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Yankees on the Brink: Can Aaron Boone’s “Weird” Plan Spark an ALDS Comeback?
Down 0-2 in the ALDS, Aaron Boone is calling for the Yankees to “get weird” and fight back against the Blue Jays. Can Aaron Judge and Carlos Rodón keep New York’s season alive in Game 3?...
Jacob Misiorowski, Brewers overpower Cubs, grab 2-0 series lead
MILWAUKEE -- Hard-throwing rookie Jacob Misiorowski, a All-Star this summer after making just five major league starts, lost his way in the second half of the regular season.,He regained his form in a big way on Monday in his postseason debut, leading the Milwaukee Brewers to a 7-3 victory over the ...
Brewers blast 3 homers to take 2-0 NLDS lead over Cubs
MILWAUKEE -- Jackson Chourio and Andrew Vaughn each belted a three-run homer to rally the Milwaukee Brewers to a 7-3 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Monday night for a 2-0 lead in the National League Division Series between Central Division rivals.,Chourio, who was questionable after leaving the fi...
Four-run inning sends Dodgers to 2-0 NLDS edge on Phillies
Blake Snell allowed one hit over six shutout innings and Will Smith delivered a two-run single during a four-run seventh-inning as the Los Angeles Dodgers recorded a 4-3 victory over the host Philadelphia Phillies on Monday night in Game 2 of the National League Division Series.,Snell (2-0) struck o...
Tigers, Mariners expect another nail-biter as series shifts to Detroit
Not much has separated the Seattle Mariners and Detroit Tigers over the first two games of the American League Division Series.,Both clubs won a game with a 3-2 final score, and the tightness of series figures to continue when the Mariners battle the Tigers in Game 3 on Tuesday in Detroit.,The Tiger...
Josh Naylor not with Mariners as wife prepares to give birth
Mariners first baseman Josh Naylor isn't with the team in Detroit as Seattle gets ready to face the Tigers for Game 3 on Tuesday.,Naylor and his wife have been anticipating the birth of their first child. The original due date was Saturday, the same day as Game 1 of the American League Division Seri...
Facing elimination, Yankees out to cool off Jays' bats
NEW YORK -- Through two games, the New York Yankees have been unable to get Vladimir Guerrero Jr., and most of his other Blue Jays teammates, out.,Because of New York's pitching woes, Toronto is on the verge of sweeping the first postseason series between the teams.,However, the Yankees hope they ca...
Dodgers line up Shohei Ohtani to start Game 5, if necessary
The Los Angeles Dodgers will refrain from using Shohei Ohtani as a relief pitcher moving forward, with manager Dave Roberts saying he will start his right-hander in Game 5 of the National League Division Series, if necessary.,Speculation has been rampant that Ohtani could be used in relief during th...
Phillies CF Harrison Bader (groin) out of lineup for Game 2
Philadelphia Phillies center fielder Harrison Bader was not in the starting lineup for Game 2 of the National League Division Series against the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday because of a groin injury.,Bader was removed from the Phillies' Game 1 loss because of the injury, which is not cons...
Julio Rodriguez's RBI double lifts Mariners past Tigers to even series
Julio Rodriguez's run-scoring double with one out in the bottom of the eighth broke a tie as the Seattle Mariners defeated the visiting Detroit Tigers 3-2 on Sunday night to even their best-of-five American League Division Series at one game apiece.,Jorge Polanco hit a pair of solo homers for the Ma...
Trey Yesavage's brilliance, Blue Jays' power rout Yankees for 2-0 ALDS lead
TORONTO -- The plan has worked to perfection so far and the Toronto Blue Jays are one win away from disposing of the New York Yankees in the American League Division Series.,The Blue Jays decided to start rookie Trey Yesavage at home Sunday in Game 2 of the series and save eight-year veteran Shane B...
Blue Jays hit 5 HRs, rout Yankees for 2-0 ALDS lead
TORONTO -- Daulton Varsho homered twice, rookie Trey Yesavage struck out 11 and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the New York Yankees 13-7 Sunday to take a 2-0 lead in the American League Division Series.,Vladimir Guerrero Jr. added three hits, including the first postseason grand slam in team history...
Phillies eager to 'dust it off' in NLDS Game 2 vs. Dodgers
There's no doubt the Los Angeles Dodgers like seeing someone with Hernandez stitched across the back of the jersey walking up to the plate in the postseason.,Two swings of the bat by two players named Hernandez provided all of Los Angeles' runs in Game 1, and now the Dodgers will look to take a 2-0 ...
Brewers' Jackson Chourio (hamstring) status for Game 2 is unclear
The status of Milwaukee Brewers left fielder Jackson Chourio for Monday's Game 2 remains uncertain after MRI exam results on his right hamstring were inconclusive, manager Pat Murphy said Sunday.,Chourio was injured in the second inning of Saturday's 9-3 win over the Chicago Cubs in Game 1 of the be...
Cubs hope Shota Imanaga can help them avoid 2-0 NLDS hole vs. Brewers
MILWAUKEE -- The Milwaukee Brewers will turn to left-hander Aaron Ashby for a spot start as they look to move one step closer to their first postseason series win since 2018 when they host the Chicago Cubs on Monday night in the second game of the National League Division Series., ,Ashby (5-2, 2.16 ...
Tigers' Tarik Skubal connects with Seattle college before taking on Mariners in Game 2
Tarik Skubal might have been born in California and grew up in Arizona, but Seattle holds a special place in his heart.,And when the Detroit Tigers' ace takes the mound Sunday night in Game 2 of the best-of-five American League Division Series against the host Mariners, he will have about three doze...
Jays ask rookie RHP Trey Yesavage to tame Yanks in Game 2
TORONTO -- The Toronto Blue Jays could have entrusted Game 2 to Hall of Fame-bound Max Scherzer or Chris Basssitt, a pair of accomplished right-handers who have 304 regular-season and eight postseason wins between them.,Instead, they're giving the ball to 22-year-old Trey Yesavage for his fourth maj...
MLB roundup: Tigers top Mariners in 11 innings to take series opener
Zach McKinstry's broken-bat RBI single with two outs in the top of the 11th inning broke a tie as the Detroit Tigers defeated host Seattle Mariners 3-2 on Saturday night in the opener of their best-of-five American League Division Series.,Kerry Carpenter hit a two-run homer for the Tigers, who are s...
Tigers edge Mariners in 11-inning Game 1 thriller
Zach McKinstry's broken-bat RBI single with two outs in the top of the 11th inning broke a tie as the Detroit Tigers defeated the host Seattle Mariners 3-2 Saturday night in the opener of their best-of-five American League Division Series.,Kerry Carpenter hit a two-run homer for the Tigers, who are ...
Teoscar Hernandez’s 3-run blast powers Dodgers past Phillies in NLDS Game 1
Teoscar Hernandez hit a three-run homer in the seventh inning to lift the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers to a 5-3 victory over the host Philadelphia Phillies in Game 1 of the National League Division Series on Saturday.,Shohei Ohtani uncharacteristically allowed three runs on the mound and struck out ...