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Yanks hold off Guardians in Game 4 of ALCS, become World Series favorites
Just one night after coughing up a 5-3 lead in the ninth inning and going on to lose in the 10th, the New York Yankees looked determined to prevent the Cleveland Guardians from picking up any more momentum in the American League Championship Series on Friday. ,Cleveland almost did, though. It manage...

After Game 3 stunner, Guardians aim to level ALCS vs. Yankees
CLEVELAND -- After a pulsating Game 3 that saw the Cleveland Guardians climb back into the American League Championship Series in the most dramatic fashion, the New York Yankees have less than 24 hours to clear their heads.,The Guardians, one out away from a 3-0 deficit in the best-of-seven series, ...

David Fry belts walk-off HR in 10th, Guardians stun Yanks in Game 3
CLEVELAND -- David Fry delivered a walk-off two-run homer in the 10th inning after Jhonkensy Noel hit a game-tying two-run blast with two outs in the ninth as the Cleveland Guardians pulled out an improbable 7-5 victory over the visiting New York Yankees on Thursday in Game 3 of the American League ...

David Fry belts walk-off HR in 10th, Guardians stun Yankees in Game 3
CLEVELAND -- David Fry delivered a walk-off two-run homer in the 10th inning after Jhonkensy Noel hit a game-tying two-run blast with two outs in the ninth as the Cleveland Guardians pulled out an improbable 7-5 victory over the visiting New York Yankees on Thursday in Game 3 of the American League ...

Matthew Boyd, Guardians aim to halve Yankees' ALCS lead
CLEVELAND -- As the American League Championship Series arrives in Ohio for Game 3 on Thursday, the New York Yankees possess all of the momentum.,The Yankees hold a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven series, with the Cleveland Guardians stuck in a chasm created in large part by their own mistakes and mis...

Aaron Judge ends homer drought as Yanks snag 2-0 ALCS lead
NEW YORK -- While the rest of his New York Yankees teammates were doing enough to win close postseason games, Aaron Judge was often ending his postseason at-bats without productive results.,At least until Tuesday.,Judge hit his first homer of the postseason, a two-run shot in the seventh inning that...

Aaron Judge, Yankees top Guardians for 2-0 ALCS lead
NEW YORK -- Aaron Judge hit a two-run homer in the seventh inning to pad the lead and finished with three RBIs as the New York Yankees beat the Cleveland Guardians 6-3 on Tuesday to take a two-games-to-none lead in the American League Championship Series.,New York, seeking its first trip to the Worl...

Guardians sub RHP Ben Lively for injured Alex Cobb on ALCS roster
Right-handed pitcher Alex Cobb, the Cleveland Guardians' Game 1 starter in the American League Championship Series, is done for the postseason after aggravating a back injury on Monday night.,MLB approved Cleveland's roster substitution, which adds right-hander Ben Lively to the ALCS roster and remo...

Already down in ALCS, Guardians set to face Yanks ace Gerrit Cole
NEW YORK -- The New York Yankees began the American League Championship Series by getting a strong outing from Carlos Rodon as two of their three sluggers sent pitches over the fences.,The Yankees are hoping to replicate the formula and take a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven series on Tuesday when the...

Yankees, Guardians express mutual respect ahead of ALCS
NEW YORK -- The New York Yankees and Cleveland Guardians are well-acquainted with each other in the postseason, but rarely when an American League pennant is on the line.,After finishing with the top two records in the AL, the Yankees and Guardians open up the ALCS Monday night with Game 1 in the be...

Yanks tab Carlos Rodon for ALCS Game 1, Gerrit Cole for Game 2
The New York Yankees will send left-hander Carlos Rodon to the mound on Monday for Game 1 of the American League Championship Series against the visiting Cleveland Guardians.,Yankees ace Gerrit Cole, who won the Game 4 clincher in the AL Division Series against the Kansas City Royals on Thursday, is...

Quick end to LCS means earlier start for World Series
A quick end to Major League Baseball's two league championship series would result in an earlier start to the World Series.,MLB said Sunday that should both the American and National League wrap up the championship rounds by Saturday, the World Series will open Oct. 22, with a potential Game 7 being...

Yellow-bellied Game 7 starter for Rays seeks to exorcise Astros demons he had hoped stayed hidden
Charlie Morton has proven himself as a big-game pitcher in the past. It was just three years ago that Morton started Game 7 of the ALCS and got the win with five innings of two-out shutout ball. Ten days later, he came out of the bullpen to pitch the final four innings of Game 7 of the World Series,...

Like a Rorschach test, you can see whatever you want in the art of Dodgers collapses
For the past five years or so, the Dodgers have carried just about the same narrative. Or the same narratives, and eventually it’ll probably reach the same level of undying debate that LeBron v. Michael has. Either Clayton Kershaw is a playoff mess, or Dave Roberts constantly has a stiff breeze whis...

You don’t have to feel sorry about Jose Altuve's 'Thing'
You can if you want. Certainly in this year that’s causing even Satan to tug at his collar we need all the empathy we can get. But there’s something reassuring that karma can exist, when we’ve spent most of the recent past watching shitty people do shitty things and get away with it to the point whe...

Astros getting good wood, but keep finding Rays' gloves at the other end of their ropes
Heading into the ALCS, it felt like the series would hinge on whether the Astros’ high-contact ways would be able to undo the Rays’ dominant starting pitching and bullpen. Would they find enough holes, or work their way through the Rays’ staff to eventually see them weaken through sheer attrition? T...

We’re only in the 2nd but it’s already the Manuel Margot game
We all dream of having a game named after us. Flipper Anderson has one. Reggie Jackson has one. Jack Morris got the ultimate prize, a Game 7 he’s known for. If you’re a true immortal, like LeBron or Michael, you get a whole flatbed of ’em. The list goes on....

Your totally not late at all LCS preview
Things aren’t supposed to start on Sunday. That’s why the phrase “Even God rests on Sundays” is around. It’s a deflation period. So yeah, I wasn’t totally on top of it with the ALCS starting yesterday. But it was a Sunday. They’re meant for long walks or brunch (which you make yourself these days an...

Royals Fans Celebrate Pennant With Long, Sloppy Victory Kiss
The YouTube description accompanying this video claims that these two lovebirds are total strangers, which seems a little hard to believe, but I guess anything is possible when two people are a few beers deep and the Royals make the World Series for the first time since 1985....

Royals Pitcher Gives Playoff Tickets To Broke Dude On Twitter
On Saturday, a Kansas City Royals fan was really sad about the fact that he was too broke to take his girlfriend to a Royals playoff game. As any sensible person would do, he looked to amend the situation by taking to Twitter and asking Royals reliever Brandon Finnegan for some tickets....