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Improved Carlos Rodon leads Yankees against Royals in Game 2
NEW YORK -- Carlos Rodon's lowest moment for the New York Yankees occurred in the final start of a disastrous 2023 season on the mound in Kansas City.,While Rodon was going through a nightmarish first season in New York, Cole Ragans was providing 12 starts as the Kansas City Royals concluded a 106-l...
Phillies bench Alec Bohm for NLDS Game 2
Seeking a new "energy," Philadelphia Phillies manager Rob Thomson will sit slump-ridden All-Star Alec Bohm for Game 2 of the National League Division Series against the New York Mets on Sunday.,Edmundo Sosa will take over at third base and bat eighth Sunday in place of Bohm, who hit .170 in Septembe...
MLB Playoff Scheduling Makes No Sense: Why Compete With College Football?
MLB's playoff scheduling hasn't made much sense, and that was on full display on Saturday, as primetime, marquee playoff matchups had to compete with college football....
After breaking playoff winless streak, Dodgers look to take 2-0 lead on Padres
LOS ANGELES -- Longing for their regular-season success to carry into the playoffs after multiple postseasons of disappointment, the Los Angeles Dodgers find themselves on track -- for one day, at least. ,The host Dodgers will head into Game 2 of their best-of-five National League Division Series ag...
Phillies' Cristopher Sanchez aims to beat Mets, add to big week
PHILADELPHIA -- It already has been a big week for Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Cristopher Sanchez. But it is about to get even bigger.,The 27-year-old left-hander will be tasked with helping to draw the Phillies even with the New York Mets when he starts Game 2 of the teams' National League Divisi...
MLB roundup: Shohei Ohtani sparks Dodgers' rally vs. Padres
Shohei Ohtani hit a three-run home run in the first playoff game of his career and the host Los Angeles Dodgers rallied for a 7-5 victory over the San Diego Padres on Saturday in Game 1 of their National League Division Series.,Teoscar Hernandez delivered a go-ahead two-run single in the fourth as t...
Behind strong pitching, Guardians shut out Tigers in Game 1
CLEVELAND -- Lane Thomas slammed a three-run homer to cap a five-run first inning as the Cleveland Guardians jumped all over the Detroit Tigers while notching a 7-0 victory on Saturday afternoon in Game 1 of the American League Division Series.,David Fry added a two-run double in the sixth inning as...
Shohei Ohtani leads Dodgers past Padres in playoff debut
LOS ANGELES -- Shohei Ohtani hit a three-run home run in the first playoff game of his career and the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied for a 7-5 victory over the San Diego Padres on Saturday in Game 1 of their National League Division Series.,Teoscar Hernandez delivered a go-ahead two-run single in the f...
Mets pummel Phillies' bullpen for comeback victory in Game 1
PHILADELPHIA -- Blanked for seven innings by Philadelphia starter Zack Wheeler, the New York Mets erupted for six runs against the Phillies' bullpen in the final two innings Saturday to earn a 6-2 victory in Game 1 of a National League Division Series.,Brandon Nimmo's RBI single off Matt Strahm snap...
Alex Verdugo, Yankees clip Royals to open ALDS
NEW YORK -- Alex Verdugo hit a tiebreaking RBI single with two outs in the seventh inning and the New York Yankees opened the American League Division Series with a 6-5 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Saturday night.,Game 2 is Monday night in New York. ,Verdugo reached base three times, doing...
Mets pummel Phillies' bullpen for 6-2 victory
PHILADELPHIA -- Blanked for seven innings by Philadelphia starter Zack Wheeler, the New York Mets erupted for six runs against the Phillies' bullpen in the final two innings Saturday to earn a 6-2 victory in Game 1 of a National League Division Series.,Brandon Nimmo's RBI single off Matt Strahm snap...
Dodgers LHP Clayton Kershaw (toe) will not pitch in playoffs
Los Angeles Dodgers veteran left-hander Clayton Kershaw will not pitch in the playoffs, manager Dave Roberts said on Saturday.,Kershaw has been sidelined since the end of August due to a bone spur in his left big toe. Roberts announced the news on Kershaw after the latter was left off the team's 26-...
Guardians deliver hits, pitching to shut out Tigers in Game 1
Lane Thomas slammed a three-run homer to cap a five-run first inning as the Cleveland Guardians jumped all over the visiting Detroit Tigers while notching a 7-0 victory on Saturday afternoon in Game 1 of the American League Division Series.,David Fry added a two-run double in the sixth inning as Cle...
Guardians leave RHP Ben Lively off ALDS roster vs. Tigers
The Cleveland Guardians will be without right-handed pitcher Ben Lively for the American League Division Series against the Detroit Tigers, despite Lively serving as a crucial member of the starting rotation in the regular season. ,Lively finished 13-10 with a 3.81 ERA in 29 starts but was left off...
Dodgers' Freddie Freeman (ankle) likely back for NLDS opener
Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman was asked Friday whether his ailing right ankle would allow him to play in the National League Division Series opener on Saturday against the San Diego Padres.,"I feel good," Freeman said before clarifying. "Good enough.",Freeman got hurt the last ti...
Shohei Ohtani primed for playoff debut in Dodgers-Padres NLDS
LOS ANGELES -- The last two teams left standing west of the Missouri River will hunker down along the Pacific Ocean over the next week amid anything but a serene setting.,The MLB-best Los Angeles Dodgers will take on the San Diego Padres, the top team since the All-Star break, when a fiery National ...
Guardians bracing for white-hot Tigers in ALDS
The Detroit Tigers and Cleveland Guardians have played each other more than 2,300 times but never have they clashed in a series this important.,The Tigers and Guardians begin play in the American League Division Series on Saturday in Cleveland, and the winner of the best-of-five series will advance ...
Mets ride magical week into NLDS showdown vs. rival Phillies
PHILADELPHIA -- When the New York Mets begin their National League Division Series on Saturday afternoon against the Philadelphia Phillies, they will hope to author another chapter in what is fast becoming a storybook season.,The Mets advanced to the NLDS when Pete Alonso keyed a four-run rally in t...
Royals, Yankees set to rekindle playoff rivalry
NEW YORK -- For now, the Kansas City Royals and the New York Yankees can only hear about their past playoff battles, which only their respective managers were alive to witness.,None of the current players are of age to recall the four times between 1976 and 1980 when Kansas City and New York met in ...
Padres RHP Joe Musgrove to undergo Tommy John surgery
San Diego Padres right-handed starter Joe Musgrove was diagnosed with a UCL injury in his pitching elbow and will undergo Tommy John surgery.,Padres general manager A.J. Preller announced the news Friday shortly after manager Mike Shildt said the team would not include Musgrove on their National Lea...