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Braves' Minter gets first career start in Game 5
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Friday, 16 October 2020 14:48
Atlanta Braves left-hander A.J. Minter will make the first start of his career in Game 5 of the National League Championship Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday.Minter is expected to serve as an opener for the Braves, as he has not pitched two full innings in his 144 career appearances (regular season and postseason).According to the Elias Sports…
Kay indicted in Tyler Skaggs' overdose death
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Friday, 16 October 2020 11:36
Former Los Angeles Angels employee Eric Kay was indicted Friday on two counts in the overdose death of pitcher Tyler Skaggs.A federal grand jury in Texas charged Kay with knowingly giving Skaggs the fentanyl that resulted in his death last year.The indictment also alleged that Kay conspired to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl "beginning in or before 2017."Skaggs, 27,…
MLB Playoffs Daily: Braves look to KO Dodgers; Rays try again
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Friday, 16 October 2020 09:53
For the fifth straight day, we have a league championship series doubleheader. Welcome to the excess that is the 2020 MLB playoffs. This time, two teams face elimination as the Astros have their backs to the wall for the third straight game and the powerhouse Dodgers are staring at the prospect of having their season end at the hands of…
An ALCS comeback from down 3-0? Here's why these Houston Astros could do it
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Friday, 16 October 2020 09:53
At the end of every day during the baseball postseason, I run a set of simulations to estimate the updated probabilities for each series and the ultimate outcome of the bracket. I add the newest results to a log and send them in to Bristol HQ for inclusion in our ongoing coverage of the playoffs.Here is the progression of the…
Braves rookie outduels Kershaw as L.A. on brink
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Thursday, 15 October 2020 23:06
ARLINGTON, Texas -- One night after a record-setting run-scoring performance, the Los Angeles Dodgers couldn't muster more than one hit against a rookie with seven career starts and are now on the verge of getting bounced from the National League Championship Series.The Atlanta Braves' Bryse Wilson, who hadn't pitched in nearly three weeks, threw six one-hit innings and held the…
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