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Buster Olney / ESPN:
Texas Rangers add chapter to ‘intense’ series, force Game 7 — HOUSTON — Adolis Garcia stood at home plate to watch his ninth-inning grand slam soar toward the Crawford Boxes in left field at Minute Maid Park on Sunday night, and in that moment, the perspective of everyone in the building seemed to shift.
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MLB.com:
Houston pitcher Abreu disciplined — Houston Astros pitcher Bryan Abreu has received a two-game suspension and an undisclosed fine for intentionally throwing at Adolis García of the Texas Rangers during the bottom of the eighth inning of Friday's Game Five of the American League Championship Series …
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CNN:
Bryan Abreu receives two-game suspension after hitting Adolis García with pitch
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Jesse Rogers / ESPN:
Bryce Harper, Kyle Schwarber launch Phillies to 3-2 NLCS lead — PHOENIX — Slugging and running their way to within one victory of a return trip to the World Series, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-1 on Saturday night in Game 5 of the National League Championship Series to take a 3-2 series lead.
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Greg Giesen / delawareonline:
Philadelphia Phillies are a win from the World Series. What to know for Game 6 of the NLCS — This could be the big night. — The Philadelphia Phillies return home tonight on the verge of winning their National League Championship Series against the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Jason Wolf / Arizona Republic:
DBacks' Corbin Carroll, teammates ignore doubters, confident NLCS isn't over — Corbin Carroll knows you probably didn't believe in the Diamondbacks. — Sure, they swept the Milwaukee Brewers and Los Angeles Dodgers to reach the National League Championship Series for the first time since 2007, a stunning turn of events.
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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
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Kevin TresoliniDelaware / delawareonline:
NLCS live update: Kyle Schwarber homers, hustles home to give Phillies lead in 6th
Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
DBacks even NLCS with 3-run rally in 8th fueled by Alek Thomas, Gabriel Moreno
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The Athletic:
Bob Melvin emerges as Giants' top managerial candidate after Padres allow him to interview: Sources — The Giants have requested and received permission to interview Padres manager Bob Melvin for San Francisco's managerial opening, The Athletic has learned, potentially paving the way for Melvin …
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Jeff Passan / ESPN:
Sources: Padres grant permission for Bob Melvin, Giants interview — The San Diego Padres granted permission for manager Bob Melvin to interview with the San Francisco Giants, sources told ESPN, paving the way for an interdivision managerial change and the end of a contentious two-year relationship between Melvin and the Padres.
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Adam Grosbard / Orange County Register:
Rams collapse in fourth quarter of loss to Steelers — INGLEWOOD — The final knife, the one the Rams couldn't control, came in the form of a generous fourth-down spot. — The Pittsburgh Steelers, with 2:24 left in the game, tried a quarterback sneak. From replays, it appeared Kenny Pickett …
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Eric He / Orange County Register:
UCLA routs Stanford behind Steele's three touchdowns, Garbers at QB — Dante Moore was “banged up a little” during the week following the Oregon State game last week — STANFORD — Looking to steady an offense that has been up-and-down this season, UCLA made a rather surprise change …
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
20 years after shocking World Series title, ex-owner Jeffrey Loria reflects on Marlins tenure — PHILADELPHIA — Former Miami Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria had no idea. It was complete news to him. The word hadn't spread to Paris, apparently. — Just three years after being lauded …
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Marc Topkin / Tampa Bay Times:
Why Tyler Glasnow really, really wants to stay with Rays — The most likely scenario is for the Rays to trade Tyler Glasnow. — He is due to make a team-record $25 million next season, having signed an extension that delayed free agency a year. Injuries and inconsistency have been ongoing issues …
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Will Sammon / The Athletic:
Yoshinobu Yamamoto, the Mets and the factors that could impact a potential pursuit — For the past three seasons in Nippon Professional Baseball, the same pitcher has captured what Japan calls the quadruple crown by leading the league in wins, winning percentage, ERA and strikeouts.
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