Oct 4, 2019 ATLANTA — And just like that, the Atlanta Braves can feel good about themselves again in the MLB playoffs, and, more importantly, have some mojo to take on the road as their best-of-five National League Division Series with the St. Louis Cardinals shifts venues. The Braves exorcised some demons in their 3-0,
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1:05 PM ET Sam MillerESPN.com Close ESPN baseball columnist/feature writerFormer editor-in-chief of Baseball ProspectusCo-author of “The Only Rule Is It Has To Work” There are nine different matchups in the postseason — starting with the now-completed wild-card games, ending with the World Series — and last year’s nine winners all shared something in common: Their
11:30 PM ET Steve RichardsESPN What’s worse for a sports fan than a postseason losing streak of 14 games — and 15 years? You get all pumped up to watch your team in the playoffs, only to see the rug pulled out from under you time and time again. That’s what Twins fans have been
10:33 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” HOUSTON — First basemen across the American League couldn’t believe what they were hearing this summer as the Houston Astros cruised toward the MLB playoffs. Jose Altuve, one of the great hitters
9:27 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Former Chicago Cubs catchers Joe Girardi and David Ross will speak with the team next week about its managerial opening. The team also plans to interview first-base coach Will Venable next week. Bench coach Mark Loretta interviewed for the job Thursday. The Cubs are searching for a successor
9:07 PM ET ATLANTA — First, he met with his manager, then his teammates. Then, Atlanta Braves centerfielder Ronald Acuna Jr. ran hard on the bases in his team’s 3-0 win over the St. Louis Cardinals in Game 2 of the NLDS on Friday. It was a drastic difference to the previous day, when Acuna
7:05 PM ET HOUSTON — Astros ace Justin Verlander continued to move up the all-time postseason charts during a dominant seven-inning outing Friday against the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 1 of their American League Division Series matchup. Verlander blanked the Rays over seven innings, allowing just one hit and three walks while striking out
12:49 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — Ronald Acuna Jr. remains in Atlanta’s lineup, hitting leadoff and playing center field, for Game 2 of the NL Division Series against the St. Louis Cardinals. Acuna drew criticism from manager Brian Snitker and his teammates for his lack of hustle on a long fly ball in the
8:00 AM ET It’s a four-playoff-game Friday! These days come around only once, maybe twice, a year — and this one is leading into the weekend. So let’s consider it a national holiday for the national pastime. What’s on tap Friday’s schedule 2:05 p.m. ET: Rays-Astros, ALDS Game 1 4:37 p.m. ET: Cardinals-Braves, NLDS Game
8:00 AM ET HOUSTON — The division series round is upon us, and it’s a high-powered eight-team bracket — the most high-powered ever, in fact. The eight teams still in the running for the 2019 World Series won a combined 794 games during the regular season. That’s more than any other divisional round in postseason