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A capsule look at the Twins-Yankees playoff series
A look at the best-of-five American League Division Series between the Minnesota Twins and New York Yankees: Schedule: (All times EDT) Game 1, Friday, at New York, 7:07 p.m. (MLB);…
Read MoreMold-breaking Twins pitching coach makes positive impression
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Twins had a lead on the New York Yankees that had dwindled to one run on this late July night, and rookie Lewis Thorpe was…
Read MoreYelich watches helplessly as Brewers fall short again
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Christian Yelich watched helplessly from the dugout as Milwaukee’s season ended. The Brewers controlled the first 7 1/3 innings of Tuesday’s NL wild-card game in Washington before…
Read MoreA hit-by-pitch, a bloop and an error ends Brewers' season
A hit-by-pitch “foul,” a broken bat bloop and a misplay in right. The Milwaukee Brewers season is over. The irony is, many believed it was over heading into September, when…
Read MoreBlame it on the juice: Pitchers set for homer-filled October
Justin Verlander didn’t intend to alter his pitching strategy, not after 14 seasons as a major league ace. But then the home runs stopped making sense. A long drive by…
Read MoreFormer La Crosse Logger, Scherzer, to face Brewers in wildcard playoff
It’s been 15 years since Max Scherzer played in La Crosse. He was 19 years old then, heading into his sophomore season at Missouri when he spent a summer playing…
Read More‘Mad Max’ carries playoff skid into Brew-Nats wild-card game
WASHINGTON (AP) — Based on what everyone says about Washington Nationals righty Max Scherzer, he seems like an obvious choice to start the NL wild-card game against Milwaukee. Scherzer is,…
Read MoreBrewers wind up with NL wild card, lose to Rockies in 13
DENVER (AP) — By the late innings, the Milwaukee Brewers just wanted the game to end. That took a while, though. Already relegated to an NL wild-card spot, the Brewers…
Read MoreAverage time of 9-inning MLB game a record 3:05:35
NEW YORK (AP) — The average time of a nine-inning game reached a record length in the major leagues this season. Major League Baseball said Sunday the final figure for…
Read MoreCardinals clinch NL Central; Cubs lose in Maddon’s finale
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jack Flaherty, Paul Goldschmidt and the St. Louis Cardinals quickly drained any drama from a final-day playoff chase. They were totally fine with that. The Cardinals…
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