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5:20 AM ET, October 22, 2023

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Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
DBacks hit wall in NLCS Game 5 as Phillies hit 3 homers to take 3-2 series lead  —  Both pitches were blasted to right field, and both times Diamondbacks right-hander Zac Gallen gave them a quick glance knowing full well where they would land.  Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber's drive in the sixth cleared the pool at Chase Field.
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Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
DBacks even NLCS with 3-run rally in 8th fueled by Alek Thomas, Gabriel Moreno  —  Alek Thomas launched a pinch-hit game-tying homer and Gabriel Moreno lined a go-ahead single in a three-run eighth inning, and the Diamondbacks held on for a dramatic, come-from-behind 6-5 win over the Philadelphia Phillies …
Kevin TresoliniDelaware / delawareonline:
NLCS live update: Kyle Schwarber homers, hustles home to give Phillies lead in 6th  —  Three sixth-inning walks led to two Phillies running home with the go-ahead runs in the National League Championship Series at Chase Field tonight.  —  With the bases loaded and no outs …
Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
‘I was booing myself’: Diamondbacks win crucial NLCS game after controversial pitching change  —  PHOENIX — OK so it didn't quite have the drama of Luis Gonzalez's walk-off hit in 2001.  —  This was a Game 3 in the National League Championship Series, not a World Series Game 7.
Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
Ketel Marte's walk-off hit gives Diamondbacks new life in NLCS vs. Phillies
Greg Moore / Arizona Republic:
Ketel Marte, Brandon Pfaadt save season for Diamondbacks in NLCS Game 3 win
Jason Wolf / Arizona Republic:
DBacks tie series with Phillies behind raucous home crowd
Discussion: Yahoo Sports and New York Post
Alex Speier / The Boston Globe:
A new name in Red Sox' search for a baseball boss: Gabe Kapler has interviewed  —  An unexpected name has emerged in the Red Sox' search for a new head of baseball operations.  —  According to major league sources, former Giants and Phillies manager Gabe Kapler has interviewed with the Red Sox …
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Kim Ng declines Red Sox interview, becoming latest to pull out of GM search  —  Cross another big name off the list of potential candidates in the mix to run the Red Sox' baseball operations department.  —  Former Marlins GM Kim Ng, who parted ways with Miami earlier this week …
Joel Sherman / New York Post:
Jason Varitek a candidate for Giants' managerial job  —  ARLINGTON, Texas - The Red Sox have granted permission for the Giants to interview their player information coach Jason Varitek for their managerial position, The Post has learned.  —  Varitek is expected to have an informational phone call …
Stephen Hawkins / Associated Press:
ALCS: Jose Altuve's 3-run homer in 9th gives Astros 3-2 series lead after benches clear  —  After getting into another scuffle with the Rangers, the Astros rally for a 5-4 victory in a wild and testy Game 5 and head home to Houston needing one win to reach a third consecutive World Series
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Violet Ikonomova / Detroit Free Press:
Synagogue president fatally stabbed in Detroit; police investigating motive  —  A politically connected Detroit synagogue president was found stabbed to death Saturday morning outside her home in the city's Lafayette Park neighborhood, east of downtown.  —  Samantha Woll, 40 …
Paul Hoynes / Plain Dealer:
Cleveland Guardians interview Dodgers first base coach to replace manager Terry Francona  —  CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Guardians' search for manager Terry Francona's replacement continues.  —  They recently interviewed Dodger first base coach Clayton McCullough.  The Guardians, according to a source, came away impressed.
Antonio Planas / NBC News:
Former major-league pitcher arrested in alleged murder and attempted murder of his in-laws  —  Danny Serafini, 49, is a suspect in the 2021 slaying of his father-in-law and the attempted murder of his mother-in-law in Lake Tahoe, California.  —  A former Major League Baseball pitcher …
D.J. Short / NBCSports.com:
MLB Team Roundup: New York Yankees  —  New York Yankees  —  What Went Right  —  It's a short list.  Gerrit Cole was the only true constant for the Yankees this year, posting an AL-best 2.63 ERA over 33 starts.  After finishing second in the Cy Young Award balloting in 2019 and 2021 …
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