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The Blue Jays are staring down elimination as they head back to Toronto following a tough loss to the Mariners in Game 5 of the ALCS yesterday. Manager John Schneider spoke to reporters this evening about the health status of a couple of key players, as well as the club’s pitching plans headed into the final games of the series. …

Drayer: Why Mariners are readying Bryan Woo to come out of bullpen  Seattle Sports Miller to start, Woo available out of ‘pen in crucial Game 5  MLB.com Mariners Skipper Explains Curious Bryan Woo Decision In Loss To Blue Jays  Sports Illustrated M’s to start Bryce Miller in ALCS G5; Bryan Woo available in relief  ESPN Mariners announce ALCS Game 5 starter and provide Bryan …

MILWAUKEE — With the biggest pitch of the ballgame looming, Blake Treinen toed the rubber, exhaled and reared back to deliver what he hoped would be a game-ending fastball. Out of hand, he knew he’d missed his spot. But Treinen’s initial frustration gave way to relief when Brice Turang chased above the zone for strike three, stranding the Brewers’ tying …

By Brendan Kuty, Mitch Bannon and Chris Kirschner  For the first time in nine years, the Toronto Blue Jays are heading back to the American League Championship Series. Yankee Stadium released exasperated groans as New York fell to Toronto’s rotating relievers and the Yankees’ bats faltered in late-inning opportunities. The Jays tortured the Yankees all season, and notched one final …

NEW YORK — Alex Cora watched from the Boston Red Sox dugout on Wednesday night as the New York Yankees knocked around his starter, Brayan Bello. There was only one out in the third inning, but the manager had seen enough. It is Cora’s belief there can be little leeway given to a young starter struggling to find his rhythm …

The winner will advance to face the Blue Jays in the American League Division Series, which begins Saturday in Toronto. The loser will go home for the offseason. “It’s going to be wild,” said Trevor Story, who in Game 2 had two tying hits, including a home run in the sixth. “The last two nights have been wild, so I …

This isn’t a series, it’s calisthenics. The Dodgers shouldn’t be here battling baseball’s junior varsity, and they know it, and they’re intent on pounding and pitching their way out of this embarrassing situation as quickly as possible. Wild-card round? The defending champions are nobody’s wild card. The Cincinnati Reds? Human byes. October came a day early to Chavez Ravine on …

No matter how good Yankees relievers looked down the stretch, they had inflicted enough pain during the course of the regular season to induce nightmares about what might happen in the playoffs.  The Yankees could not wake up from such a night terror on Tuesday, though their bullpen was not the only unit responsible for that.  After Max Fried carried …

PHOENIX — If the Dodgers are going to win 13 games in October, they will likely have to master the playbook they ran Wednesday night. Starting pitchers came out of the bullpen. Another late-inning collapse didn’t cripple their psyche. The offense delivered timely hits when it needed to. And the team grinded out a 5-4 extra-innings win over the Arizona Diamondbacks. The …

Dave Roberts started out of the dugout with a walk. Once Blake Snell caught his gaze, it turned into a trot. With two out in the seventh inning Wednesday night, and Snell trying to put the finishing touches on his best performance in a Dodgers uniform, Roberts appeared to be coming to the mound after a pair of walks to …