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Guardians utilityman Tyler Freeman was dropped from the AL Division Series roster with an oblique injury prior to Game 2, with Ángel Martínez taking his spot.

A rivalry that already burned hot has been taken to another level after a chaotic first two games of the NLDS.

His regular-season numbers are historic. But the Yankees captain has fallen short in his ultimate goal: to lead his team to a title.

Freddie Freeman left Sunday's NLDS game against the Padres with what the Dodgers described as continued discomfort in his sprained right ankle, and his availability going forward remains uncertain.

The start of Sunday's bottom of the seventh inning was delayed as close to two dozen security guards lined the foul lines of Dodger Stadium after fans threw objects onto the field in Game 2 of the National League Division Series.

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Nick Castellanos ripped a winning two-out single off Tylor Megill that scored Bryce Harper, sent the Philadelphia Phillies to a dizzying 7-6 win over the New York Mets on Sunday and evened the NL Division Series at one game apiece.

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The Phillies have benched All-Star third baseman Alec Bohm for Game 2 of the NLDS. Edmundo Sosa gets the start in Bohm's place.

Yankees left-hander Nestor Cortes was to play catch Sunday for the first time since going on the injured list with a flexor strain in his pitching elbow.

Slugger Shohei Ohtani erased a 3-0 deficit for the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 1 of the NLDS against the San Diego Padres on Saturday night with a three-run home run off starter Dylan Cease, and Ohtani's club eventually hung on to register a 7-5 victory.

The Royals were irked after a controversial safe call on a Jazz Chisholm Jr. steal attempt late in Game 1 did not get overturned.

Saturday's Game 1 between the Royals and Yankees became the first postseason game with five lead changes before the Yankees pulled ahead for good in the seventh inning.

Brandon Nimmo keyed another comeback in New York's run through the NL playoffs, helping the Mets break through for five runs in the eighth inning as they rallied for a 6-2 win Saturday over the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 1 of their division series.

The Guardians made sure they didn't "just go through the motions" during their five-day layoff, and it showed as they scored five in the first inning and beat the Tigers 7-0 in Game 1.

Clayton Kershaw's hopes of recovering from his toe injury in time to help a needy Los Angeles Dodgers rotation at some point this postseason have come to an end, as manager Dave Roberts said Saturday that the team is "closing the door" on his return.

Lane Thomas hit a three-run homer and the Guardians unleashed their lights-out bullpen to complete a four-hitter in a 7-0 win over the Tigers in an AL Division Series opener on Saturday.

Phillies pitcher Cristopher Sánchez welcomed a baby boy days ahead of the All-Star's start in Game 2 of the NL Division Series against New York on Sunday.

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Ben Lively was left off Cleveland's roster for the AL Division Series against Detroit despite being an invaluable addition to the Guardians' starting rotation this season.