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Braves 'flip script,' back in NLCS behind pitching
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Thursday, 08 October 2020 18:28
There was a point in September when the Atlanta Braves barely had a starting rotation. They certainly have one now, and by channeling the performance of great Braves staffs from the past, those pitchers have propelled Atlanta back to the National League Championship Series for the first time in 19 years.The Braves finished a three-game sweep of the Miami Marlins…
Rays swap out injured RHP Drake on ALDS roster
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Thursday, 08 October 2020 17:26
SAN DIEGO -- Tampa Bay Rays right-hander Oliver Drake was replaced on the AL Division Series roster by right-hander Trevor Richards just hours before Game 4 against the New York Yankees on Thursday night at Petco Park.Tampa Bay leads 2-1 in the best-of-five series.The roster swap had to be approved by the commissioner's office.Drake would be ineligible to return if…
Astros bash way past Athletics to reach ALCS
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Thursday, 08 October 2020 17:26
LOS ANGELES -- Get used to them, America -- the Houston Astros aren't going anywhere just yet. Tainted by one of the biggest cheating scandals in baseball history, beset by injuries when the abbreviated season started and burdened by their own underperformance throughout the summer, the Astros, at their best at the perfect time, are headed to their fourth consecutive…
Qualifying offers for FAs rise to record $18.9M
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Thursday, 08 October 2020 14:30
NEW YORK -- The price of qualifying offers for Major League Baseball free agents rose by $1.1 million to a record $18.9 million.Determined by the average of the top 125 major league contracts this year, the figure announced Thursday is based on full salaries, not the prorated pay that players received in the pandemic-shorted season.The price had dropped last offseason…
Yanks bench C Sanchez for third time in ALDS
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Thursday, 08 October 2020 14:30
SAN DIEGO -- Slumping catcher Gary Sanchez was benched by the Yankees for the third time in four games, with New York facing elimination from the postseason in Game 4 of the AL Division Series against Tampa Bay.Kyle Higashioka was behind the plate to catch left-hander Jordan Montgomery on Thursday night. Higashioka, batting ninth, entered 2 for 7 in the…
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