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LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
Playoff Power Rankings: Everything you need to know about baseball's final four
Who has the edge in the ALCS and NLCS? We break down each team's strengths and weaknesses -- and the storylines that could determine their fate.
Who's going to the World Series? Our LCS predictions
There are just four teams left in the MLB playoffs. Here's who we think is headed to the World Series -- and what we've gotten right ... and wrong so far.
ASTROS TAKE GAME 1
LEAD ALCS 1-0
Homers from Altuve, Correa lift Astros to Game 1 win
IS PLAYOFF FORMAT FLAWED?
Stephen A.: Dodgers-Braves should have been a divisional series
MIKE SHILDT'S FIRING
Cardinals fans deserve a better explanation for Mike Shildt firing
Cardinals GM John Mozeliak blamed "philosophical differences" for Shildt's unexpected dismissal in St. Louis. Whatever that means, it's not enough for this franchise.
Was Mike Shildt's last decision the reason for his firing?
MISSTEPS ON A LIVE BROADCAST
Glanville: As a Black broadcaster, how would I respond to a racially insensitive remark on air?
Jim Kaat's comment on Yoan Moncada made me consider my responsibilities in such a moment -- and how we should all reckon with missteps on a live broadcast.
MLB POSTSEASON
Breakout stars, bizarre plays and imploding bullpens: 9 things we've learned so far this October
From the names who have owned October to the themes that could rule the rest of the month, here's what stood out in the first week of games.
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- McCullers still hoping to help Astros despite injury
- Dodgers to start reliever Knebel in NLCS Game 1
- Watch this: Correa, Altuve trip Red Sox with HRs
- Astros tab Urquidy for Game 3; Red Sox mum
- Cubs hire Cleveland's Hawkins to serve as GM
- Brewers stumped over Yelich's woes at plate
- How the Braves saved their season
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The ESPN Daily podcast: How to listen, episode guide and more
Monday through Friday, host Pablo Torre brings you an inside look at the most interesting stories at ESPN, as told by the top reporters and insiders on the planet.
Best ever? (ESPN+)
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Is Los Angeles Dodgers righty Max Scherzer the best MLB trade deadline pitching pickup ever?
Rick Sutcliffe in 1984? Randy Johnson in 1998? CC Sabathia in 2008? Scherzer has work to do, but his run could match -- or even surpass -- them all.
Inside The Flip
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Derek Jeter enters the Hall of Fame - Oral history of the Yankees shortstop's greatest play, The Flip
Was Giambi really out? How did Jeter get there? Twenty years later, the players and coaches involved recall the new Hall of Famer's once-in-a-lifetime flip.
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