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Plate umpire Jeff Nelson had to leave Game 3 of the American League Championship Series after suffering a concussion when hit in the mask by a foul tip Tuesday. Kerwin Danley took over behind the plate.

The Los Angeles Angels could face sanctions or fines if MLB determines team employees were told of Tyler Skaggs' opioid use before his death and didn't inform the commissioner's office.

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Among the Cardinals' Game 4 lineup changes were Tommy Edman playing third base and hitting leadoff, Harrison Bader replacing Dexter Fowler in center field, and Jose Martinez drawing another start in right and hitting second.

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Aaron Hicks returns to the Yankees' starting lineup for Game 3 of the ALCS with Giancarlo Stanton still out.

Washington is within a win of the World Series because its starters have been historically good this postseason.

Nothing has gone right for St. Louis in the NLCS, but things really fell apart in the third inning of Game 3, as the Nationals put a hammerlock on the series.

Tim Kurkjian shares the behind-the-scenes stories of some of the wildest games, moments and characters in MLB postseason history. This week: the 2000s.

With the ALCS shifting to the Bronx, New York has to deal with the dominant Gerrit Cole, while in the NLCS, Washington looks to wrap things up.

Washington is within a win of the World Series because its starters have been historically good this postseason.

Veteran Howie Kendrick went 3-for-4 with three doubles and three RBIs on Monday to power the Nationals to within a game of the first World Series appearance in franchise history.

Center fielder Victor Robles homered in his return to the Nationals' lineup in their 8-1 Game 3 NLCS win on Monday, blasting a solo shot in the sixth inning against the St. Louis Cardinals.

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The Yankees and Astros are both planning to turn Game 4 into a bullpen day, however impending weather could render the strategy moot.

Cardinals pitching coach Mike Maddux was dealing with a different kind of ace Monday, hitting two holes-in-one ahead of Game 3 of the NLCS.

With Luis Severino getting the start for Game 3 of the ALCS, manager Aaron Boone said Game 4 will be "kind of a bullpen day."

With the possibility that ALCS Game 4 between the Astros and Yankees is a washout for Wednesday night, MLB is considering moving a potential NLCS Game 5 between the Nationals and Cardinals to that night, sources said.

Victor Robles is back in the Nationals' lineup for Game 3 of the NLCS after a 10-day absence caused by a mild hamstring strain, and Jose Martinez, who has accounted for half of the Cardinals' hits in this series, started in right field and batted sixth.

Victor Robles will return to the Nationals lineup after missing 10 days with a hamstring strain.