11:14 PM ET ST. LOUIS — They say this is who they are. And have been all season long: a resilient team. The Atlanta Braves stole victory from defeat Sunday afternoon when they waited out a brilliant performance by St. Louis Cardinals starter Adam Wainwright, only to get to closer Carlos Martinez in the ninth
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11:05 PM ET WASHINGTON — Patrick Corbin caused a Nationals disaster. Pitching in relief in Game 3 of the National League Division Series, Corbin allowed six earned runs in two-thirds of an inning. The Washington lefty, who started Game 1 of the NLDS, took over for starter Anibal Sanchez in the top of the sixth
10:42 PM ET The Los Angeles Angels will interview Joe Maddon for their vacant managerial position on Monday, a source confirmed to ESPN on Sunday night. Maddon is the first known candidate at the moment, though Angels general manager Billy Eppler said earlier this week that the team will undergo a traditional search. The Angels,
9:31 PM ET ST. LOUIS — Though Cardinals manager Mike Shildt says they’ll “evaluate” the situation, he’s not running away from closer Carlos Martinez after the righty blew the save in a critical 3-1 loss to the Atlanta Braves in Game 3 of the NL Division Series on Sunday. Down 1-0, the Braves rallied for
7:14 AM ET ST. LOUIS — Atlanta Braves starter Dallas Keuchel is on a mission — and it’s not just to win the World Series this postseason in the MLB playoffs. That goes without saying, as his Braves are 2-1 in their best-of-five National League Division Series with the St. Louis Cardinals. Keuchel has more
11:26 AM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — Anibal Sanchez, not Max Scherzer, will be the Washington Nationals‘ starting pitcher for Game 3 of their NL Division Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Nationals announced the switch Sunday morning, less than nine hours before the game is scheduled to begin. Scherzer originally had been the
4:21 AM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” HOUSTON — The scariest thing about Gerrit Cole is not his fastball, which is saying something, seeing as the video ribbon at Minute Maid Park spent the eighth inning in Game 2
12:25 AM ET HOUSTON — Houston Astros pitcher Gerrit Cole continued the game of “anything you can do, I can do at least as well” he’s played with teammate Justin Verlander this season on Saturday. Cole overpowered the Tampa Bay Rays over 7⅔ shutout innings, striking out 15 in Game 2 of the American League
11:26 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” HOUSTON — Note to future playoff pitchers: If it’s Oct. 5, don’t pitch to Alex Bregman. Especially if you’re an All-Star. The Houston Astros‘ third baseman and MVP candidate hit a go-ahead
10:35 PM ET NEW YORK — The Minnesota Twins entered their 2019 ALDS endlessly pelted by questions about whether this team could end the MLB-record 13-game playoff losing streak the franchise carried into October. All the right things were said. This is a new team, a new group of guys who did not remotely resemble