7:00 AM ET In the 1970s, influential psychologist Paul Ekman identified six basic emotions experienced in all human cultures. I’m not sure if he studied sports fans, but I’m guessing you had one of the following six reactions to the Houston Astros beating the Oakland Athletics on Thursday and moving on to the American League
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1:25 AM ET If you like offense, this is the series for you. The Los Angeles Dodgers boast a deep and powerful lineup that led baseball in runs scored, while the Atlanta Braves scored just one fewer time than L.A. this season. There are few teams in baseball that match the Dodgers group highlighted by
1:29 AM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” ARLINGTON, Texas — The Los Angeles Dodgers completed a division-series sweep of NL West rival San Diego with a 12-3 victory Thursday night, setting up an NLCS showdown against the only other
11:40 PM ET Marly RiveraESPN Writer Close Marly Rivera is a writer for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. SAN DIEGO — New York Yankees ace Gerrit Cole has never made a major league start on fewer than the traditional four days of rest. Neither has Tampa Bay Rays flamethrower Tyler Glasnow. Nonetheless, both will be on the
4th Smith singled to center, Betts scored, Seager to third. 7 2 3rd Pederson singled to left, Bellinger scored and Pollock scored, Pederson to second. 6 2 3rd Pollock singled to left center, Turner scored, Bellinger to third. 4 2 3rd Turner singled to left, Seager scored. 3 2 3rd Seager reached on infield single
10:20 PM ET MLB InsidersESPN On a Thursday that could have sent four teams home from the 2020 MLB playoffs, at least one team on the brink survived to play another day. The New York Yankees shut down the Tampa Bay Rays to force a winner-take-all Game 5 on Friday. Earlier, the Atlanta Braves completed
8:24 PM ET 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
7:23 PM ET 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 season restarted and burdened by their own underperformance throughout the summer, the Astros, at their best at the perfect
5:46 PM ET ESPN News Services 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 the New York Yankees‘ 5-1 win in Game 4 Thursday night at Petco Park. The Yankees evened the best-of-five series at 2-2 to set up
4:09 PM ET Associated Press SAN DIEGO — Slumping catcher Gary Sanchez was benched by the Yankees for the third time in four games, before New York staved off 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