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Jenna West / Sports Illustrated:
Injured Josh Donaldson Not on Twins' Roster for AL Wild Card Series — Twins third baseman Josh Donaldson is not on the team's roster for the American League wild card series against the Astros due to a calf injury. — The AL Central winners released their 28-man roster hours before the series begins at Target Field on Tuesday.
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Michael Shapiro / Sports Illustrated:
Dinelson Lamet, Mike Clevinger Left off Padres' Wild Card Roster — San Diego will start Chris Paddack in Game 1 of its Wild Card series against the Cardinals. — The Padres left starting pitchers Dinelson Lamet and Mike Clevinger off the roster for their wild-card series against the Cardinals.
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MLB Baseball News, Scores, Standings …:
A capsule look at the Cardinals-Padres playoff series — By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's … A capsule look at the best-of-three playoff series between the — San Diego Padres beginning Wednesday. All games in San Diego: — ST. LOUIS CARDINALS — Record: 30-28.
Fred Goodall / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Snell sharp, Margot HR, Rays beat Blue Jays 3-1 in opener — By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's … Blake Snell took a no-hitter into the sixth inning and the top-seeded — Tampa Bay Rays opened the playoffs Tuesday with a 3-1 victory over the — Toronto Blue Jays.
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Keegan Matheson / Blue Jays News:
Shoemaker starts Game 1 for Blue Jays — Ryu set for Game 2 and if needed, Walker in Game 3 — In what might be the most surprising move of their season, the Blue Jays are starting Matt Shoemaker — not ace Hyun Jin Ryu — in Game 1 of the Wild Card Series against the Tampa Bay Rays today.
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David Waldstein / New York Times:
Baseball's September Madness: 8 Postseason Games in One ‘Crazy’ Day — “It's going to be mad,” Astros Manager Dusty Baker said of an unprecedented playoff marathon on Wednesday. — Players and managers used words like “chaos” and “crazy” to describe a day like none baseball has ever seen.
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Associated Press:
Astros Advance to ALDS as Twins Lose 18th Straight Playoff Game — The Astros swept the Twins with a 3-1 victory on Wednesday, marking Minnesota's 18th straight postseason loss. — MINNEAPOLIS — Carlos Correa hit a two-out, tie-breaking home run in the seventh inning for the Houston Astros …
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Bobby Nightengale / Cincinnati.com:
3 keys for the Cincinnati Reds to beat the Atlanta Braves Wild Card Series — ATLANTA - When the Cincinnati Reds and Atlanta Braves complete their best-of-three series this week, one franchise will win its first playoff series in a long, long time. — The Reds haven't won a playoff series since 1995.
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Nick Selbe / Sports Illustrated:
MLB to Allow Fans in Stadium for NLCS, World Series Games in Texas — The league will permit 11,500 fans to attend each NLCS and World Series, which would mark the first time all season that fans are able to attend an MLB game. — For the first time this year, there will be fans at a Major League Baseball game.
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Tyler Kepner / New York Times:
Derek Jeter Is Back in the Postseason With a Whole New Perspective
Derek Jeter Is Back in the Postseason With a Whole New Perspective
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Alden Gonzalez / ESPN:
Milwaukee Brewers turn to Brent Suter for Game 1 start vs. Los Angeles Dodgers — LOS ANGELES — The Milwaukee Brewers, still scrambling after the sudden loss of ace Corbin Burnes, will start left-hander Brent Suter in Game 1 of the team's National League wild-card series against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday night.
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Roch Kubatko / School of Roch:
Brocail and Flores won't return to Orioles coaching staff — The offseason work conducted by the Orioles has moved past the 40-man roster today and impacted two coaches. — The Orioles aren't going to bring back pitching coach Doug Brocail and third base coach/infield instructor Jose Flores, according to multiple industry sources.
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Astros Sign Yuli Gurriel To One-Year Extension — 11:10am: Gurriel will earn $250K upon reaching 300 and 350 plate appearances, tweets The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal. He'll also earn $350K for reaching 400 and 450 plate appearances as well as $400K for reaching 500 and 550 plate appearances.
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