1:29 AM ET Jeff PassonESPN Off ESPN MLB built-inAuthor of “The Arm: The Billion Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in the Game” ARLINGTON, Texas – The Los Angeles Dodgers completed a division-series sweep of NL West rivals San Diego on Thursday night, setting the NLCS show down against …
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This emerging peddler-dodgers is an unlikely catalyst at the center of the competition. For all the superstar and house names packed on these two rosters, it was 23-year-old Pedres Center fielder Trent Grisham who set things on fire. His Sept. 14 home run (and celebration) against Clayton Kershaw asked for …
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11:02 PM ET Jeff PassonESPN Off ESPN MLB built-inAuthor of “The Arm: Billion Dollar Mystery Inside Game’s Most Valuable Commodity” ARLINGTON, Texas – San Diego Pedres right-hander Mike Clevinger showed signs of injury to his pitching hand Tuesday night after a sharp drop in speed in the second inning of …
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Probably advised to doubt the Astros at any time coming into the playoffs. Even when they robbed the postseason with a punchless anison and untested pitching staff in which Justin Verlander and Garrett Cole were nowhere to be found, Houston is clearly not ready to take the Octobers. Probably advised …
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They played three wild-card games against the San Luis Cardinals and their starting pitcher threw a combined six innings. They used eight pitchers in the loss of Game 1, used nine pitches in the jungle, won 11-9 in Game 2, then used nine pitchers in the series for a 4-0 …
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