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Jorge Castillo / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Dustin May gets the start for the Dodgers in NLDS Game 3 against the San Diego Padres — By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's … Dustin May will start Game 3 of the National League Division Series against the San Diego Padres, the Dodgers announced Thursday morning.
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Adam Berry / MLB.com:
Clevinger leaves NLDS Game 1 in 2nd inning — The Padres got their ace back on Tuesday night, but only for one inning. — Pitching for the first time in 13 days, right-hander Mike Clevinger exited Game 1 of the National League Division Series alongside manager Jayce Tingler …
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Chandler Rome / Houston Chronicle:
Dusty Baker: Zack Greinke ‘not right,’ out with arm soreness — LOS ANGELES — Zack Greinke is experiencing arm soreness, Astros manager Dusty Baker revealed after Tuesday's win in Game 2 of the American League Division Series, casting doubt over the righthander's availability for the remainder of the postseason.
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Alden Gonzalez / ESPN:
No structural issues for Zack Greinke; Houston Astros eye his playoff help — LOS ANGELES — Zack Greinke's ailing right arm is structurally sound and the Houston Astros are still hopeful that he can contribute again at some point this postseason, manager Dusty Baker said Wednesday morning …
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Mark Polishuk / MLB Trade Rumors:
Astros To Start Jose Urquidy In Game Three; Zack Greinke Battling Arm Soreness — The Astros have a commanding 2-0 lead in their best-of-five ALDS matchup with the Athletics, though not without some uncertainty in their pitching rotation. Manager Dusty Baker told Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle …
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Anthony Franco / MLB Trade Rumors:
Rays Remove Oliver Drake From ALDS Roster — The Rays removed reliever Oliver Drake from their American League Division Series roster with the Yankees due to a right flexor tendon strain, per a team announcement. Trevor Richards has been activated in a corresponding move.
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Marly Rivera / ESPN:
New York Yankees switch out Deivi García for J.A. Happ after 1 inning — The New York Yankees announced rookie Deivi García as their American League Division Series Game 2 starter but allowed him to pitch only one inning Tuesday night against the Tampa Bay Rays in San Diego.
James Wagner / New York Times:
Yankees Turn to a 21-Year-Old Rookie for His Unflappability
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MLB Insiders / ESPN:
MLB playoffs 2020: Takeaways from all four of Thursday's division series games — On a Thursday that could see as many as four teams sent home from the 2020 MLB playoffs, the Atlanta Braves got things started with an NLDS sweep of the Miami Marlins in Houston.
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TC Zencka / MLB Trade Rumors:
Details Of Domestic Violence Allegations Surface Against Sam Dyson — Troubling allegations of domestic abuse have emerged surrounding free agent reliever Sam Dyson. In a piece from Katie Strang and Ken Rosenthal of the Athletic (subscription required), Dyson's ex-girlfriend Alexis Blackburn reveals …
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Tracy Ringolsby / Sports Illustrated:
Wednesday in Review: Rays Shining Bright, NL's Padres, Marlins Void of Victories — Tampa Bay is on a power trip. Rays lead Yankees 2-games-to-1 — No. 8 hitter Kevin Kiermaier delivered a three-run home run of Yankee Mashario Tanaka that gave the Rays a 4-1 lead en route to an 8-4 victory …
Bobby Nightengale / Cincinnati.com:
Dick Williams resigns from Cincinnati Reds' president of baseball operations job — Dick Williams, the Cincinnati Reds' president of baseball operations, had a meeting with owner Bob Castellini at the end of August where he shared some surprising news: — Williams told Castellini …
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Sam Miller / ESPN:
Blowouts, comebacks and chaos: The six types of games in the MLB playoffs — The writer Kurt Vonnegut once took to a chalkboard to lecture on the simple shapes that most popular stories follow. In his first example — “Man in Hole” — a protagonist starts around the middle of the Y-axis.
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