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Blue Jays beat Yankees 5-2 in Game 4 to reach first ALCS since 2016 — NEW YORK — Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and George Springer each drove in a run, and eight Toronto pitchers shut down the New York Yankees in a 5-2 victory Wednesday night that sent the Blue Jays to the American League Championship Series for the first time in nine years.
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Tigers rally to beat Mariners 9-3 and force decisive Game 5 in AL Division Series — DETROIT — Riley Greene and Javier Báez homered in a four-run sixth inning and the Detroit Tigers kept their season alive with a 9-3 win over the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday in Game 4 of the American League Division Series.
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Associated Press:
Up 5 runs, Blue Jays let AL Division Series sweep of Yankees slip out of their gloves — NEW YORK — Up five runs, the Toronto Blue Jays were headed to a three-game sweep of the New York Yankees and their first trip to the AL Championship Series in nine years. — And then it slipped out of their gloves.
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Aaron Judge does it all and rescues Yankees with ‘amazing swing’ against Blue Jays — NEW YORK — When the New York Yankees needed someone to save them, Aaron Judge practically put on a cape. — Captain clutch, indeed. — In a do-it-all effort for the ages, Judge hit a tying homer …
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Tigers need to find offense before time runs out in the AL Division Series — DETROIT — The Detroit Tigers have less than 24 hours to find an offense that can save their season. — Unfortunately for their chances in the American League Division Series, the Tigers have been looking for the last month without any success.
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Phillies at Dodgers - NLDS Game 4 prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, trends, and stats — All season, Kyle Schwarber has set the tone for the Philadelphia Phillies' offense. He had a monster regular season smashing a career-high 56 home runs in leading the team to a National League East title.
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Brewers at Cubs - NLDS Game 3 prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats
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Mariners at Tigers - ALDS Game 4 prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats
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Kyle Schwarber hits two homers to lift Phillies over Dodgers 8-2 and avoid sweep in NLDS — Kyle Schwarber homered twice, his first towering shot clearing the right-field pavilion in a three-run fourth inning, and the Philadelphia Phillies avoided a sweep with an 8-2 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers …
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Alden Gonzalez / ESPN:
Kershaw roughed up in relief as Dodgers drop Game 3 of NLDS — LOS ANGELES — Tanner Scott was absent for what was later described as a personal matter, two other left-handed relievers had already been used, and Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts didn't want to use his three best relievers …
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Associated Press:
Phillies' Bryce Harper and Kyle Schwarber in postseason slump as team faces elimination against Dodgers — LOS ANGELES — Bryce Harper and Kyle Schwarber are mired in the same kind of postseason slump that wrecked the Los Angeles Dodgers two years ago. — Back then, Freddie Freeman …
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Cubs use 4-run 1st inning to top the Brewers 4-3 and avoid NL Division Series sweep — Pete Crow-Armstrong hit a tiebreaking two-run single and the Chicago Cubs avoided a sweep by holding off the Milwaukee Brewers for a 4-3 victory in Game 3 of their NL Division Series on Wednesday.
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Meghan Durham Wright / NCAA.org:
DI Administrative Committee adopts proposal to allow student-athletes, staff to bet on pro sports — Rule change would take effect November 1 if also approved by Divisions II and III — The Division I Administrative Committee on Wednesday adopted a proposal that would permit student-athletes …
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Jorge Castillo / ESPN:
Why Cam Schlittler could save New York Yankees' season — NEW YORK — The first time Cam Schlittler pitched angry in a heated rivalry game he was an 18-year-old high school senior. He was the ace Walpole High deployed for its biggest games in 2019. Matchups against Braintree High …
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David Murphy / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Nick Castellanos says Red October is a double-edged sword: ‘The environment can be against us’ — The Phillies' resident warrior-poet stood in front of his locker and answered every question that came his way. That is usually the case with Nick Castellanos, in victory or defeat, as hero or goat.
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