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Mets power past Dodgers to even NLCS
LOS ANGELES -- Francisco Lindor hit a leadoff home run and Mark Vientos added a second-inning grand slam as the New York Mets evened the National League Championship Series at a game each with a 7-3 victory over the host Dodgers on Monday afternoon., ,Sean Manaea (2-0) gave up three runs (two earned...
Dodgers pitchers look to set MLB record in Game 2 vs. Mets
LOS ANGELES -- The Dodgers will give their bullpen a chance to set a postseason record in Game 2 of the National League Championship Series against the visiting New York Mets on Monday afternoon.,On a 33-inning scoreless streak to tie a postseason record first set by the Baltimore Orioles in 1966, t...
Dodgers pound Mets to open NLCS
LOS ANGELES -- A makeshift pitching staff that was supposed to spell doom for the Los Angeles Dodgers' World Series hopes has instead made playoff history.,Jack Flaherty went seven scoreless innings, Shohei Ohtani had two hits and scored twice and Los Angeles rolled to a 9-0 victory over the New Yor...
Dodgers pound Mets to open NL Championship Series
LOS ANGELES -- Jack Flaherty went seven scoreless innings, Shohei Ohtani had two hits and scored twice, and the Los Angeles Dodgers rolled to a 9-0 victory over the visiting New York Mets in Game 1 of the National League Championship Series on Sunday., ,Daniel Hudson and Ben Casparius each pitched a...
Mets add 2B/OF Jeff McNeil (wrist) to NLCS roster
The New York Mets will have veteran second baseman/outfielder Jeff McNeil on the roster for the National League Championship Series.,McNeil, who last played Sept. 6 due to a wrist fracture, is on the Mets' NLCS roster as they prepare to open the series against the host Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday....
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...
Mets tab Kodai Senga for Game 1, Sean Manaea for Game 2
The New York Mets will send Kodai Senga to the mound in Game 1 of the National League Championship Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday, with Sean Manaea slated to start Game 2 on Monday.,Senga, who opened the season on the injured list due to a strained posterior capsule in his right sh...
Dodgers open as solid favorites to win NLCS
The Los Angeles Dodgers are the top seed in the National League playoffs, and the New York Mets are the sixth and final seed.,Bookmakers believe the regular-season results accurate depict the teams' relative strength, establishing the Dodgers as a comfortable favorite to win the NL Championship Seri...
Jeff McNeil to play in AFL, could rejoin Mets this postseason
Jeff McNeil fractured his right wrist in early September and figured to miss the rest of the season, but the second baseman is scheduled to play in the Arizona Fall League this weekend and may rejoin the New York Mets if they reach the National League Championship Series.,McNeil, 32, last appeared i...
Braves run and stumble their way out of the NLCS
Even a make-believe or mutated season can make for memories that will haunt for years. As the Braves and their fans stew over yet another playoff flameout (the Braves may have to join the A’s and Twins on the playoff-banned list), they’ll look back at the 2nd inning of Game 6 and the 4th inning of G...
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...
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...
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...
The Brewers Hate Manny Machado's Guts
Spicy times in the wee hours! A lengthy and bizarre Game 4 ended in the 13th with, of course, a Manny Machado slide. That’s not the close call the Brewers are thinking about, though....
Cubs Take 3-0 Lead On Javier Báez Steal Of Home
The Cubs continued rolling tonight in Game 1 of the NLCS as Javier Báez drove in Jason Heyward with a double and then stole home in a less-than-graceful manner. It’s 3-0, and it’s still the third inning....
Here's Your Gallery Of Sad Cubs Fans
The Cubs won 97 games this season, tied for their most regular season wins since 1945. In the playoffs they laid waste to the Pirates in the Wild Card game and the Cardinals in the NLDS. Going into the NLCS against the Mets, Cubs fans were very excited. This was their year to break the curse. Back t...
Daniel Murphy Strokes Another Dong
Daniel Murphy’s cherry on top of the ongoing destruction of the Cubs was his sixth straight game with a home run—setting a new postseason record—and his seventh home run in these playoffs, one behind the record for an entire postseason held jointly by Barry Bonds, Carlos Beltran, and Nelson Cruz. He...
Chugging Is Dumb
We need to talk about your drinking. To have an intervention, of sorts....
Madison Bumgarner's Fastball Is Getting Deadlier
Giants ace Madison Bumgarner didn't seem to have his best stuff during Game 5 of the NLCS, and was particularly let down by his cutter. It was flat, non-biting versions of that pitch that yielded an RBI double to Jon Jay and a solo home run to Tony Cruz Jr. (Matt Adams also took him deep on a curveb...
Madison Bumgarner Takes Six Beers To The Face
Giants ace Madison Bumgarner "chugged" four beers at once when his team won the wild card play-in game. When he "chugged" five beers after winning the NLDS, everyone wondered if he'd be able to work his way up to six beers in the event of an NLCS win. So, did he go for the full sixer last night? Y...