2:29 AM ET MILWAUKEE — The aim of bullpenning is supposed to be to prevent runs, not generate them. Even when it comes to that, it seems the Milwaukee Brewers cannot follow convention. Clayton Kershaw elevated a 2-2 fastball to lead off the third inning and Brandon Woodruff didn’t miss it, belting a towering shot
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12:39 AM ET Winning Game 1 of the National League Championship Series on Friday night was important for the Milwaukee Brewers, as they look to maintain home-field advantage over the Los Angeles Dodgers. It was also important for fans of free hamburgers. Clayton Kershaw elevated a 2-2 fastball to lead off the third inning and
9:30 PM ET MILWAUKEE — Clayton Kershaw’s most important matchup in the National League Championship Series was expected to come against Christian Yelich, but it was another left-handed hitter who burned him early in Game 1 — Milwaukee Brewers reliever Brandon Woodruff. Kershaw elevated a 2-2 fastball to lead off the third inning and Woodruff
7:30 PM ET ESPN News Services Joe Girardi has been interviewed by the Texas Rangers in their search for a new manager, according to multiple reports. The Rangers interviewed Girardi, the former New York Yankees and Marlins manager, on Friday in Arlington, the reports said. The team is making no public comments about the first
6:26 PM ET NEW YORK — With the benefit of hindsight, New York Yankees first-year manager Aaron Boone admitted Friday that he left starting pitcher Luis Severino in Monday’s Game 3 of the American League Division Series too long. That decision and another similar one may have cost his team a chance at winning the
5:29 PM ET Associated Press BOSTON — Houston Astros manager A.J. Hinch has added pitchers Hector Rondon and Joe Smith to the roster for the American League Championship Series against the Boston Red Sox. With 108 wins, the Red Sox clearly have something going, but the Astros’ starting pitching, bullpen and lineup will be very
12:20 PM ET The American League Championship Series hasn’t even started, and it is already historic. The Boston Red Sox vs. the Houston Astros matchup marks the first time in major league history that a team with as many as 108 victories in a season (Boston) will face a team with 103 victories in a
1:14 PM ET New York Yankees shortstop Didi Gregorius will undergo Tommy John surgery and will miss a part of the 2019 season, the team announced Friday. Yankees manager Aaron Boone said he is “optimistic he’ll be back at some point during the season … a realistic chance he plays bulk of season.” Aaron Boone
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8:00 AM ET Let’s go already! It seems like it has been weeks since we’ve seen the Brewers and Dodgers play. (Actually Milwaukee has been idle since completing its sweep of the Rockies on Sunday, and L.A. has been off since eliminating the Braves on Monday.) So both teams will be rested and ready to