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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Logan Webb masterful in first postseason start, Giants beat rival Dodgers in NLDS Game 1 — SAN FRANCISCO — They kept jumping up and down Friday night, stomping their feet, screaming, “Beat LA! Beat LA, Beat LA!” until their lungs burned, snapping pictures of the centerfield videoboard for posterity.
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Bill Plunkett / Orange County Register:
Dodgers vs. Giants: NLDS scouting report, prediction — Dodgers beat writer Bill Plunkett breaks down the historic matchup ... and picks the winner — SERIES SCHEDULE (all times PT) — Game 1: at Giants, Friday, 6:37 p.m., TBS — Game 2: at Giants, Saturday, 6:07 p.m., TBS
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True Blue LA, Daily News and Press Telegram
Scooby Axson / USA Today:
Shirtless Max Scherzer in postgame interview: 'Can't talk. I'm drunk' — Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Max Scherzer went through several emotions before and after the reigning World Series champions advanced to the National League Division Series. — In the postgame, alcohol-filled celebration …
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MLB Baseball News …, Sports Illustrated and Wide Right & Natty Lite
Bill Plunkett / Orange County Register:
Dodgers edge Cardinals on Chris Taylor's walk-off home run, face Giants in NLDS — LOS ANGELES — It's a playoff matchup 130 years in the making. — Baseball's two best teams - the Dodgers and San Francisco Giants - will add a chapter to their ancient rivalry after Chris Taylor's two-run …
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MLB.com, Los Angeles Times, The Big Lead, Daily News and The Athletic
Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Defending World Series champion Dodgers survive NL wild-card vs. Cardinals with walk-off win
Defending World Series champion Dodgers survive NL wild-card vs. Cardinals with walk-off win
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J.P. Hoornstra / Orange County Register:
Dodgers' Max Scherzer labors, holds Cardinals to 1 run
Dodgers' Max Scherzer labors, holds Cardinals to 1 run
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Daily News and Press Telegram
David Schoenfield / ESPN:
Firing Jayce Tingler doesn't solve the real problem with the San Diego Padres
Associated Press:
San Diego Padres fire Jayce Tingler in move made with eye on ‘big stage’
San Diego Padres fire Jayce Tingler in move made with eye on ‘big stage’
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San Diego Union-Tribune
Alden Gonzalez / ESPN:
Los Angeles Dodgers hoping Max Muncy can return in postseason; no Tommy John surgery for Clayton Kershaw
Los Angeles Dodgers hoping Max Muncy can return in postseason; no Tommy John surgery for Clayton Kershaw
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MLB Daily Dish
ESPN:
Boston Red Sox slugger J.D. Martinez (sprained left ankle) included on AL Division Series roster — ST. PETERSBURG. Fla. — Slugger J.D. Martinez is on the Boston Red Sox roster but didn't play during a 5-0 loss in Game 1 of the American League Division Series against the Tampa Bay Rays.
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Associated Press:
McCullers shines as Astros beat White Sox 6-1 in Game 1 — HOUSTON (AP) — Lance McCullers Jr. was terrific. Yordan Alvarez delivered, and Jose Altuve scored on a nifty slide. — The Houston Astros sure love October. — McCullers pitched scoreless ball into the seventh inning …
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USA Today, Sportsnet.ca and The Athletic
Joon Lee / ESPN:
Yankees manager Aaron Boone ‘at peace’ with future up in air as New York's season ends
Yankees manager Aaron Boone ‘at peace’ with future up in air as New York's season ends
Stephanie Apstein / Sports Illustrated:
Inside His Journey From Chicago to San Francisco — The public sees him as a cerulean-eyed Express model and perennial All-Star who led the Cubs to their first World Series title in 108 years. He is also a father who has endured on-field struggles, a crisis of confidence and a devastating personal loss.
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Bleacher Nation, Cubs Insider and NBCSports.com
ESPN:
Autographed ‘Shoeless’ Joe Jackson photograph from 1911 sells for $1.47 million — A 1911 “Shoeless” Joe Jackson autographed photograph by Frank W. Smith sold for $1.47 million, the most ever paid for a signed sports photograph. — The photo was offered by Christie's and Hunt Auctions …
JR Radcliffe / USA Today:
For 13 years, the Braves were a Milwaukee institution. Now, the franchise will face the Brewers in the playoffs — On May 20, 1965, Bob Buege and five other University of Wisconsin students crammed into a vehicle and made the trip east to Milwaukee for perhaps the saddest baseball game Buege ever saw in person.
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Pete Roses launches new sports betting podcast: ‘I know how it looks’ — Pete Rose, who received a lifetime ban for gambling on baseball, is launching a new podcast that talks about gambling, provides tips, offers suggests on betting lines, but no, Rose insists - it's not technically gambling.
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Hannah Keyser / Yahoo Sports:
MLB plans COVID-19 vaccine mandate for minor-league players in 2022 — Major League Baseball is finalizing a policy that would require all minor-league players to be vaccinated before the 2022 season, Yahoo Sports has learned. It'll be the latest in a series of vaccine mandates that MLB …
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Associated Press:
Trevor Story won't rule out return to Colorado Rockies, but says ‘winning is at the top of the list’ among priorities as free agent — DENVER — Trevor Story's time in Denver may have just reached its final chapter. — The Colorado Rockies' standout shortstop is driven by one prevailing theme as he hits free agency: winning.