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2:00 PM ET, September 28, 2023

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Charlie Goldsmith / Cincinnati.com:
Reds lose potential season-ending game in Cleveland while running out of steam  —  CLEVELAND — The Cincinnati Reds were one of the breakout young teams in baseball through the end of July, and Andrew Abbott was one of the best rookie starting pitchers in the game.
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Gordon Wittenmyer / Cincinnati.com:
How Cincinnati Reds playoff picture looks after Tuesday's wild, 11-7 win in Cleveland  —  CLEVELAND -Buckle up if you're anywhere near the National League wild-card playoff race.  —  Three comeback victories and a postponement on Tuesday night ramped up the chaos with five days left …
audacy.com:
Ian Happ ready for Cubs' playoff-like games with postseason hopes on the line  —  (670 The Score) Entering the final week of this regular season, the Cubs are in a fight for their playoff lives.  —  The Cubs (82-74) are one game ahead of the Marlins for the final National League wild-card spot …
Charlie Goldsmith / Cincinnati.com:
Luke Maile's best game keeps the Reds clinging to playoff hopes
Discussion: Yahoo Sports
Gordon Wittenmyer / Cincinnati.com:
Cincinnati Reds' best player out for year after Matt McLain aggravates oblique injury
Mike Klingaman / Baltimore Sun:
Brooks Robinson, legendary Hall of Fame third baseman for the Orioles, dies at 86  —  He was known, simply, as Brooks — a name that stirs images of a ballplayer sprawled in the dirt, glove arm raised in triumph to show an impossible catch.  —  Hall of Fame third baseman Brooks Robinson died Tuesday.
Discussion: Denver Post, USA Today and Yahoo Sports
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Jacob Calvin Meyer / Baltimore Sun:
Orioles, playing with ‘heavy heart,’ shut out Nationals, 1-0, behind Kyle Bradish's gem, Gunnar Henderson's homer  —  Kyle Bradish isn't viewed as an American League Cy Young candidate, but he pitched like one Tuesday.  —  Gunnar Henderson, meanwhile, is the AL Rookie of the Year front-runner, and he hit like it Tuesday.
Adam J. Morris / Lone Star Ball:
Brooks Robinson has passed away
Zillow MediaRoom:
U.S. housing value has surged, gaining more than $2.6 trillion in the past year  —  New home construction has been the catalyst for housing market growth  — The total value of the U.S. housing market is 49% higher than before the start of the pandemic in February 2020.
Ken Rosenthal / The Athletic:
Marlins, fighting for playoff spot, furious game vs. Mets postponed  —  The New York Mets might not be in a pennant race, but they seemingly affected one Tuesday night without even playing a game.  —  Miami Marlins officials were furious their game against the Mets at Citi Field was postponed due to unplayable field conditions.
Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Chicago Cubs' blown game in Atlanta is a blast from the past — the 1998 Brant Brown ‘Oh, no!’ drop  —  ATLANTA — Seiya Suzuki's missed eighth-inning fly ball that sent the Chicago Cubs to a crushing 7-6 loss Tuesday will no doubt go down in infamy.  —  The immediate reaction from Cubs fans watching …
MLB.com:
3-team tie?  4-team tie?!  Chaotic playoff scenarios, explained  —  As we head toward the end of the regular season on Sunday, several postseason races are poised to come down to the wire, and there are a number of absolutely chaotic scenarios still in play.
Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
Diamondbacks shut out Chicago White Sox, inch closer to clinching wild-card spot  —  CHICAGO — Shortstop Geraldo Perdomo was putting on his socks when he glanced up at a reporter with a question.  What needs to happen, he wondered, for the Diamondbacks to clinch a playoff spot?
Julia Poe / Chicago Tribune:
Patrick Williams must find his footing in fourth year with the Chicago Bulls: 'I'm not where I want to be'  —  Patrick Williams knows last season wasn't enough.  —  He knew it from the final buzzer of the Chicago Bulls season, a haphazard run that ended in crushing fashion as the team let a lead …
Discussion: Boston Herald
 
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