8:24 AM ET NEW YORK — On the very October day when Derek Jeter had one of the most memorable plays in postseason history, sprinting toward the first-base line at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum and creatively flipping a relay throw home to catcher Jorge Posada, CC Sabathia — some 2,500 miles away — made his first

9:32 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — The master plan was for Trevor Bauer to be Cleveland’s secret weapon, the October surprise. But that idea, and just about everything else the Indians tried, was tossed away. Bauer’s two throwing errors in Monday’s seventh inning helped Houston rally for three runs, and the Astros overwhelmed the

8:03 PM ET CLEVELAND — With efficiency and authority. That’s the way the Houston Astros handled the Cleveland Indians in a three-game sweep of the American League Division Series. The defending World Series champions now have a few days before they play either Boston or the Yankees in the next round. The Astros dominated the

11:52 AM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — Indians manager Terry Francona juggled his struggling lineup for Game 3 of the AL Division Series against Houston. With his club batting .100 (6 for 60) in the series and facing left-hander Dallas Keuchel, the Indians are starting right-handed hitters Yandy Diaz at designated hitter and Brandon Guyer

1:04 AM ET ATLANTA — Atlanta Braves manager Brian Snitker said right-hander Mike Foltynewicz will start Game 4 of the National League Division Series on Monday against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Atlanta Braves rookie Ronald Acuna Jr., 20, has become the youngest player to hit a grand slam in the postseason. The announcement came after

6:11 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — The Los Angeles Dodgers put left fielder Chris Taylor in the leadoff position and sat Yasiel Puig as manager Dave Roberts adjusted his lineup to face Atlanta Braves left-hander Sean Newcomb in Game 3 of the National League Division Series on Sunday night. The right-handed-hitting Taylor is taking

8:00 AM ET With both the Dodgers and Brewers bidding to close out their opponents with three-game sweeps, we could see the National League postseason field whittled down to just two teams before Monday. Six or seven months ago, few would have been surprised about the Dodgers being one of the two teams likely to

3:34 AM ET BOSTON — Forty years to the day after New York Yankees catching legend Thurman Munson launched a pivotal, go-ahead home run in Game 3 of the 1978 ALCS, the Bronx Bombers’ current catcher, Gary Sanchez, had a similarly special postseason day at the plate. Thanks to a pair of towering Sanchez homers

5:49 PM ET BOSTON – One night after experiencing right hamstring tightness, New York Yankees center fielder Aaron Hicks was left off Saturday night’s Game 2 American League Division Series lineup. Yankees’ outfielder Aaron Hicks walks back to the bench with athletic Steve Donohue after an injury in Game One of the ALDS against the

3:29 AM ET LOS ANGELES — Late into Friday night, in the aftermath of a unique sort of masterpiece in Game 2 of this National League Division Series, Clayton Kershaw was asked, with his children on both knees, if his most recent triumph provided him with an extra dose of satisfaction, given the circumstances leading