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Bill Plunkett / Orange County Register:
Dodgers will start Walker Buehler on short rest in NLCS Game 6 — Buehler went just 3-2/3 innings in NLCS Game 3 on Tuesday against the Braves, but will start on three days' rest — ATLANTA — For the second time in 12 days, the Dodgers will ask Walker Buehler to pitch on short rest with their season at stake.
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True Blue LA, New York Post and Daily News
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Jaylon Thompson / USA Today:
Los Angeles Dodgers face lingering questions amid critical offseason — The Los Angeles Dodgers' attempt to defend their World Series crown ended in heartbreaking fashion Saturday at Truist Park. The Dodgers were vanquished by the Atlanta Braves in six games during the National League Championship Series.
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Yahoo News and Los Angeles Times
Jaylon Thompson / USA Today:
Braves oust defending champion Dodgers to reach World Series for first time since 1999 — ATLANTA — The dulcet cheers of “Eddie” reverberated throughout Truist Park. A sellout crowd of 43,060 fans stood in concert as the symphonic melody meandered like a gusty wind on a cool Georgia night.
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Deadspin, MLB Baseball News …, Los Angeles Times, NBCSports.com and Chicago Sun-Times
Jorge Castillo / Los Angeles Times:
Max Scherzer will not start for Dodgers in NLCS Game 6 against the Braves — Max Scherzer was scheduled to speak to the media via Zoom soon after the Dodgers landed at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Friday night. News conferences are customary for starting pitchers …
Alan Blinder / New York Times:
Atlanta Topples Dodgers to Reach First World Series Since 1999 — In third place on Aug. 13, Atlanta rode a surprising group of trade deadline acquisitions to a pennant, outlasting the 106-win Dodgers. Next up: the Houston Astros. — ATLANTA — Surely, the thinking around town went …
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Pinstripe Alley and baseballmusings.com
Jorge Castillo / Los Angeles Times:
Dave Roberts ‘expecting, hoping’ he can work out contract extension with Dodgers — The Dodgers' season-ending loss in Game 6 of the National League Championship Series against the Atlanta Braves on Saturday potentially signaled the end of an era. — Five prominent contributors are scheduled …
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MLB Trade Rumors, MLB Baseball News … and True Blue LA
Bill Plunkett / Orange County Register:
Braves end Dodgers' season in NLCS Game 6, advance to World Series — ATLANTA — In the end, the team with the $260 million payroll didn't have enough. — Didn't have enough starting pitching despite employing three former Cy Young Award winners and adding a fourth along the way.
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McCovey Chronicles, Los Angeles Times, Daily News, FanGraphs Baseball, The Ringer, Dodgers Digest, New York Post, Daily Breeze and Sportsnet.ca
Alden Gonzalez / ESPN:
Los Angeles Dodgers' Max Scherzer won't start Game 6 of NLCS; Walker Buehler gets nod
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USA Today, MLB Baseball News … and baseballmusings.com
J.P. Hoornstra / Orange County Register:
Dodgers add David Price to NLCS roster for Joe Kelly
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Press Enterprise, Daily News and Daily Breeze
J.P. Hoornstra / Orange County Register:
Dodgers' Brusdar Graterol delivers again in Game 5 win against Braves
Discussion:
Daily News and Daily Breeze
Jesse Rogers / ESPN:
Houston Astros' Framber Valdez gets starting nod for World Series Game 1, will be opposed by Atlanta Braves' Charlie Morton — HOUSTON — The Houston Astros will start left-hander Framber Valdez against the Atlanta Braves in Game 1 of the World Series, which begins Tuesday night.
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ESPN:
St. Louis Cardinals plan to hire bench coach Oliver Marmol, 35, as next manager, sources say — The St. Louis Cardinals plan to hire Oliver Marmol as their new manager, sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan on Sunday night, confirming an earlier report. — Marmol, 35, served as St. Louis' bench coach …
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Dennis Lin / The Athletic:
Padres to interview Mike Shildt for managerial opening this weekend
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San Diego Union-Tribune, MLB Trade Rumors and Gaslamp Ball
Deesha Thosar / New York Daily News:
Mets should be all-in on Brian Sabean, winning Giants executive, to run front office — As the Mets' search for a chief of baseball operations continues, the latest name to surface is Brian Sabean. — The 65-year-old is currently acting as a special assistant for the Giants …
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Metsmerized Online, Sports Illustrated, NBCSports.com, McCovey Chronicles and MLB Trade Rumors
Joey Knight / Tampa Bay Times:
St. Petersburg man gets 600th Tom Brady touchdown ball, gives it back — The Bucs quarterback used the ball to throw his milestone pass. It's believed to be priceless. — Updated Earlier today — TAMPA — Bedecked in an old school Mike Evans No. 13 jersey, Byron Kennedy was standing …
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ProFootballTalk, Mercury News and Sports Illustrated
Jason Quick / The Athletic:
Trail Blazers and Chauncey Billups create a ‘beautiful’ night in Portland — It was almost perfect. So much so that Chauncey Billups called what the Trail Blazers did on Saturday “beautiful.” — They shared the ball. For long stretches, it seemed they couldn't miss. And on defense — oh my.
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