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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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Minnesota Twins on Yahoo! … and baseballmusings.com
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Tyler Kepner / New York Times:
The Astros Are Moving On, Even if the Rest of You Aren't — A cheating scandal still shadows Houston, but in empty stadiums its players are tuning it out. “The more we win, the closer it brings us together.” — The Houston Astros hear you. Even with no crowds to heckle them from the stands, they know what you think of them.
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Twinkie Town
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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Associated Press, Sports Illustrated, MLB Baseball News … and baseballmusings.com
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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Viva El Birdos and Gaslamp Ball
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Associated Press:
MLB allowing limited number of fans for NLCS, World Series in Arlington, Texas — NEW YORK — Fans can take themselves out to the ballgame for the first time this season during the National League Championship Series and World Series at new Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas.
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Athletics Nation, Over the Monster, The Good Phight and ESPN
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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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Los Angeles Times and MLB Baseball News …
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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MLB Baseball News …, DRaysBay, MLB Daily Dish, Bluebird Banter and MLB Trade Rumors
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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MLB Baseball News …, Red Reporter and Talking Chop
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John Tomase / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Why signing big-name MLB free agents won't be part of Red Sox plan this offseason — By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's … If there's one big-name free agent the — Red Sox won't sign this winter, it's all of them. — Fans hoping for a quick fix driven by recognizable stars …
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NBCSports.com, Over the Monster and Boston Red Sox News …
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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Baltimore Sun and MLB Trade Rumors
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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Los Angeles Times, True Blue LA, Yahoo! Sports, Brew Crew Ball and MLB Baseball News …
