2:56 AM ET LOS ANGELES — “My name is Walker Buehler,” he said, “and my average fastball last year was 97.1 mph.” That’s how Buehler introduced himself to his Los Angeles Dodgers teammates in spring training a couple of years ago. It’s how Ross Stripling remembers it, at least. Stripling relayed that story — an
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2:16 AM ET LOS ANGELES — Playoff pressure is getting to the Washington Nationals. “I feel like right now, we’re trying a little too hard,” leadoff man Trea Turner said following his team’s 6-0 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 1 of the National League Division Series. “Just have a little bit more
1:21 AM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — Chipper Jones had a big game, even as his former team lost Game 1 of its National League Division Series. The Hall of Famer threw out the first pitch before the Atlanta Braves faced the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday. Jones, 47, zipped a strike off the mound
11:11 PM ET ATLANTA — It happened again. And this time it was in a postseason game. Atlanta Braves center fielder Ronald Acuna Jr failed to run out a ball he hit off the wall in right field, settling for just a single. Last time it happened, in August, he was benched. This time, he
10:17 PM ET Atlanta Braves reliever Chris Martin, who left Thursday’s National League Division Series opener with oblique tightness, told reporters he expects to miss the rest of this series versus the St. Louis Cardinals. Martin injured his left oblique while warming up before the top of the eighth inning and left the game before
6:56 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Clayton Kershaw doesn’t spend much time outside of the immediate moment. He is well aware of the narrative that surrounds him, of an elite regular-season pitcher who has struggled in the playoffs, but doesn’t give it much thought. Kershaw is instead consumed by a stringent routine, his focus never
6:04 PM ET Marly RiveraESPN Writer Close Marly Rivera is a writer for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. NEW YORK — Aaron Judge keeps his postseason memories close, and the failures closer. So much that ahead of his third trip to the playoffs with the Yankees, he has found himself rewatching video of the 2017 and 2018
STL ATL Hitters H-AB AB R H RBI BB K #P AVG OBP SLG 0-2 2 0 0 1 1 0 17 .000 .333 .000 1st: Fowler grounded out to second. 3rd: Fowler walked. 5th: Fowler grounded out to second, Bader scored. 1-3 3 0 1 0 0 0 7 .333 .333 .667 1st: Edman
2:32 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Jose Berrios will start the American League Division Series opener for the Minnesota Twins against the New York Yankees. Berrios was 14-8 with a 3.68 ERA and 195 strikeouts in 200 1/3 innings. James Paxton (15-6, 3.82) will start Friday night’s game for the Yankees. Twins manager
2:10 PM ET New York Mets pitchers Noah Syndergaard and Edwin Diaz will be back with the team next year, general manager Brodie Van Wagenen said Thursday. “Edwin Diaz will be on our team next year. That’s our full expectation,” Van Wagenen said. “Noah Syndergaard will be on our team next year.” Diaz, the prize