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Bullpen day: Yanks, Astros to use pens in Game 4

TEst 4 October 14, 2019 - 6:44pm
The Yankees and Astros are both planning to turn Game 4 into a bullpen day, however impending weather could render the strategy moot.

Cards' Maddux hits 2 holes-in-one ahead of G3

TEst 4 October 14, 2019 - 6:44pm
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.

Yankees plan to make Game 4 a bullpen game

TEst 4 October 14, 2019 - 4:34pm
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."

Sources: Rain could alter NLCS, ALCS schedules

TEst 4 October 14, 2019 - 3:44pm
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.

Nats' Robles back in G3; Martinez in Cards' lineup

TEst 4 October 14, 2019 - 3:44pm
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.

Robles back for Nats after hamstring injury

TEst 4 October 14, 2019 - 12:43pm
Victor Robles will return to the Nationals lineup after missing 10 days with a hamstring strain.

Cubs set to interview Kapler, Astros' Espada

TEst 4 October 14, 2019 - 12:43pm
Astros bench coach Joe Espada is expected to interview with the Cubs Monday, and Gabe Kapler will also talk to the team about the manager's job.

First comes the NLDS, then comes ... a baby? Inside Daniel Hudson's life-altering weekend

TEst 4 October 14, 2019 - 9:42am
Daniel Hudson's decision to skip NLCS Game 1 to be with his wife as she gave birth to their daughter made headlines. But for him, it was never really a choice.

MLB Playoffs Daily: Will Cardinals' bats wake up vs. Nats, Strasburg?

TEst 4 October 14, 2019 - 6:42am
The St. Louis offense has been a no-show so far in the NLCS, and things won't get any easier against Stephen Strasburg in Game 3.

Aces high: Ranking the postseason's best starting pitchers

TEst 4 October 14, 2019 - 6:42am
Verlander, Strasburg, Scherzer, Tanaka, Flaherty and, yes, Gerrit Cole. These playoffs have had some great starting pitching. We rank the best of the best.

For Aaron Boone and Yankees, it's go bold or go home

TEst 4 October 14, 2019 - 3:32am
Boone has no choice but to be aggressive, a balancing act that might burn him but is his team's best shot to win.

Correa's timing returns with ALCS walk-off HR

TEst 4 October 14, 2019 - 12:31am
Carlos Correa homered on the first pitch of the bottom of the 11th to give the Astros a win over the Yankees.

Man injured by foul in ALCS Game 2, hospitalized

TEst 4 October 14, 2019 - 12:31am
A man in the Astros dugout was hit by a foul ball during Game 2 of the American League Championship Series and exited with a towel over his head.

Yankees' Stanton day-to-day with quad strain

TEst 4 October 13, 2019 - 9:29pm
Outfielder Giancarlo Stanton was left out of the Yankees' starting lineup for Game 2 of the American League Champion Series against the Astros after suffering a right quad strain in his team's Game 1 win.

Man in Astros dugout injured by foul ball on Sun.

TEst 4 October 13, 2019 - 9:29pm
A man in the Astros dugout was hit by a foul ball during Game 2 of the American League Championship Series and exited with a towel over his head.

Angels' Kay: Talking to feds is 'right thing'

TEst 4 October 13, 2019 - 3:26pm
The Los Angeles Angels employee who told federal investigators that he provided oxycodone to Tyler Skaggs and abused it with him for years told Outside the Lines he hopes the pitcher's family can find "some peace."

Stanton out of Yankees' lineup with quad strain

TEst 4 October 13, 2019 - 3:26pm
Giancarlo Stanton is not in the Yankees' starting lineup for Game 2 of the ALCS on Sunday after suffering a right quad strain in his team's Game 1 win.

The key for the Astros in Game 2? Score some runs, quick

TEst 4 October 13, 2019 - 6:25am
Justin Verlander (and Gerrit Cole in Game 3) gives the Astros an advantage. But Houston's sleeping offense needs to wake up -- early.

Something from nothing: Nats get Seinfeld boost

TEst 4 October 13, 2019 - 6:25am
Nats outfielder Adam Eaton delivered a crucial two-run double in the eighth inning. His key to that at-bat? Heeding the advice given to "Seinfeld" character George Costanza.

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