Kicking Mass: New Englanders Schlittler and Rice Lead Yankees Past Red Sox in Wild Card Series Opener
The likely AL Cy Young winner dominated, and the All-Star slugger broke the game open with a pair of homers.
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Alex Bregman in Cubs postseason lineup 9 days after sustaining 8 facial fractures from foul ball
Bregman took a foul ball to the face on Sept. 20.
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Duran (0-1), who allowed just two homers in 61 regular-season games, gave up a single to Michael Harris II before hitting Ozzie Albies with a pitch. Riley drove the go-ahead blast over the wall in right-center field. Harris had three hits.
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Michael King silences Cubs as Padres turn Game 1 into blowout
Michael King carried a no-hitter into the seventh as Fernando Tatis Jr., Manny Machado and the Padres crushed the Cubs 8-0 in NL Wild Card Game 1.
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Big Hits And Baseball’s Hottest Team: 4 Takeaways From First Day Of MLB Playoffs
Stellar pitching, big bats, and a dramatic late-inning home run. The first day of the MLB playoffs delivered.
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Pitching Fails Astros in 6-3 Loss to White Sox in ALWC Game 1
Just like that, the Astros are on the brink of elimination. White Sox 6. Astros 3. What unfolded over the course of a late afternoon affair was a glaring contrast between the clubs going well beyond the final box score.
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Braves squander Chris Sale’s gem but beat Phillies anyway, thanks to Austin Riley’s redemptive homer
Sale delivered 6-plus quality innings and Riley delivered a 3-run blast in Atlanta’s Game 1 wild-card victory.
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Hendriks, 3-time All-Star who overcame cancer, retires after long MLB run
Liam Hendriks, a three-time All-Star reliever who overcame non-Hodgkin lymphoma to return to the big leagues, has retired, he announced Tuesday.
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Cam Schlittler joins exclusive Yankees club with Game 1 master class
Doing his part and then some, Cam Schlittler pitched like the ace he was all throughout the regular season as he helped propel the New York Yankees to victory over the rival Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night.
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Will his health allow Dodgers’ Freddie Freeman to deliver another postseason signature moment?
Because of an ailing right knee, the Dodgers don’t really know what you might see out of Freddie Freeman this postseason.
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Yankees’ Anthony Volpe takes advantage of playoff shot: ‘It’s all hands on deck’
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What time do MLB division series start? See game times, potential matchups
Check out game times for all MLB divisional series contests. The round begins on Saturday, Oct. 3.
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Brewers Announce Logan Henderson Designation Ahead of NLDS
Milwaukee Brewers manager Pat Murphy announced the team’s expected starting pitchers for Games 1 and 2 of the NLDS.
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Buster Posey wants Giants to learn from Pride cap controversy
SAN FRANCISCO — Buster Posey said Tuesday that the San Francisco Giants must learn from their handling of the club’s annual Pride Night in June, when several players added Bible verses to their rainbow-themed caps.
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Padres’ hometown hero Joe Musgrove pitches first game in two years
Joe Musgrove’s first MLB game in two years was a dramatic postseason appearance.
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