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Two teams, 208 regular-season wins. It was a banner year for the rivalry. Now, it's a best-of-five series. Here's how we got here.

Veteran right-hander Anibal Sanchez will start Game 2 of the NL Division Series for the Atlanta Braves against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday.

Aaron Judge crushed a two-run homer to left field in the bottom of the first to put the Yankees on the board.

Manager Craig Counsell said the Brewers won't use a traditional starter for Thursday's Game 1 of the National League Division Series against the Rockies. He hasn't decided which of the pitchers from his bullpen will open, however.

The weird thing the A's did Wednesday with wild-card game "opener" Liam Hendriks -- and what the Brewers plan to do Thursday -- actually isn't all that weird.

The Cubs' Addison Russell, who has denied allegations, will not appeal a 40-game ban for violating MLB's Joint Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Policy.

His run ended with a 115-loss swoon. But he did more for the Orioles than almost any other skipper not named Earl Weaver.

After losing the NL Central title and the NL wild-card game in back-to-back days, Joe Maddon is expected to remain the manager of the Cubs, sources told ESPN.

Buck Showalter will not return to the Orioles in 2019 after nine seasons leading the team, a source confirmed to ESPN. Baltimore had a franchise-worst 115 losses this season.

Edwin Jackson is the only starting pitcher on the A's wild-card roster, but he'll be on standby in the bullpen should Oakland need him vs. the Yankees.

The Yankees are going with 1B Luke Voit, who had 14 homers and 33 RBIs since he was acquired July 29, over Greg Bird as AL wild-card rosters were announced.

Can Oakland bullpen its way through the Bronx? Will Luis Severino shine on the big stage? Here's what will decide who moves on.

Same elimination-game starter. Brand-new manager. If New York's ace gets socked a second time -- or if his catcher can't cut it -- Aaron Boone has a plan.

Oakland, which meets the Yankees in Wednesday's AL wild-card game, doesn't have any household names -- at least not yet.

The Cubs were eliminated from the postseason by the Rockies on Tuesday, and they reflected on what's next. "You can only learn from losing," Jon Lester said.

One day, four -- count 'em, four -- playoff games, including a top-flight pitching matchup, the red-hot Brewers, Clayton Kershaw and Red Sox-Yankees.

Los Angeles police have arrested three teenagers and one of their mothers in connection to the recent home burglaries of Rams receiver Robert Woods and Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig. LeBron James also was targeted.

Hyun-Jin Ryu will start Game 1 of the NL Division Series against the Braves. Clayton Kershaw will start Thursday's Game 2. It's the first time since 2009 that Kershaw will not start a postseason opener for the Dodgers

Major League Baseball is opening October by blasting the game's so-called "unwritten rules."

Major League Baseball's average attendance dropped 4 percent to 28,830, its lowest since 2003 after 14 consecutive seasons topping 30,000, and six stadiums set record lows.