Padres silence Cubs’ bats again, finish off 2-game wild-card sweep
Five Padres pitchers combined on a five-hitter and Gavin Sheets hit a pinch-hit two-run homer, as San Diego swept the Cubs out of the NL Wild Card Series with a 4-1 win.
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Phillies make history with first-ever postseason game-ending ABS challenge
The Philadelphia Phillies made postseason history Wednesday, beating the Atlanta Braves 4-3 in 10 innings on the first game-ending Automated Ball-Strike challenge overturn in MLB playoffs history.
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Yankees used small and long ball in sixth inning to beat Red Sox in ALWCS
The New York Yankees showed they can do the little things and hit the long ball in their 9-2 victory over the Boston Red Sox that sent them to the ALDS.
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White Sox complete sweep of Astros for first playoff series win since 2005
The White Sox finished off the Astros with a 7-3 win on Wednesday to secure their first playoff series win since beating Houston in the 2005 World Series.
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How to watch Yankees vs. Rays in ALDS: Start times, channels, and more
The Yankees lost the AL East to the Rays, but they have a chance for the last laugh,
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Phillies never say die with dramatic comeback to stay alive vs Braves
Phillies’ biggest sluggers came through in the clutch to keep their team’s season alive.
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Duel, Interrupted: Phillies Come Back To Beat Braves Late, Even Series
The Phillies offense heated up just enough to send an excellent series to a deciding Game 3.
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Astros’ Varsho has wrist surgery, done for season
Astros center fielder Daulton Varsho underwent left arthroscopic wrist surgery on Tuesday, a procedure that will sideline him for the entire postseason.
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Sonny Gray irked Yankees brass after admitting he never wanted to be in New York
He shouldn’t expect a warm reception from Yankee Stadium fans, either.
NY Post
ALWCS Game 2 Player of the Game: Luis Garcia Jr.
On a day where almost everything went right, the newest Yankee was the one that set the tone.
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Yankees back in ALDS in large part to five wise decisions
To make it to your second champagne celebration, you have to make more right decisions than wrong ones.
NY Post
Was Red Sox summer of love a mirage? Yankees beatdown exposes Boston | Opinion
Red Sox pulled off miraculous turnaround to reach MLB playoffs. Should we have really believed?
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Dodgers NLDS Game 1 locked into 1 p.m. start time, on Fox
Dodgers first 2026 postseason game is during the day on Saturday at Dodger Stadium
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Twins Injury Update: Byron Buxton news, Walker Jenkins surgery, Jeff Hoffman & Zebby Mathews flexor strains
Here’s a Minnesota Twins injury update amid the MLB playoffs, including news on Byron Buxton and Walker Jenkins.
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Paint it black: Phillies 4, Braves 3
Andrew Painter and the Phillies stave off elimination
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