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Andrew Marchand ESPN Senior Writer 

Well, that was really strange. Aaron Judge was involved in some curious base-running. First, Judge was nearly doubled up on a short fly to right. Originally, Judge was called out even after a poor throw from Astros right fielder Josh Reddi.ck. The call was overturned by replay. Then, before another pitch was thrown, Judge took off, trying to steal second and was easily thrown out by Astros starter Lance McCullers, One possible exclamation was that the Yankees saw that Judge hadn't touched second on his way back to first on the original play so he took off for second before the Astros could appeal. Nonetheless, Judge was out and the fourth ended.

David Schoenfield ESPN Senior Writer 

Today is the 13th anniversary of Dave Roberts' famous stolen base against Mariano Rivera in the 2004 ALCS, the steal that made that comeback possible. He said he had a funny story about that. "A couple weeks ago, I guess Yu Darvish was surfing the Internet and came across that play and realized, oh yeah, that was his manager out there."

Marly Rivera ESPN Writer 

Tommy Lasorda greets Joe Maddon during Cubs batting practice.

Dan Mullen ESPN.com 

Alex Wood on the mood in the clubhouse during L.A.'s postseason run: "We're back to being the fun Dodgers now."

Jesse Rogers ESPN Staff Writer 

Cubs starting batting practice before Game 3. Kris Bryant in the cage.

Charles Moynihan ESPN Producer 

As of 4:47P CST, the wind is blowing straight out to center here at Wrigley Field.

Dan Mullen ESPN.com 

Joe Maddon on taking slumping Javier Baez out of the lineup for NLCS Game 3: "I hate playing any game of baseball without Javier Baez because he's such a dynamic defender."

Jesse Rogers ESPN Staff Writer 

The new batting order mostly is about Kyle Schwarber hitting second. Joe Maddon wants to get him the extra AB or two before Dave Roberts goes to a lefty. Same goes with Ben Zobrist who hasn't been hitting much right handed in the playoffs.

Bradford Doolittle ESPN Staff Writer 

Dodgers lineup against righty Kyle Hendricks as they seek to put a stranglehold on the NLCS in Game 3 at Wrigley Field: 1. Chris Taylor, SS; 2: Cody Bellinger, 1B; 3. Justin Turner, 3B; 4. Yasiel Puig, RF; 5. Andre Ethier, LF; 6. Chase Utley, 2B; 7. Austin Barnes, C; 8. Joc Pederson, CF; 9. Yu Darvish, P.

Carlos Nava Columnist, ESPN Deportes 

Anuncian Los Angeles Dodgers su alineación para el Juego 3 de la Serie de Campeonato contra los Cubs. Incluye diversos cambios: Hoy Yasiel Puig es el cuarto en el orden y aparecen desde el principio André Ethier, Chase Utley y Joc Peterson. Chris Taylor SS; Cody Bellinger 1B; Justin Turner 3B; Yasiel Puig RF; Andre Ethier LF ; Chase Utley 2B; Chris Barnes C; Joc Pederson CF y Yu Darvish P

Carlos Nava Columnist, ESPN Deportes 

Los Cubs mueven su alineación por segundo juego consecutivo en la Serie de Campeonato. Sale Javier Báez de la alineación , después de que no ha bateado hit en 19 turnos en la actual postemporada y entran Ben Zobrist y Kyle Schwarber, como primero y segundo en el orden, de manera respectiva.

David Schoenfield ESPN Senior Writer 

No surprise that Joe Maddon is making some changes in his lineup, with Ben Zobrist playing second base for Javier Baez, who is 0-for-19 in the postseason, and inserting Kyle Schwarber into the second spot in the order. While the bats have struggled, keep in mind that in their seven playoff games, six of them have been started by opposing pitchers who ranked in the top six in the NL in WAR.

Dan Mullen ESPN.com 

With a weekday start and the Cubs in an 0-2 NLCS hole, it's a pretty subdued scene in Wrigleyville hours before Game 3.

David Schoenfield ESPN Senior Writer 

My cab driver Adam Luciani was born in Italy, but has lived close to Wrigleyville for 20 years and he's become a big baseball fan. He's predicting the Cubs will come back in the series. "Just look at last year, Even when they were losing, they thought they could win," the retired mechanical engineer said. "That's why you need young players. To have that energy." Forget all the numbers and analysis. You have to trust your cabbie. This series isn't over.

Jesse Rogers ESPN Staff Writer 

Joe Maddon has changed up his batting order as he'll have Ben Zobrist lead off and play second while Kyle Schwarber will bat second. The rest of the order includes Bryant, Rizzo, Contreras, Jay, Russell, Heyward and Hendricks.

Carlos Nava Columnist, ESPN Deportes 

Ya comienza la actividad afuera del Wrigley Field rumbo al Juego 4 de la Serie de Campeonato de la Liga Nacional que dominan los Dodgers 2-0 sobre los Cubs.

Dan Mullen ESPN.com 

One thing to watch during tonight's NLCS Game 3 at Wrigley: the flags on the outfield foul poles. The wind is blowing straight out now, and that could be what the Cubs' need to ignite their struggling offense.

Scott Lauber ESPN Staff Writer 

Red Sox left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez had right knee patellofemoral ligament reconstruction that will keep him from pitching for 6 months, the team has announced.

Scott Lauber ESPN Staff Writer 

High praise from Astros ace Dallas Keuchel: "The Red Sox are the most knowledgeable group of hitters that I've ever pitched against. That's a compliment to their coaching staff, to their front office, to getting them ready, to the players to having a game plan."

Carlos Nava Columnist, ESPN Deportes 

Si los Cubs pretenden derrotar hoy a los Dodgers en el Juego 3 de la Serie de Campeonato de la Liga Nacional, tienen que batear. En los actuales playoffs, los Cubs promedian .162, .251 de porcentaje de llegar a base y .262 de slugging. Ningún jugador de Chicago ha conectado imparable contra el bullpen de los Dodgers, 0/24. Hoy se juega el tercero de la Serie en Wrigley Field.

Marly Rivera ESPN Writer 

Vía Astros: Alineación para el cuarto partido de la Serie de Campeonato de la Liga Americana contra los Yankees de Nueva York. Los Astros han sido limitados a 2 carreras anotadas o menos en los tres partidos previos de la serie. La mejor ofensiva del béisbol fue limitada de esa forma en una sola ocasión durante la campaña regular, del 10 al 13 de septiembre.

Marly Rivera ESPN Writer 

Vía Yankees: La alineación de los Yankees tendrá hoy al dominicano Gary Sánchez como bateador designado y a Andrew Romine como receptor de Sonny Gray. La posición de bateador designado ha tenido pésimos resultados para el dirigente Joe Girardi esta postemporada, habiéndose ido de 28-0 antes de un sencillo de Chase Headley anoche en el tercer partido de la Serie de Campeonato, una victoria 8-1 para los Yankees.

Scott Lauber ESPN Staff Writer 

Hanley Ramirez is having surgery on his left shoulder, the Red Sox slugger announced Tuesday via Twitter. His shoulder bothered him all season, limiting him to primarily a DH role and contributing to a subpar .242/.320/.429 offensive performance with 23 homers and 62 RBI. "Coming back stronger in ‘18, love you all #RedSoxNation," Ramirez wrote. (Ctsy: @HanleyRamirez/Twitter)

Scott Lauber ESPN Staff Writer 

Carlos Beltran and Brian McCann return to the Houston Astros' lineup for Game 4 against Yankees right-hander Sonny Gray after sitting out Monday night. The Astros are the highest-scoring team in baseball since the 2009 Yankees, but have scored only five runs through three games of the American League Championship Series.

Andrew Marchand ESPN Senior Writer 

Yankees manager Joe Girardi is starting Austin Romine behind the plate because ALCS Game 4 started Sonny Gray has worked better with Romine than Gary Sanchez. Sanchez will DH.