LOS ANGELES — As manager Dave Roberts has worked to establish his trust tree of arms this year, the Dodgers’ starting pitchers have climbed the highest. Chief among them is Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who ascended to the role of staff ace in a dominant sophomore season. With a chance to close out the NL Wild Card Series and send the Reds …
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CLEVELAND — They’ve been embroiled in a battle that transcends what’s transpired these past couple days. The 2025 Tigers and Guardians will forever be linked in the record books because of the saga staged in September, when Cleveland made a historic AL Central comeback at Detroit’s expense. Now, these two teams, who can’t seem to play each other in anything …
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CLEVELAND, Ohio — After the Guardians’ 6-1 victory over the Tigers in Game 2 of the American League wild card series, the decisive Game 3 showdown will decide who punches their ticket to the ALDS against the No. 2-seeded Seattle Mariners. While the stakes are clear, the exact timing of Game 3 remains uncertain. Major League Baseball will make that …
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We could not have asked for a better way to kick off the 2025 postseason. Four games, three of them close (and hey, the Reds got the tying run on deck despite being down by five late), and phenomenal pitching performances across the board are what the playoffs are all about. Let’s do it again! Guardians vs. Tigers, 10:08am PDT …
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See New Posts Robert Suarez on with two down, one on in the eighth. Going into the 8th inning The Padres lead 3-0 and have 93.5% chance of winning Game 2. Mason Miller’s stuff That inning (see below) was a perfect illustration of Mason Miller having the best pure stuff in baseball. Yes, he’s No. 1. …
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Chase DeLauter will become the sixth player in MLB history to make his big-league debut in a playoff game when he starts for the Cleveland Guardians in Game 2 of the American League Wild Card series against the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday. The Guardians released their lineup for the game, with DeLauter hitting seventh and playing center field. Per Paul …
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As the summer of 2012 approached, the Wild were desperate. They had missed the playoffs four straight years, and fan enthusiasm was waning. A big splash was needed, and it arrived very early in free agency when Zach Parise and Ryan Suter inked identical 13-year, $98 million contracts. The Wild has played in 11 of 13 postseasons since then (including …
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Here are three things we’ll be keeping an eye on around the baseball world throughout the day: 1. Game 1 winners go for sweep in Wild Card Series: The Tigers, Cubs, Red Sox, and Dodgers took home victories in Game 1 of their respective Wild Card series yesterday, and each of those clubs will be going for the sweep today. …
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NEW YORK — The stage is set for another October showdown in the Bronx, where the Red Sox can punch their ticket into the next round and the Yankees must fight to keep their season alive. After Boston claimed Game 1 of the American League Wild Card Series, the rivals return to Yankee Stadium on Wednesday night with plenty on …
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The Athletic has live coverage of the 2025 MLB Wild Card playoffs. Baseball’s compressed Wild Card Series can get as unpredictable as its name suggests. The MLB playoff format was expanded to a best-of-three opening series in 2022. Since then, three wild-card teams charged into the World Series (the Philadelphia Phillies in 2022 and the Texas Rangers and Arizona Diamondbacks …
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