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Jean Segura atones for error with clutch hit in Phillies’ Game 3 win

PHILADELPHIA — Jean Segura has played 11 seasons in the majors, made two All-Star teams and hit .300 three times, but he has never had an inning quite like the fourth inning of Game 3 of the National League Championship Series on Friday night. Playing in his first postseason, the Philadelphia Phillies second baseman dropped […]

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Who will rule the ALCS? Preview, predictions for Yankees-Astros

Would you like a little chalk with your chaos? While the fifth-seeded San Diego Padres and sixth-seeded Philadelphia Phillies are playing in the NLCS, the American League gives us the two teams that carried the conversation all season in the junior circuit: The 106-56 Houston Astros, playing in their sixth straight ALCS, and the 99-63 […]

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Who has the NLCS edge? Preview, predictions for Padres-Phillies

Well, excuse the San Diego Padres and Philadelphia Phillies for crashing the party. The 101-win Mets, with a rotation featuring Max Scherzer and Jacob deGrom and their most wins in a regular season since 1986? Gone from these MLB playoffs. The 101-win Braves, trying to defend their World Series championship with a better, deeper team […]

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A wild Division Series weekend showed off the best of October baseball

“Baseball’s just a really funny game,” Trey Mancini said about nine hours later, headed for a bus that would begin the Astros’ journey home for their sixth straight AL Championship Series. What had occurred in the time since was a one-of-a-kind game: 6 hours, 22 minutes, with 42 strikeouts against four walks, where hits were […]

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Jeremy Pena hits 18th-inning homer as Astros sweep Mariners

SEATTLE — Jeremy Pena homered in the 18th inning, and the Houston Astros beat the Seattle Mariners 1-0 on Saturday to advance to the American League Championship Series for the sixth straight year. Pena, who had been 0-for-7 in the game, drove a slider from Penn Murfee deep to left-center for the rookie shortstop’s first […]

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Astros relievers Will Smith, Phil Maton left off ALDS roster

Maton, who had a 3.84 ERA in 67 games this season, on Tuesday told reporters that he had surgery Monday after suffering a fractured fifth metacarpal in his right pinkie when he punched his locker out of anger last Wednesday. “It was a short-sighted move and, ultimately, it was selfish,” Maton told reporters about the […]

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2022 MLB playoffs: Our predictions from the wild-card games through the World Series

The 2022 MLB playoffs begin Friday afternoon, debuting a new format with 12 teams hoping to raise this year’s World Series trophy. The Dodgers — who enter October with MLB’s best record and a franchise record number of wins — look to add another title to prove their 2020 championship was no fluke. Meanwhile, the […]

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Fantasy baseball pitcher rankings, lineup advice for Saturday’s MLB games

Note: This file has been updated with any overnight pitching changes or weather-related game postponements, along with the addition of the latest MLB game odds as of the indicated time of publication. By Mike Sheets • Closer Chart: Latest bullpen intel • MLB Depth Charts for every team • Player news wire with fantasy spin […]

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Fantasy baseball pitcher rankings, lineup advice for Sunday’s MLB games

Note: This file will be updated with overnight pitching changes and weather-related game postponements, along with the addition of the latest MLB game odds as of the indicated time of publication. By Todd Zola • Closer Chart: Latest bullpen intel • MLB Depth Charts for every team • Player news wire with fantasy spin The […]

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Red-hot Houston Astros down Tampa Bay Rays, seal fifth AL West crown in past six years

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Houston Astros clinched their fifth American League West title in six years, getting a leadoff home run from Jose Altuve in a 4-0 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays Monday night. Headed to the postseason for the sixth straight season, Houston won for the eighth time in nine games and […]

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