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Strasburg didn't look sick, he looked nasty

A day ago it appeared Stephen Strasburg was too ill to pitch, but he ended up dominated the Cubs in a crucial Game 4 to keep the Nationals alive.
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Cubs fans hope for win in Washington after Nationals force NLDS Game 5

Stephen Strasburg gave Washington everything he had, and it was more than enough. So much for all those questions about heart and character.
Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/cubs-fans-hope-win-washington-131341535.html?src=rss

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Palladino: 'Young' Yankees Proved Predictably Unpredictable In ALDS

First, the Yankees weren't supposed to get to the postseason at all. Too young, too inexperienced. “Hogwash,” they said. After Friday's Game 2 of the AL Division Series, lost to mistakes on the field and in the dugout against the big, bad Indians, the Bombers were not supposed to win three straight
Source: http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2017/10/12/new-york-yankees-alds-cleveland-indians-alcs-ernie-palladino/?src=rss

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With Farrell gone, Red Sox are all Dave Dombrowski's mess now

Scott Lauber ESPN Staff Writer Scott Lauber covers the Boston Red Sox for ESPN.com. Follow on Twitter BOSTON -- Eighteen years ago, in his first press gathering as the owner of the Florida Marlins, John Henry held up a placard that read "In Dave We Trust." It was meant to be a visual vote of
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Derek Jeter would be fine with Marlins taking knee during anthem

Marlins co-owner Derek Jeter -- who rarely spoke out on social issues during his Yankees career -- discussed athlete protests over racial injustice and police brutality on Wednesday night. Jeter, speaking at his Turn 2 Foundation dinner in New York, said he would be fine with Marlins players taking a
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Your guide to Game 5: Winner gets the Dodgers!

David Schoenfield ESPN Senior Writer Close Senior writer of SweetSpot baseball blog Former deputy editor of Page 2 Been with ESPN.com since 1995 Follow on Twitter We ended up with a pretty good round of Division Series. Two series go five games, thanks to Stephen Strasburg's gem on a drizzly day
Source: http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/20994815/your-guide-thursday-game-5-winner-gets-dodgers?src=rss

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MLB Playoffs 2017: Odds, TV Schedule, Predictions for Final NLDS Game

There's no rest for the weary in the National League Division Series. Less than 24 hours after finishing Game 4 in Chicago, the scene has moved to Washington, D.C., where the Chicago Cubs and Washington Nationals will decide who plays the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League Championship Series
Source: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2733918-mlb-playoffs-2017-odds-tv-schedule-predictions-for-final-nlds-game?src=rss

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Yankees turn the page on Girardi drama

Mike Golic and Mike Greenberg explain how the Yankees' Game 5 victory helped extinguish the heat surrounding manager Joe Girardi.
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Yankees troll Indians' Jose Ramirez after ALDS win

This is absolutely insult to injury for the Cleveland Indians, courtesy of the Yankees' Twitter account, and it ends a bit of a social media war between the ALDS opponents. We start with Indians player Jose Ramirez responding to a tweet - that's since been deleted - on Oct. 8: Here's the
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Yankees Beat Indians 5-2 In Game 5 Of ALDS

CLEVELAND (AP) – These young Yankees were unshaken, resilient and as tough as the city they represent. The baby Bronx Bombers have grown up fast. Didi Gregorius, following in the October footprints left by Derek Jeter, homered twice off Corey Kluber as New York beat the Cleveland Indians 5-2 in Game
Source: http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2017/10/12/yankees-indians-alds/?yptr=yahoo?src=rss

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New York Yankees Complete Comeback, Advance to AL Championship Series

The New York Yankees on Wednesday night advanced to the American League Championship Series with a 5-2 win over the highly favored Cleveland Indians—completing a comeback from a 0-2 series deficit. The Yankees will now vie for the American League crown against the Astros on Friday at Minute Maid Park
Source: https://www.thedailybeast.com/new-york-yankees-advance-to-al-championship-series?src=rss

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The Indians were reminded that baseball is cruel and unusual for the 69th consecutive season

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The Yankees may have arrived early, but they can win the World Series with their bullpen

The New York Yankees of the mid-to-late 1990s have acquired their own mythology. Derek Jeter and Mariano Rivera and Jorge Posada and the rest of the dynastic Yankees seem, through the lens of the present, to have emerged fully formed as a colossus. Brian Cashman has a different perspective, because he
Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/sports/wp/2017/10/12/the-yankees-may-have-arrived-early-but-they-can-win-the-world-series-with-their-bullpen/?tid=sm_tw_ps&utm_term=.36f25520e24f?src=rss

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Strasburg, Nationals Beat Cubs 5-0, Force NLDS To Game 5

CHICAGO (AP) — Stephen Strasburg gave Washington everything he had, and it was more than enough. So much for all those questions about heart and character. Strasburg shook off an illness and pitched seven dominant innings, Michael A. Taylor hit a late grand slam and the Nationals beat the Chicago Cubs
Source: http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2017/10/12/strasburg-nationals-beat-cubs-5-0-force-nlds-to-game-5/?yptr=yahoo?src=rss

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Yankees shock the Indians, advance to the ALCS

Yahoo Sports Minute recaps top stories including the Yankees defeating the Indians 5-2 in Game 5 of the ALDS and advancing to the ALCS, Derek Jeter saying he would be okay with Marlins players kneeling during the anthem and Stephen Strasburg leading the Nationals to a NLDS Game 4 win over the Cubs to
Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/yankees-shock-indians-advance-alcs-083709684.html?src=rss

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Yankees to Indians: LeBron James Is Ours Again After ALDS Game 5 Shock

Fresh from one of the more hurtful playoff defeats in the modern history of a franchise that deals in the currency of hurtful playoff defeats, the Cleveland Indians had a little more salt rubbed into fresh wounds on Wednesday night. After Didi Gregorius’s two home runs, after Brett Gardner’s insurance
Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/yankees-indians-lebron-james-ours-082541027.html?src=rss

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Chapman puts away the Indians this time

Aroldis Chapman picked up the save in Wednesday night's 5-2 Game 5 victory over the Indians to finish off the Yankees' ALDS win at Progressive Field. On the same field a year ago, he gave up a game-tying homer to Rajai Davis in the eighth inning of Game 7 of the World Series while pitching for
Source: http://nypost.com/2017/10/12/chapman-puts-away-the-indians-this-time/?src=rss

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Hal Steinbrenner: 'Unbelievable' turnaround after 'tough' Game 2 loss

Standing in a hallway outside the Yankees' victory celebration in the clubhouse on Wednesday night, Hal Steinbrenner was trying to process his club's improbable ALCS victory over the Indians. “That was a tough loss in Game 2,'' Steinbrenner said following the Yankees' 5-2 victory
Source: http://nypost.com/2017/10/12/hal-steinbrenner-unbelievable-turnaround-after-tough-game-2-loss/?src=rss

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Indians suffer an epic letdown with ALDS loss

Jerry Crasnick ESPN Senior Writer Close ESPN.com senior writer Author of "License to Deal" Former Denver Post national baseball writer Follow on Twitter CLEVELAND -- After Brett Gardner's line single to right field scored two runs to put away Game 5 of the American League Division Series
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Indians' Kluber: I was healthy enough to pitch

ESPN.com After Cleveland Indians ace Corey Kluber allowed nine runs, including four homers, over 6 1/3 innings in two postseason starts, there was speculation that he was again fighting the back issue that landed him on the disabled list in May. Indians manager Terry Francona mentioned earlier this week
Source: http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/20997413/cleveland-indians-ace-corey-kluber-said-was-healthy-enough-pitch?src=rss

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