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Padres at Cubs Wild Card Game 1 prediction: Odds, expert picks, pitching matchup, betting trends, stats — For the first time since 2020, the Chicago Cubs are back in the playoffs. They will host the San Diego Padres in a Wild Card series beginning Tuesday afternoon at Wrigley Field.
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Reds at Dodgers Wild Card Game 1 prediction: Odds, expert picks, pitching matchup, betting trends, stats — The Dodgers pursuit of back-to-back World Series titles starts Tuesday at Chavez Ravine when they open their Wild Card series against the Cincinnati Reds.
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Associated Press, Redleg Nation, Dodger Blue and True Blue LA
NBCSports.com:
Red Sox at Yankees Wild Card Game 1 prediction: Odds, expert picks, pitching matchup, betting trends, stats — One of the great rivalries in sports is renewed Tuesday night when the New York Yankees host the Boston Red Sox in Game 1 of their Best of 3 Wild Card series.
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New York Post, New Jersey Online, NESN.com, Over the Monster, Pinstripe Alley, Boston.com, Associated Press, The Athletic, Boston Herald and masslive.com
NBCSports.com:
Tigers at Guardians Wild Card Game 1 prediction: Odds, expert picks, pitching matchup, betting trends, stats — The reward for the Cleveland Guardians (88-74) all-time great comeback to overtake the Detroit Tigers (87-75) and claim the American League's Central Division is...a Wild Card series against those same Tigers.
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Bless You Boys, Plain Dealer and FanGraphs Baseball
Marlowe Alter / Detroit Free Press:
Tigers playoff-clinching win saves Tarik Skubal to start Game 1 of AL wild-card series
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New Jersey Online, True Blue LA and Yahoo Sports
Barry M. Bloom / Sportico:
Playoff Window Slams Shut on Mets as Hectic 2025 Season Ends … This season, the Reds won four of their six games in head-to-head competition to send the Mets packing despite having identical 83-79 records. — “It's just straight-up disappointing,” Mets slugging first baseman Pete Alonso …
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Awful Announcing and The Athletic
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Jorge Castillo / ESPN:
Mets fumble final shot at October: 'It's a failure' — MIAMI — In the end, after an unfathomable 3½-month descent that suggested they were more bottom feeder than World Series contender, the New York Mets' assignment Sunday was simple: Beat the Miami Marlins and October baseball would follow.
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SNY, Forbes, MLB Trade Rumors and baseballmusings.com
Associated Press:
Reds earn first playoff berth since 2020 as they capitalize on Mets collapsing
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Redleg Nation and Cincinnati.com
Associated Press:
Reds, Mets chasing final National League playoff spot on last day of regular season
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ESPN, Redleg Nation, Red Reporter, Yahoo Sports, Cincinnati.com and Orlando Sentinel
Barry M. Bloom / Sportico:
‘Smarter’ Brewers Overcome Payroll Cuts in World Series Quest
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The Athletic and MLB.com
Associated Press:
Giants fire veteran manager Bob Melvin after two years as Buster Posey seeks ‘different voice’ — SAN FRANCISCO — Buster Posey will search for a fresh managerial voice to guide the San Francisco Giants, someone with an “obsessive” work ethic and attention to detail.
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Giants fire manager Bob Melvin after ‘disappointing’ season — Bob Melvin, whose option for the 2026 season was picked up in July, has been fired as manager of the San Francisco Giants. — The Giants were very streaky in finishing 81-81 this season, teasing fans with playoff hopes …
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ESPN:
Twins fire manager Rocco Baldelli after 70-92 season — MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Twins fired manager Rocco Baldelli on Monday, ending his seven-year tenure that included three American League Central titles after a second straight disappointing season. — “This is a difficult …
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Associated Press:
Twins fire manager Rocco Baldelli after 70-92 season — The Minnesota Twins fired manager Rocco Baldelli on Monday, ending his seven-year tenure that included three AL Central titles after a second straight disappointing season. Minnesota announced Baldelli's firing following a season marked …
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MLB Trade Rumors, Yahoo Sports, MLB.com, UPI, Twin Cities, Lone Star Ball, New York Post, Twinkie Town and The Athletic
Associated Press:
Mets All-Star first baseman Pete Alonso will opt out of contract and test free agency again — MIAMI — Pete Alonso will opt out of his contract with the New York Mets and enter free agency again this fall, the All-Star first baseman said after the team missed the playoffs.
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Newsday, NESN.com, New Jersey Online, New York Post, New York Daily News, masslive.com, Amazin' Avenue, MLB Trade Rumors and The Athletic
Associated Press:
Blue Jays cap turnaround from worst to first by holding off Yankees to win seventh AL East crown — TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays capped a turnaround from worst to first by holding off the New York Yankees to win the AL East on the final day of the season, their first division title in a decade and the seventh in team history.
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MLB.com, Pinstripe Alley, New York Daily News, Yahoo Sports, The Athletic and NorthJersey.com
