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Associated Press:
Dodgers advance to NLDS with terrific offense, starting pitching, shaky bullpen — LOS ANGELES — The starting pitching is terrific. The offense is clicking. The Los Angeles Dodgers have opened the postseason on a roll in defense of their World Series title.
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USA Today, Los Angeles Times, The Athletic, Yahoo Sports and Orange County Register
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Shohei Ohtani to make postseason pitching debut for Dodgers in Game 1 of NLDS — LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani will make his postseason pitching debut when he starts for the Los Angeles Dodgers against the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 1 of the National League Division Series.
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New York Post, Dodger Blue, True Blue LA, Yahoo Sports, The Athletic and Phillies Nation
Associated Press:
Roki Sasaki's dazzling postseason debut comes after rookie season filled with ups and downs — LOS ANGELES — Roki Sasaki dazzled in his postseason pitching debut for the Los Angeles Dodgers, closing out their sweep of the Cincinnati Reds with a perfect ninth inning in the NL Wild Card Series.
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Dodger Blue and Orange County Register
NBCSports.com:
Tigers at Guardians Wild Card Game 3 prediction: Odds, expert picks, pitching matchup, betting trends, stats — The Cleveland Guardians managed just six hits off Casey Mize and four Tigers' relievers, but they turned those base knocks into six runs and in the process evened their Wild Card series …
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Red Sox at Yankees Wild Card Game 3 prediction: Odds, expert picks, pitching matchup, betting trends, stats — Austin Wells drove in Jazz Chisholm Jr. in the bottom of the 8th inning, and the Yankees evened their Wild Card series with a 4-3 win over the Red Sox Wednesday night in the Bronx.
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New York Post and Pinstripe Alley
NBCSports.com:
Padres at Cubs Wild Card Game 3 prediction: Odds, expert picks, pitching matchup, betting trends, and stats — Dylan Cease and three relievers combined on a four-hitter and Manny Machado broke the game open with a two-run fifth inning home run and San Diego won Game 2 of their Wild Card series 3 …
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Associated Press:
Cubs beat Padres 3-1 to win Wild Card Series, advance to NL Division Series against Brewers — CHICAGO — Pete Crow-Armstrong hit an RBI single off a shaky Yu Darvish, and the Chicago Cubs shut down Fernando Tatis Jr. and the San Diego Padres for a clinching 3-1 victory in Game 3 of their NL Wild Card Series on Thursday.
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Dingler, Pérez lead Tigers past Guardians 6-3 and into AL Division Series against Mariners — CLEVELAND — Dillon Dingler hit a tiebreaking homer in the sixth inning, Wenceel Pérez drove in a pair of runs in a four-run seventh and the Detroit Tigers defeated the Cleveland Guardians 6-3 …
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Jazz Chisholm Jr. a gamer for Yankees in season-saving playoff win over Red Sox — NEW YORK — Left out of the starting lineup for the New York Yankees' playoff opener, Jazz Chisholm Jr. was understandably unhappy. — Any accomplished player would be. Chisholm just has a different way of blowing off steam.
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MLB.com:
Dick Groch, scout who signed Jeter and helped transform Brewers, dies at 84 — Dick Groch, the scout who signed Derek Jeter to the Yankees before a long tenure with the Brewers as a high-ranking evaluator, passed away on Wednesday in Port Huron, Mich., his family said. He was 84.
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Associated Press:
Rockies dismiss GM Bill Schmidt after 119-loss season — DENVER — The Colorado Rockies announced Wednesday that general manager Bill Schmidt will not return after one of the worst seasons in baseball history. — A search is underway for his replacement.
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Denver Post, MLB Trade Rumors, The Athletic, Gazette, Purple Row, Yahoo Sports, MLB.com and baseballmusings.com
Daniel Guerrero / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Chaim Bloom describes ‘synergy’ with Cardinals manager Oli Marmol, who returns in 2026 — There came a point this past spring training when incoming Cardinals president of baseball operations Chaim Bloom stopped by manager Oli Marmol's office at the Cardinals complex in Jupiter, Florida, to give Marmol some lighthearted banter.
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