Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw pulled after allowing 6 runs in 1st inning  —  LOS ANGELES — The ball sailed into the air and Clayton Kershaw rested his hands on his knees, head down, legs slightly bent, back toward home plate, a painful, all-too-familiar sight in this place, at this time of year.

Orioles on brink of elimination after falling to Rangers, 11-8, in Game 2 of ALDS: ‘There is no tomorrow’  —  The last time the Orioles were this good, a team that appeared on track to make the World Series was swept in the league championship series.  —  The last time they made the playoffs …

Recent PlaysPhiAtl  —  Castellanos lined into a double play, center fielder Harris II to third baseman Riley to first baseman Olson, Harper out.  —  Top 9th  —  Realmuto flied out to center fielder Harris II.  —  Top 9th  —  Iglesias pitching.  —  Top 9th  —  Harper walked.  —  Top 9th

A pitching pothole KO'd the Cardinals.  Can they get up and back into ‘fight for titles’?  —  With his teammates all around him emptying their lockers and filling bags and boxes with gear this past Sunday — literally zipping and taping shut the baggage they'll carry from a failed season …

Astros part ways with assistant GM Bill Firkus, farm director Sara Goodrum  —  HOUSTON — The Astros have parted ways with assistant general manager Bill Firkus and farm director Sara Goodrum, The Athletic has learned, representing the first major front-office shakeup under first-year general manager Dana Brown.

Does MLB's playoff format already need changes as higher seeds lose advantage?  —  The five-day layoff between the end of the regular season and start of the Division Series is not the reason the Baltimore Orioles trail the Texas Rangers, two games to none.  It is not the reason …

Torey Lovullo's aggressive managing for Diamondbacks an early October storyline  —  LOS ANGELES — Midway through a session with reporters on Friday afternoon, Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo motioned toward the back of the room, where Dodgers superstar Mookie Betts had suddenly appeared.

Red Sox fire pitching coach Dave Bush and infield coach Carlos Febles  —  The Red Sox have fired pitching coach Dave Bush and third base coach/infield instructor Carlos Febles.  —  Bush had been the pitching coach since the 2020 season, following three years as a Red Sox minor league pitching coordinator.

How Phillies beat Braves behind manager's risky moves, Turner's unreal play in NLDS Game 1  —  It seemed so unorthodox, and yet, it worked so magnificently.  —  That's because Phillies manager Rob Thomson made all the right moves Saturday in Game 1 of the NLDS, and the Phillies beat the heavily favored Atlanta Braves 3-0.

The radical calm of Bruce Bochy  —  BRUCE BOCHY SPEAKS in a low rumble, walks like his shoes are three sizes too small and prefers to talk about anything but himself.  He manages a baseball game as if there are actual human beings on the field and not just a collection of numbers designed to dictate all outcomes, big and small.

‘Just an embarrassment:’ Major League Baseball managers are grossly underpaid  —  LOS ANGELES − They are the face of the franchise.  —  They're the voice of the team, the representative of the organizational brand, the messenger to their fanbase, the ones who ultimately are responsible …

Arizona Diamondbacks face criticism for LA hotel stay amid ongoing labor dispute  —  A union of more than 32,000 hospitality workers criticized the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday for choosing to stay at a hotel facing a labor dispute and boycott.  —  UNITE HERE Local 11 is a union …

Projected Arbitration Salaries For 2024  —  Matt Swartz has created a model to project salaries for arbitration eligible players, which we've been publishing at MLB Trade Rumors for 13 years.  —  In the baseball industry, teams and agents determine arbitration salaries by identifying comparable players.