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On paper, the Astros have the best postseason roster since ... ever
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Friday, 04 October 2019 05:21
HOUSTON -- The division series round is upon us, and it's a high-powered eight-team bracket -- the most high-powered ever, in fact. The eight teams still in the running for the 2019 World Series won a combined 794 games during the regular season. That's more than any other divisional round in postseason history, and four more wins than in 2002.…
Your ultimate guide to MLB's October bullpens: Stars, surprises, rankings and more
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Wednesday, 25 September 2019 07:37
There are nine different matchups in the postseason -- starting with the now-completed wild-card games, ending with the World Series -- and last year's nine winners all shared something in common: Their bullpens pitched better than the losing teams' bullpens.That's not always true that the better relievers swing a postseason series, but it's true a lot more often than not.…
Turner: Blanked Nats 'trying a little too hard'
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Friday, 04 October 2019 00:20
LOS ANGELES -- Playoff pressure is getting to the Washington Nationals."I feel like right now, we're trying a little too hard," leadoff man Trea Turner said following his team's 6-0 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 1 of the National League Division Series. "Just have a little bit more fun and continue what we were doing. I think…
'He's the most confident human being on the planet': Why Walker Buehler was L.A.'s Game 1 starter
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Friday, 04 October 2019 01:01
LOS ANGELES -- "My name is Walker Buehler," he said, "and my average fastball last year was 97.1 mph."That's how Buehler introduced himself to his Los Angeles Dodgers teammates in spring training a couple of years ago. It's how Ross Stripling remembers it, at least. Stripling relayed that story -- an anecdote also referenced by The Athletic in recent days…
Braves critical of Acuna's lack of hustle in loss
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Thursday, 03 October 2019 21:17
ATLANTA -- It happened again. And this time it was in a postseason game.Atlanta Braves center fielder Ronald Acuna Jr. failed to run out a ball he hit off the wall in right field, settling for just a single. The last time it happened, in August, he was benched. This time, he was called out by his teammates after the…
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