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October ace tiers: Ranking the top 15 starting pitchers for the 2023 MLB playoffs
Who could carry a team on the mound this postseason? We identify the elite candidates.


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REGULAR SEASON IS WRAPPING UP
Your squad isn't going to the playoffs? The No. 1 offseason question for each eliminated team
An October run isn't in the cards, but there's still plenty of work to do. Here's what each non-postseason team needs to ask itself first.
Power Rankings: Where every team stands entering the playoffs
The final days of the 2023 regular season are upon us -- and a few playoff races are coming down to the wire.

WILD CARD RACE
SATURDAY'S GAMES

WHAT HAPPENED IN SAN DIEGO?
Why didn't the Padres, you know ... win more? Inside the wild numbers from San Diego's lost season
They're expensive. They're loaded. And they're not going to the playoffs.

SATURDAY'S OTHER TOP GAMES

REVIEWING THE RULE CHANGES
Game time is down! Stolen bases are up! What we learned from Year 1 of MLB's rule changes
From what we've heard from players about the new rules to how much they'll impact the MLB playoffs next month.

BYE-BYE, BASEBALL!
FRIDAY IN HOMERS
J.P. Crawford's grand slam helps Mariners stay alive in AL playoff hunt
Reds play HR derby with six long-balls in 19-run outburst vs. Cardinals

MORE TOP MOMENTS
Jeremy Pena saves game with incredible diving stop for Astros
Acuna ties Braves' modern era single-season stolen base record

DODGERS' PRIME-INSPIRED THEME
Dodgers coaches show love to Colorado, Dave Roberts reps Deion Sanders with Prime-inspired costume
Dodgers coaches wore gold chains, sunglasses and cowboy hats to channel Deion Sanders and the Colorado Buffaloes after their game against the Rockies.
Top Headlines
- Giants fire Kapler after 4 seasons, 1 playoff trip
- 'Nothing serious,' but Nimmo closes season on IL
- Playoff hopes over, Padres vow to 'grow from this'
- Rays recall reliever Criswell, designate Ramirez
- Dodgers-S.F. a first for Asian American managers
- Rangers staff takes hit as starter Gray lands on IL
- Regular-season grades for every team
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