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The Yankees win ALCS Game 4 8-6 and can eliminate the Guardians with a win in Game 5

Alex Verdugo drove in the go-ahead run with a weak grounder to shortstop that Cleveland Guardians shortstop Brayan Rocchio couldn't clear on his attack. Pinch-runner Jon Berti scored to give the New York Yankees a 7-6 lead in the ninth inning of Game 4 of the American League Championship Series. Gleyber Torres followed with a […]

By Andrew Jack

October 19, 2024October 19, 2024

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MLB playoffs: Yankees advance to ALCS with win over Royals; Guardians force ALDS Game 5 against Tigers

The New York Yankees advanced to their 11th ALCS appearance since 2000 with a 3-1 win over the Kansas City Royals in Game 4 on Thursday, and the Cleveland Guardians avoided elimination and forced a Game 5 with a 5-4 victory about the Detroit Tigers. The Yankees will now go home and get some rest […]

By Andrew Jack

October 11, 2024October 11, 2024

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Plaschke: It's happening again. Dodgers are on the verge of another ugly October encore

Teoscar Hernández watches from the dugout with his Dodgers teammates during the ninth inning of the Dodgers' 6-5 loss to the San Diego Padres in Game 3 of the NLDS on Tuesday night at Petco Park. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) Gulp. Sigh. Damned. It's happening again. For the second time in three postseasons, […]

By Andrew Jack

October 9, 2024October 9, 2024

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The collapse in the ninth inning makes the Brewers' recent playoff exit particularly painful

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Willy Adames had just finished perhaps his final game with the Milwaukee Brewers when he described the most devastating of that franchise's mounting playoff losses. “Losing like that, when you're so close, is like being allowed to try candy as a kid, but they don't give you the candy,” Adames said after […]

By Andrew Jack

October 4, 2024October 4, 2024

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2024 MLB Playoffs: Pete Alonso ends home run drought, sends Mets to NLDS with 3-run home run in Wild Card Game 3

MILWAUKEE — No player needed a big moment more than Pete Alonso. During the Mets' incredible September run to reach the postseason, including their wild doubleheader in Atlanta earlier this week and the first two games of their NL wild-card series against Milwaukee, they had many big successes. But none came from their star first […]

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October 4, 2024October 4, 2024

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Mookie Betts hits walk-off home run to give the Dodgers victory over the Rockies

Dodgers teammates surround Mookie Betts (center) at home base after he hit a walk-off home run against the Rockies on Sunday. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times) Mookie Betts swears he had no intention of looking at the scoreboard on Sunday afternoon. But as he did so, he became aware of the Dodgers' plight. Late in Sunday's […]

By Andrew Jack

September 23, 2024September 23, 2024

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Jose Altuve was sent off because he took off his shoe and sock during an argument about the non-decision.

Jose Altuve has found a new way to get ejected. (Photo by Denis Poroy/Getty Images) There's a saying in baseball that says every day you see something new. On Tuesday, that was Jose Altuve's foot. An already dramatic game between the Houston Astros and the San Diego Padres took a strange turn early in the […]

By Andrew Jack

September 18, 2024September 18, 2024