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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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Atlanta Braves to start A.J. Minter as opener in Game 5 of the NLCS — Atlanta Braves left-hander A.J. Minter will make the first start of his career in Game 5 of the National League Championship Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday. — Minter is expected to serve as an opener for the Braves …
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Talking Chop
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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Los Angeles Times, True Blue LA, The Athletic and AZ Snake Pit
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
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Talking Chop, Lone Star Ball, Lookout Landing and Associated Press
Jeff Passan / ESPN:
Braves are making the improbable real against the Dodgers in NLCS
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Talking Chop, True Blue LA, Los Angeles Times and Associated Press
Alden Gonzalez / ESPN:
Los Angeles Dodgers scratch Clayton Kershaw from Game 2 start
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Los Angeles Times, South Side Sox, MLB Baseball News …, Talking Chop and Lone Star Ball
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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South Side Sox, USA Today, The Crawfish Boxes, NBCSports.com, MLB Baseball News … and Associated Press
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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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MLB Baseball News …, NBCSports.com, New York Times, Bleacher Nation and Lansing State Journal
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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Silver Screen and Roll, Chico Enterprise-Record, Bleacher Nation, USA Today, New York Post and Sportsnet.ca
Nathan Fenno / Los Angeles Times:
Eric Kay indicted in Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs' overdose death — A federal grand jury in Texas has indicted former Angels employee Eric Kay on two felony counts in the overdose death of pitcher Tyler Skaggs. — Returned late Thursday and filed Friday morning in U.S. District Court in Fort Worth …
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Sports Illustrated, Halos Heaven, New York Post, Associated Press, Daily Breeze, MyNewsLA.com and Lone Star Ball
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Zaidi On Giants' Offseason — For a second straight season, the Giants appeared on the cusp of an unexpected playoff berth but ultimately landed on the outside looking in. It's been disappointing for a fan base that has become accustomed to postseason ball over the past decade …
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McCovey Chronicles
Sahadev Sharma / The Athletic:
How Cubs prospects Brennen Davis, Burl Carraway and more developed in South Bend — With no minor-league season, it's hard to say how Cubs prospects fared in 2020. At the alternate sites where players who were on the 60-man roster could hone their skills, the Cubs were able …
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Bleacher Nation and Bleed Cubbie Blue
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.
