TMZ.com
Steve Bulpett / Boston Herald:
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.”
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Tim Dierkes / MLB Trade Rumors:
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.