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Bill Plunkett / Orange County Register:
Braves erupt in ninth inning, beat Dodgers in NLCS Game 1 — ARLINGTON, Texas — Whatever issues the Dodgers might have with the ninth inning this postseason, they are apparently not limited to Kenley Jansen. — Austin Riley made a mockery of Globe Life Field's spacious dimensions …
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Gabe Lacques / Coloradoan Online:
Dodgers vs. Braves NLCS preview, schedule, predictions: Baseball's top two offenses collide in best-of-seven series — ARLINGTON, Texas - They have won eight consecutive National League West titles, the last five under manager Dave Roberts. Yet Roberts does not hesitate when asked …
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Corpus Christi Caller-Times, Talking Chop, The Ringer, True Blue LA and Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Alden Gonzalez / ESPN:
MLB playoffs 2020: For some Astros, this is their last dance with Houston — Maybe this is how it's supposed to end, in a foreign ballpark in front of cardboard fans, with their roster nowhere near whole. Strange, but perhaps, for a team smeared by one of baseball's biggest cheating scandals, fitting.
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Michael Shapiro / Sports Illustrated:
Manuel Margot Hits Homer, Robs Astros as Rays Eye 2-0 Lead in ALCS — Margot gave the Rays a 3-0 lead in the first inning on Monday as he hit his second home run of the 2020 playoffs. — The Rays seem to have a new hero in each game of their run through the American League playoffs …
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Jack Harris / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
MLB playoffs on TV: Where to watch the Dodgers vs. Braves and the Rays vs. Astros — By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's … The Dodgers will play the Atlanta Braves in the National League Championship Series at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, beginning Monday night in a best-of-seven series with no off days.
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Houston Astros on Yahoo! …, Tampa Bay Rays on Yahoo! … and Talking Chop
Bradford Doolittle / ESPN:
Tampa Bay Rays add lefty reliever Jose Alvarado to ALCS roster — The Tampa Bay Rays will welcome back a key member of the bullpen for their ALCS matchup with the Houston Astros, which begins Sunday. — Lefty Jose Alvarado was added to the club's 28-player active roster for the championship series.
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The Crawfish Boxes and DRaysBay
Joe Kay / Associated Press:
Joe Morgan, driving force of Big Red Machine, dies at 77 — CINCINNATI (AP) — Joe Morgan, the Hall of Fame second baseman who became the sparkplug of the Big Red Machine and the prototype for baseball's artificial turf era, has died. He was 77. — He died at his home Sunday in Danville …
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Believe it or not, Hall of Famer Tony La Russa could be the next White Sox manager — The Chicago White stunned the baseball industry Monday morning when they announced the firing of manager Rick Renteria. — They could shock the world with their next hire.
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TC Zencka / MLB Trade Rumors:
White Sox Part Ways With Rick Renteria — The Chicago White Sox and manager Rick Renteria has agreed to “part ways,” per The Athletic's James Fegan and others (via Twitter). The club announced the move. The rest of the coaching staff will be determined in consultation with their next manager, per Fegan.
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Kevin Acee / San Diego Union-Tribune:
Padres say Tommy Pham in ‘good condition’ after stabbing, surgery — Pham, team say altercation happened Sunday night in San Diego — Padres outfielder Tommy Pham was injured in an altercation Sunday night in San Diego and underwent surgery for a stab wound in his lower back, the team and player said Monday.
Wall Street Journal:
Billy Beane Set to Leave Baseball Behind in Fenway Sports Deal — He could turn to other sports ventures, including European soccer, working with billionaire John Henry — The proposed deal to take the parent company of the Boston Red Sox public leaves Billy Beane, the Oakland Athletics executive of …
Mirjam Swanson / Daily News:
Lakers win 17th NBA title with dominant Game 6 effort — Now LeBron James will be hailed as Lakers royalty. — “What I've learned being a Laker,” James said as he and his teammates closed in on the franchise's 17th NBA title and his fourth, “is that the Laker faithful don't give a damn what you've done before.”