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Bill Plunkett / Orange County Register:
Dodgers strike early, hold on to force Game 7 in NLCS — ARLINGTON, Texas — Apparently, it's not over until they say it is. — Others said it was after the Dodgers lost the first two games of this National League Championship Series or when they were pushed to the brink of elimination after Game 4.
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Bill Plunkett / Orange County Register:
Dodgers' Kenley Jansen tunes out the noise, tunes up his delivery — Thanks to two former coaches, Jansen rediscovered his mechanics, striking out the side in the ninth to finish Game 5 — ARLINGTON, Texas — The exit velocity has been remarkable. — After all, Kenley Jansen is the Dodgers …
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Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, Daily Breeze and Whittier Daily News
ESPN:
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
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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Daily News and Whittier Daily News
Jeff Passan / ESPN:
MLB playoffs 2020: Inside the historic first inning that saved the Los Angeles Dodgers' season
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True Blue LA, AZ Snake Pit, The Athletic and Los Angeles Times
Alden Gonzalez / ESPN:
Los Angeles Dodgers to evaluate Clayton Kershaw on Thursday
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MLB Baseball News …, Talking Chop, South Side Sox, True Blue LA, Lone Star Ball, Lookout Landing and Bless You Boys
Mike Oz / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
ALCS Game 6: Astros come back from 3-0 hole to force a decisive Game 7 — By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's — Houston Astros, baseball's villains of 2020, the team 29 other fanbases are rooting against, the team whose demise is anticipated around the country, just refuse to die.
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Pedro Gomez / ESPN:
Houston Astros' resilience vs. Tampa Bay Rays in ALCS reminiscent of 2004 Boston Red Sox — SAN DIEGO — The 2020 Houston Astros, meet the 2004 Boston Red Sox. You two have much in common and could soon be the only members of an incredibly exclusive club.
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MLB Baseball News …
Bradford Doolittle / ESPN:
Carlos Correa plays hero for Houston Astros with walk-off HR in ALCS Game 5
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DRaysBay, Royals Review, South Side Sox, The Crawfish Boxes, NBCSports.com and MLB Baseball News …
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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Halos Heaven, Sports Illustrated and New York Post
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T.J. Quinn / ESPN:
Former Los Angeles Angels employee Eric Kay indicted in Tyler Skaggs' overdose death — A federal grand jury indicted former Los Angeles Angels communications director Eric Kay on Thursday on charges related to the 2019 death of Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs.
Nick Selbe / Sports Illustrated:
Rays Punch Ticket to World Series Behind Morton, Arozarena — The Rays avoided blowing a 3-0 series lead with a 4-2 win over the Astros, winning the American League pennant for the second time in franchise history. — For the second time in franchise history, the Rays have won the pennant.
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KHOU-TV, New York Times, Sportsnet.ca and DRaysBay
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Alex Pavlovic / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Giants lay off about 10 percent of full-time employees after fan-less season — By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's … The Giants have become the latest Major League Baseball organization to undergo a round of layoffs due to the economic hit caused by the coronavirus.
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McCovey Chronicles and NBCSports.com
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.
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
