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Bill Plunkett / Orange County Register:
Dodgers on brink of elimination after another Braves rookie stifles them in NLCS — ARLINGTON, Texas — After losing the first two games of the National League Championship Series, the Dodgers didn't think it was time to worry. “We all know who we are,” Max Muncy said.
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Jeff Passan / ESPN:
MLB playoffs 2020: Inside the historic first inning that saved the Los Angeles Dodgers' season — ARLINGTON, Texas — Before conducting the autopsy of the blowout that was Game 3 of the National League Championship Series on Wednesday night, a reminder: There is no physical prize for winning …
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Bill Plunkett / Orange County Register:
Dodgers set records with 11-run first inning in Game 3 demolition of Braves — ARLINGTON, Texas — The Dodgers showed life with a late rally in Game 2. — In Game 3, they dialed it up to ... 11. — The road team for the first time in this neutral-site National League Championship Series …
Alden Gonzalez / ESPN:
Los Angeles Dodgers to evaluate Clayton Kershaw on Thursday — ARLINGTON, Texas — Clayton Kershaw coming back to start Game 4 is “a likely possibility” but still uncertain, Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Wednesday, two hours before Game 3 of the National League Championship Series.
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Jeff Passan / ESPN:
Braves are making the improbable real against the Dodgers in NLCS
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Jorge Castillo / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw misses NLCS Game 2 start with back spasms, won't pitch Game 3
Alden Gonzalez / ESPN:
Los Angeles Dodgers scratch Clayton Kershaw from Game 2 start
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Bradford Doolittle / ESPN:
Houston Astros' Zack Greinke on Dusty Baker leaving him in ALCS Game 4: ‘It was nice having someone have confidence in me’ — In the age of analytics in baseball, a lot of longtime fans still appreciate the old-school ways. As baseball's oldest manager, Houston's Dusty Baker has plenty of old school in him.
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Bradford Doolittle / ESPN:
Carlos Correa plays hero for Houston Astros with walk-off HR in ALCS Game 5 — One of the great historical debates in baseball is whether Babe Ruth really did call his shot in the 1932 World Series. — There is no doubt about Carlos Correa: The Houston Astros star definitely called …
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Tim Brown / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Jose Altuve's yips have come at the worst possible time for Astros — By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's — Jose Altuve, as second baseman for the — Houston Astros, stands with the best players in professional baseball. That he also stands 5-foot-6, and so to about the shoulders …
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Tim Dierkes / MLB Trade Rumors:
Projected Arbitration Salaries For 2021 — Matt Swartz has created a model to project salaries for arbitration eligible players, which we've been publishing at MLB Trade Rumors for ten years. This winter, due to the pandemic and 60-game MLB season, there's more uncertainty than ever with arbitration, as I explained here.
Shams Charania / The Athletic:
NBA Free Agency news, Anthony Davis, Lakers decisions, Heat deals and more — Amid a suspension of nearly five months due to the coronavirus pandemic and social injustice unrest in America, the NBA crowned a champion: The Los Angeles Lakers over the Miami Heat in six games.
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Alden Gonzalez / ESPN:
Chicago White Sox get OK from Los Angeles Angels to talk to Tony La Russa about job, source says — The Los Angeles Angels have granted the Chicago White Sox permission to interview Tony La Russa for their managerial opening, a source told ESPN on Wednesday, confirming a report from USA Today.
Danny Abriano / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Mets' Dominic Smith nominated for prestigious Hank Aaron Award — By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's … Mets 1B/OF/DH Dominic Smith has been nominated for the 2020 Hank Aaron award, given out each year to the “most outstanding” offensive performer in each league. — Along with Smith,
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James Wagner / New York Times:
Murky Financial Forecast Looms Over Yankees' Off-Season Questions — The Yankees have several roster issues to solve, but their biggest question is one every M.L.B. team will confront: How much can they spend after a pandemic-affected season? — At some point this off-season …
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