2:44 AM ET LOS ANGELES — This is baseball, right? It’s not an early September non-conference football game featuring Alabama and Nowhere Tech. It’s the big leagues and one thing we know about this sport is that from the perspective of a single game or two, there is no such thing as an upset. It
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6:43 PM ET Associated Press The New York Yankees are drawing boos in some corners of Boston, but not for their bitter rivalry to the Red Sox. Yankees players were seen crossing a labor union picket line in front of the downtown Ritz-Carlton Hotel on Thursday. The team faces the Red Sox in a playoff
7:00 AM ET After Alex Bregman hit his 30th home run of the season in Boston in early September, he met with the media after the game, attired in a hoodie and backward Bleacher Report hat, and a reporter asked if he had ever envisioned hitting 30 home runs in the major leagues. His response:
2:59 AM ET LOS ANGELES — For most of two afternoons at Dodger Stadium, the conversation centered on the man who wasn’t getting the ball in Game 1 of the National League Division Series. Clayton Kershaw, a walking Hall of Famer pitching on the edges of his prime, had been the guy to get the
Before the game, Cubs manager Joe Maddon called his friend Bud Black “old school.” We might find out just how old school. Kyle Freeland is rolling having set down 12 straight since the second. After an eight-pitch fifth, he’s only thrown 58 pitches. How long will the Rockies let him go? Bradford Doolittle, ESPN Staff
6:47 AM ET The National League Division Series pits the Milwaukee Brewers against the Colorado Rockies and the Los Angeles Dodgers versus the Atlanta Braves. Here is Tim Kurkjian’s pick for each series, with three reasons why that team will win — and one reason why they might not. Three reasons the Brewers will beat
12:00 AM ET Two teams, 208 regular-season wins. It was a banner year for the rivalry. Now, it’s a best of five. Welcome to October, when it takes talent and some postseason magic to win it all. We break down every roster to see who has the right Fall Classic formula. From the obvious to
6:14 PM ET Milwaukee Brewers manager Craig Counsell said Wednesday that Game 1 of the National League Division Series will be a bullpen day, but he hasn’t decided which of his relievers will open against the Colorado Rockies on Thursday. Counsell said the Brewers have been moving away from the idea of starters and relievers
7:24 AM ET It truly will be a battle of small market versus big market when the Oakland Athletics and New York Yankees square off in the Bronx. New York entered the season with a $166 million payroll while the Athletics, at $66 million, are the first team in 30 years to make the playoffs
10:07 PM ET LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Dodgers begin the playoffs on Thursday, and Clayton Kershaw will not be on the mound for them. Welcome to October, when it takes talent and some postseason magic to win it all. We break down every roster to see who has the right Fall Classic formula.