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Associated Press:
San Francisco Giants pitcher Tyler Rogers' twin brother confuses fans at NLDS Game 1 — An out-of-place Twin has been drawing double takes at the National League Division Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants. — Minnesota reliever Taylor Rogers was at Oracle Park …
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MLB Baseball News …
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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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MLB Baseball News …
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
Scooby Axson / USA Today:
Shirtless Max Scherzer in postgame interview: 'Can't talk. I'm drunk'
Shirtless Max Scherzer in postgame interview: 'Can't talk. I'm drunk'
Discussion:
MLB Baseball News … and Sports Illustrated
J.P. Hoornstra / Orange County Register:
Dodgers' Max Scherzer labors, holds Cardinals to 1 run
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
Discussion:
MLB Baseball News …
Bill Plunkett / Orange County Register:
Dodgers edge Cardinals on Chris Taylor's walk-off home run, face Giants in NLDS
Dodgers edge Cardinals on Chris Taylor's walk-off home run, face Giants in NLDS
Discussion:
The Athletic and Beyond the Box Score
Daily Breeze:
Mayor calls for investigation regarding foul odor near the Dominguez Channel in Carson — Authorities on Friday continued their efforts to determine the source of a foul odor reported for several days near the Dominguez Channel in the Carson area. — A hazardous materials team was sent …
The Athletic:
Cubs president Jed Hoyer narrows search for next GM as finalists emerge — Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer is in the final stages of his search for a general manager, narrowing his focus on external candidates with strong backgrounds in player development, multiple sources told The Athletic.
Discussion:
Bleacher Nation and MLB Trade Rumors
Deesha Thosar / New York Daily News:
Mets have major decisions to make on their four big free agents — The Mets have important decisions looming on four key free agents, and it remains unclear which direction the team will go with so much uncertainty at the top of its baseball operations department.
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cardinals players praise ‘steadiness’ of Shildt's coaching staff, so will all of them be back for encore? — LOS ANGELES — In the throes of a season soggy with too many walks from the pitching staff and too inconsistent production from the lineup, the Cardinals' leadership had internal discussions …
Discussion:
MLB Trade Rumors
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.
Discussion:
Rox Pile and Bleacher Nation
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.
Discussion:
MLB Baseball News …
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.
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 …
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.
Discussion:
Yahoo Sports
Associated Press:
San Diego Padres fire Jayce Tingler in move made with eye on ‘big stage’ — SAN DIEGO — The San Diego Padres still believe they have a World Series-caliber team despite a brutal late-season collapse that left them with yet another losing record. — If the Padres do make it to the Fall Classic …
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David Schoenfield / ESPN:
Firing Jayce Tingler doesn't solve the real problem with the San Diego Padres