Brewers escape Padres in Game 1 after wild roof-aided out in ninth
The Brewers eked out a Game 1 NLDS win after the American Family Field roof impeded what the Padres thought was going to be a go-ahead home run in the ninth inning.
ADVERTISEMENT
Brewers edge Padres in NLDS opener despite bizarre play in 9th inning
William Contreras hit a tiebreaking homer in the seventh inning and the Milwaukee Brewers hung on to beat San Diego 3-2 in their NL Division Series opener Saturday night after a potential go-ahead homer by the Padres’ Ty France hit the American Family Field roof and landed in outfielder Jackson Chourio’s glove for an out.
Skubal dominates in 100-degree heat as Dodgers beat Braves in NLDS opener
Tarik Skubal tossed six dominant innings in triple-digit heat, Teoscar Hernández, Kyle Tucker and Max Muncy homered, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Atlanta Braves 5-3 in Game 1 of their NL Division Series on Saturday.
Murakami homers to help White Sox over Guardians in Game 1 of ALDS
Munetaka Murakami hit a two-run homer, five Chicago pitchers combined for a three-hitter and the White Sox beat the Cleveland Guardians 3-0 in Game 1 of their AL Division Series on Saturday.
Musgrove sticks on Padres’ roster; Buehler on paternity list
Pitcher Joe Musgrove was kept on the roster as the San Diego Padres made no changes from their Wild Card sweep over the Chicago Cubs, though Walker Buehler will start the NLDS on the postseason paternity list.
Report: Judge not on Yankees’ roster for ALDS vs. Rays
Aaron Judge will not be on the New York Yankees' roster for the American League Division Series against the Tampa Bay Rays, a source confirmed to ESPN on Saturday.
Skubal gets nod for first career home playoff start as Dodgers open NLDS vs. Braves
Tarik Skubal expects to hear cheers instead of the usual boos when he takes the mound for the Los Angeles Dodgers against the Atlanta Braves in Game 1 of the National League Division Series on Saturday.
Dodgers' Ohtani admits he won't be fully healthy in playoffs
Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani says the left knee and right biceps ailments that compromised him throughout the summer are issues he's "just going to have to manage" in the postseason.
Guardians, White Sox renew AL Central rivalry as they open Division Series
The AL Central rivals last faced each other two weeks ago, when the Guardians took two of three and moved into the division lead. Cleveland ended up winning its third straight division title and 14th since 1995.
Padres look to give No. 1 seeded Brewers trouble in NLDS
Milwaukee owns the best regular-season record (293-193) in the majors during manager Pat Murphy’s three-year tenure but is only 6-13 against San Diego, including a 2-4 mark this year.
Cubs president Hoyer makes ‘pitching acquisition’ top offseason priority
Chicago Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer said on Friday that his focus this winter will be on improving his pitching staff and nothing is off the table.
Yankees sending Cole to start vs. Rays’ Rasmussen in Game 1 of AL Division Series
Gerrit Cole will start for the New York Yankees against Drew Rasmussen and the Tampa Bay Rays in Saturday night’s AL Division Series opener.
Robot umpires flip 54% of challenged calls in ABS debut season
Robot umpires overturned 54% of challenged calls in the first season of the Automated Ball-Strike System, and catchers were far more successful than batters.
Braves may have to wait to see when ‘warrior’ Sale can start against Dodgers in NLDS
Atlanta Braves manager Walt Weiss reported to Truist Park on Thursday determined to avoid asking ace starter Chris Sale if he’d be available for relief duty only two days after making a start in the National League Wild Card Series opener.
More or less than $350M? Predicting Skubal’s free agency contract
How big a deal could the Dodgers ace get and who could sign him? We asked around the sport.
Harper on Phillies’ early exit: ‘You’re here to win games, and we didn’t’
Bryce Harper doesn’t play the shoulda, woulda, coulda game. The bottom line for the Philadelphia Phillies is they came up short in the postseason again.
Harris’ three-run shot powers Braves over Phillies to win Wild Card Series
The Braves won a postseason series for the first time since the 2021 World Series after beating the Phillies 6-2 on Thursday night in the decisive Game 3 of the NL Wild-Card Series.
MLB won't consider game at Grand Teton National Park, says was only conducting initial due diligence
Major League Baseball won’t consider staging a game in western Wyoming’s Grand Teton National Park.
Astros face another shake-up as Espada’s contract expires after wild-card sweep
Already without a general manager, the Houston Astros could be searching for a new manager this offseason, too. Manager Joe Espada’s contract expired Wednesday when the Astros were swept in the Wild Card Series by the White Sox.
Guardians name Messick starter for Game 1 of ALDS, Williams to get the ball in Game 2
Parker Messick will be the first Cleveland rookie pitcher to start in a postseason game since 2016 when the Guardians left-hander takes the mound for Game 1 of the American League Division Series against the Chicago White Sox on Saturday.
Braves eliminate Phillies to set NLDS matchup with Dodgers
Michael Harris II, Ozzie Albies and Matt Olson all went deep as the Atlanta Braves defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 6-2 to advance to a National League Division Series matchup against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
ADVERTISEMENT