Homers abound as Blue Jays rout Mariners in ALCS Game 3
From utter futility to a startling fusillade: That’s the story of the Toronto Blue Jays in this American League Championship Series. And after two games of punchless offense was followed by a lineup uprising in Game 3, they are still very much in it. The Blue Jays annihilated Seattle Mariners...
Dodgers’ Tyler Glasnow eager to keep Brewers’ bats quiet in NLCS Game 3
LOS ANGELES — After charging through America’s Dairyland with a pair of beefed-up pitching performances, the Dodgers play host to the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday in Game 3 of the National League Championship Series. Six victories away from becoming the first team to win back-to-back World Series titles in 25...
Yoshinobu Yamamoto throws 3-hitter as Dodgers take 2-0 lead on Brewers in NLCS
MILWAUKEE — Relying on an old-school pitching strategy has the defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers two wins from returning to the Fall Classic. As long as their star-studded rotation can continue working deep into games, they don’t need to worry about their inconsistent bullpen. Yoshinobu Yamamoto threw a...
Brice Turang provides Game 1 scapegoat for Brewers
MILWAUKEE — Brice Turang not letting himself be hit by a pitch in the ninth inning was the subject of debate, if not outright criticism, as soon as Game 1 of the National League Championship Series ended in a Milwaukee Brewers loss. But stand in that batter’s box, and see...
Ghosts keep Dodgers’ Teoscar Hernandez away from Milwaukee’s Pfister Hotel
MILWAUKEE — Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts has refused to stay at the team hotel in downtown Milwaukee for years, convinced the famous Pfister Hotel is haunted. So when the Dodgers come to town, he always checks into an Airbnb away from the team, not ready to encounter any...
Behind Blake Snell spectacular, Dodgers get past Brewers in NLCS opener
MILWAUKEE — Blake Snell allowed one baserunner in eight shutout innings before Los Angeles’ bullpen barely held on as the Dodgers opened the National League Championship Series with a 2-1 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Monday night. Blake Treinen struck out Brice Turang with the bases loaded to end...
Padres manager Mike Shildt retires after 2 seasons
San Diego Padres manager Mike Shildt announced Monday that he will retire immediately after guiding the club to the playoffs in his two seasons at the helm. Shildt, 57, compiled a 183-141 record in two years as the Padres manager, with the club advancing to the National League Division Series...
Mariners stomp Blue Jays for 2-0 ALCS lead
The Seattle Mariners are going home with a commanding advantage in the American League Championship Series. The pitching-centric team is crushing the Toronto Blue Jays in all facets of the game, slugging three home runs in Game 2 to cruise to a 10-3 victory Monday at Rogers Centre. And now,...
Cal Raleigh homers, Jorge Polanco drives in 2 runs as Mariners beat Blue Jays in ALCS opener
TORONTO — Cal Raleigh homered, Jorge Polanco drove in the go-ahead run with a sixth-inning single and the Seattle Mariners beat the Toronto Blue Jays, 3-1, on Sunday night as they returned to the AL Championship Series for the first time in 24 years. George Springer homered on the first...
Pat Murphy embracing Brewers’ underdog status before NLCS matchup with Dodgers
MILWAUKEE — Pat Murphy and his Milwaukee Brewers adopted an underdog mentality even as they produced the best regular-season record in the major leagues this year. Their NL Championship Series matchup with the reigning World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers enables them to embrace that approach even more. The series...
Brewers shake off playoff struggles, finish off Cubs to advance to NLCS
MILWAUKEE — Andrew Vaughn hit a tiebreaking homer in the fourth inning and William Contreras and Brice Turang also went deep as the Milwaukee Brewers shook off their recent history of playoff frustration by beating the Chicago Cubs, 3-1, in the decisive fifth game of their NL Division Series on...
Mariners stay home to avoid fatigue after 15-inning win sets up ALCS battle with Blue JaysVideo
TORONTO — The Mariners decided to go sleepless in Seattle instead of being tired in Toronto. After celebrating their 3-2 win over Detroit in Game 5 of the AL Division Series, the team stayed in Seattle before heading to Toronto for a late Saturday arrival ahead of a AL Championship...
Mariners oust Tigers in 15-inning marathon
SEATTLE — Jorge Polanco hit a game-ending single in the 15th inning, and the Seattle Mariners advanced to the AL Championship Series by outlasting the Detroit Tigers for a 3-2 victory Friday night in the longest winner-take-all postseason game in baseball history. With one out and the bases loaded, Polanco...
Brewers will lean on home-field advantage in deciding game of NLDS
MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee Brewers will be looking to their hard-earned homefield advantage as they try to stave off the Chicago Cubs in the decisive fifth game of the National League Division Series on Saturday night. Seemingly in control after winning the first two games against their Central Division rivals...
Ian Happ homers as Cubs force Game 5 vs. Brewers
CHICAGO — Matthew Boyd pitched two-hit ball into the fifth inning, and the Chicago Cubs shut down the Milwaukee Brewers for a 6-0 victory Thursday night that pushed their NL Division Series all the way to a decisive Game 5. Ian Happ, Kyle Tucker and Michael Busch homered for Chicago,...
Dodgers eliminate Phillies thanks to error in 11th inning
LOS ANGELES — Hyeseong Kim scored from third base on an 11th-inning error by Philadelphia pitcher Orion Kerkering, and the Los Angeles Dodgers advanced to the National League Championship Series for the seventh time in the past 10 seasons with a 2-1 victory over the Phillies on Thursday. Los Angeles...
Former MLB player sells boat to legendary rock band’s guitarist
A former Philadelphia Phillies star recently sold his boat to the guitarist for an iconic grunge band. Jimmy Rollins, the National League MVP in 2007, won a Mastercraft X24 speedboat by draining a hole-in-one in July at the American Century Championship in Nevada. But Rollins, who lives in California, didn’t...
First Call: Browns make a 2nd trade before facing Steelers; another ex-Pirate starts in MLB playoffs
The Cleveland Browns continue to tweak their roster in advance of their visit to Pittsburgh on Sunday. The Penguins are going to be part of a spotlight moment Thursday night. Another former Pirate is about to take the mound in a Major League Baseball playoff game. And there is an...
Kyle Schwarber homers twice as Phillies stay alive vs. Dodgers
LOS ANGELES — Kyle Schwarber homered twice, his first towering shot clearing the right-field pavilion in a three-run fourth inning, and the Philadelphia Phillies avoided a sweep with an 8-1 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 3 of their NL Division Series on Wednesday night. It was the...
Blue Jays’ bullpen shuts down Yankees, seals ALDS in Game 4
NEW YORK — Toronto Blue Jays manager John Schneider made seven pitching changes on Wednesday. A few hours later, Schneider gave a short speech in the clubhouse and launched the celebration by yelling “Start spreading the news!” while the Blue Jays doused each other with champagne and beer after wrapping...
Bullpen carries Blue Jays to ALDS victory over Yankees
NEW YORK — Jeff Hoffman finished off a four-out save as the Toronto Blue Jays used eight pitchers in a bullpen game and beat the New York Yankees, 5-2, on Wednesday night to win their American League Division Series three games to one. Toronto advances to the American League Championship...
Cubs make 4-run 1st inning stand up to stave off elimination by Brewers in NLDS
Pete Crow-Armstrong ripped a two-run single to highlight a four-run first inning, helping the host Chicago Cubs stave off elimination with a 4-3 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday in Game 3 of their National League Division Series. The Cubs trail 2-1 in the best-of-five series. Game 4 is...
Tigers rally from 3-0 deficit to even ALDS with Mariners
DETROIT — Riley Greene, Javier Baez and Gleyber Torres hammered home runs to help the Detroit Tigers to a 9-3 victory over the Seattle Mariners in Game 4 of the American League Division series Wednesday. Baez, who homered in a postseason game for the first time since 2017, also drove...
Aaron Judge belts clutch homer as Yankees stave off elimination vs. Blue Jays
NEW YORK — Aaron Judge hit a tying homer and drove in four runs during a clutch performance for the ages, and the New York Yankees staved off elimination by rallying from five runs down to defeat the Toronto Blue Jays, 9-6, on Tuesday night in Game 3 of their...
Mariners get strong pitching from Gilbert, 3 HRs to take ALDS lead over Tigers
The Seattle Mariners defeated the Tigers, 8-4, in Detroit on Tuesday to take a 2-1 lead in the ALDS. One more win in the best-of-five series will advance the Mariners to the ALCS for the first time since 2001. Their first crack at reaching the MLB semifinals comes Wednesday. Tuesday’s...
