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'It's not going to be conventional': Inside depleted Dodgers' pitching plan for the playoffs
Starting pitching had been L.A.'s hallmark through a decade-long run of dominance. Not this year.


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MLB'S LOW-BATTING AVERAGES
How good can you be when you don't even hit .200?
Kyle Schwarber and Max Muncy are on their way to 100-RBI seasons ... but their final batting averages could start with a 1. How much value are they adding?

FRIDAY'S MUST-SEE MOMENTS
Ronald Acuna Jr. joins exclusive 40-40 club with leadoff HR
Aaron Judge gets curtain call after hat trick of homers

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FRIDAY'S GAMES

UNLIKELY PITCHERS, DIFFERING RESULTS
Kid Cudi is still all smiles after his errant first pitch
Rowdy Tellez's first K on the mound has Brewers dugout fired up

PUSHING FOR THE POSTSEASON
MLB postseason tracker: Playoff races heating up, who can clinch next and games to watch
We have everything you need to know as the regular season winds down, from current playoff matchups to league races to the postseason schedule.
Olney: Astros will be tough to beat in October -- if they get there
Houston has shown a regular-season malaise at times. But the defending champs are dangerous.

DISASTER IN THE BRONX 😂
The 'First Take' crew pokes fun at Stephen A.'s unfortunate first pitch
Stephen A. 'disgusted' by his first pitch at Yankee Stadium

WHO IS PLAYING WELL AS PLAYOFFS NEAR?
Power Rankings: AL, NL wild-card teams locked in battle
There are less than two weeks left in the regular season -- and while some teams' spots are locked up, others still have a lot to play for.

LEAVING TOWN
Oakland vs. the A's: The inside story of how it all went south (to Las Vegas)
Interviews with more than a dozen sources familiar with the negotiations and motivations reveal a messy, complicated and ultimately confounding path that led to owner John Fisher parting ways with the city the A's have called home for 55 years.
Top Headlines
- Braves' Acuña 5th player ever with 40-40 season
- Twins secure third AL Central title in last 5 years
- Judge 1st Yank to belt 3 HRs twice in one season
- Rays 2B Lowe out 4-6 weeks with knee fracture
- Alcantara has forearm tightness after rehab start
- Rangers hail ex-MVP González in pregame tribute
- MLB to use neutral clock operators in postseason
- Shelton laughs off Ross' 'not a good team' knock
- The Passans: MLB season awards
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