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MLB Playoffs Daily: Yankees, Padres, A’s, Marlins face elimination
The Oakland Athletics were able to fend off elimination Wednesday — and they’ll have company on the postseason tightrope Thursday. The A’s, Miami Marlins, New York Yankees and San Diego Padres all will be playing for their playoff lives, meaning the division series round could be complete by early Friday morning. Here’s everything you need […]
Continue readingHigh-powered Houston Astros eliminate Oakland Athletics to reach ALCS
LOS ANGELES — Carlos Correa and Jose Altuve shared a warm embrace behind second base, joined their teammates in the standard row of high-fives, and then they all made their way off the field. Quickly, quietly. The Houston Astros — marked by one of history’s biggest cheating scandals in the offseason, beset by injuries when […]
Continue readingOakland A’s oust Chicago White Sox, advance for 1st time since 2006
OAKLAND, Calif. — Sure, most of these young Oakland Athletics might barely remember some of the gut-wrenching October losses over the past two decades. Two recent defeats were plenty fresh enough to motivate manager Bob Melvin’s slugging, happy-go-lucky A’s. Oakland finally ended 14 years of postseason futility, riding Chad Pinder’s go-ahead, two-run single in the […]
Continue readingExpert picks for the 2020 MLB playoffs
The Washington Nationals did not make it into this year’s MLB playoffs, so Major League Baseball will crown a different team as champion in 2020. Can the Los Angeles Dodgers get over the final hurdle and take home their first championship since 1988? Or could the Tampa Bay Rays win their first title after earning […]
Continue readingLos Angeles Dodgers clinch NL’s top seed, 8th straight division title
LOS ANGELES — Wrapping up an NL West title has become routine for the Los Angeles Dodgers, but in a year in which no one was sure three months ago if there would be a baseball season, manager Dave Roberts wanted his team to savor the moment. The Dodgers clinched the NL’s top postseason seed […]
Continue readingFantasy baseball daily notes: Pitcher and hitter rankings for Saturday’s games
Here’s a look at Saturday’s top streaming options, focusing on players rostered in fewer than 50% of ESPN leagues. Create or join a league today >> Cheat Sheet Central >> Kwang-Hyun Kim (L), rostered in 56% of ESPN leagues, St. Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates: Kim is rostered in slightly more than 50% of leagues, […]
Continue readingOakland Athletics acquire LHP Mike Minor from Texas Rangers
The A’s received cash considerations in the deal and sent two players to be named later and international slot money to the Rangers in return. Minor, 32, has been a rotation stalwart for the Rangers since he signed a three-year, $28 million contract entering the 2018 season. He struggled in his first half-dozen starts this […]
Continue readingEverything you need to know at halfway point of the 2020 MLB season
The motif heading into the 60-game Major League Baseball season was straight out of a 1950s horror movie or a bad slogan for a 1980s Mariners team: Anything can happen. As we come upon the halfway point of the season, however, as much as we hoped for a crazy, unpredictable two months, the top of […]
Continue readingInside the A’s first-half dominance and how they plan to make it last all season
By then, Forst had disappeared. He walked out of the Kansas City Royals’ home ballpark and made his way to neighboring Arrowhead Stadium, where the NFL’s Chiefs play, far enough to no longer hear the crowd. Forst kept up with the rest of that game — the Royals’ game-tying sac fly in the ninth, Oakland’s […]
Continue readingYour guide to the most unusual MLB Opening Day ever
Baseball is back. The home runs are back. The blazing fastballs blurring across our TV screens are back. The bat flips, the doubles in the gap, the “how did he do that?” defensive plays, the box scores, the exit velocities, the hot takes, the debates, the hopeful late-game rallies, the walk-off hits, the beautiful background […]
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