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AP Sports WriterWaiting game: Nationals get 6 days off before World SeriesBy HOWARD FENDRICHWASHINGTON (AP) Doing a little research ahead of the World Series, Washington Nationals second baseman Brian Dozier came across some numbers that made him feel OK about his team's long layoff.''I saw a stat today...

AP Baseball WriterCapital hill: Astros, Nats put World Series eyes on pitchingBy BEN WALKERGerrit Cole, Max Scherzer and a slew of aces get the World Series started in Houston, then the scene shifts to Capitol Hill.But with Justin Verlander, Stephen Strasburg and all these electric arms, might as well...

AP Baseball WriterSavages in the box go bust with slew of strikeoutsBy STEPHEN HAWKINSHOUSTON (AP) A record-setting season by Savages in the Box ended with a string of strikeouts and another October bust for the New York Yankees.For the first time since the 1910s, the 27-time champions have...

AP Baseball WriterCapital hill: Astros, Nats put World Series eyes on pitchingBy BEN WALKERGerrit Cole, Max Scherzer and a slew of aces get the World Series started in Houston, then the scene shifts to Capitol Hill.But with Justin Verlander, Stephen Strasburg and all these electric arms, might as well...

AP Baseball WriterCapital hill: Astros, Nats put World Series eyes on pitchingBy BEN WALKERGerrit Cole, Max Scherzer and a slew of aces get the World Series started in Houston, then the scene shifts to Capitol Hill.But with Justin Verlander, Stephen Strasburg and all these electric arms, might as well...

AP Baseball WriterCapital hill: Astros, Nats put World Series eyes on pitchingBy BEN WALKERGerrit Cole, Max Scherzer and a slew of aces get the World Series started in Houston, then the scene shifts to Capitol Hill.But with Justin Verlander, Stephen Strasburg and all these electric arms, might as well...

Associated PressRaines recalls Montreal, roots for Nats; others, maybe notBy SEAN FARRELLMONTREAL (AP) Tim Raines started wearing the tricolor cap as a teen and proudly sported the Montreal Expos logo for years, all the way onto his Hall of Fame plaque.So no wonder who he'll cheer for when...

AP Baseball WriterCapital hill: Astros, Nats rely on rotations in World SeriesBy BEN WALKERNow this is a serious World Series throw-down.Gerrit Cole, Justin Verlander and Zack Greinke vs. Max Scherzer, Stephen Strasburg and Patrick Corbin - all of them All-Star starters, still pitching at their peak.It's a mound meeting...

Associated PressRaines recalls Montreal, roots for Nats; others, maybe notBy SEAN FARRELLMONTREAL (AP) Tim Raines started wearing the tricolor cap as a teen and proudly sported the Montreal Expos logo for years, all the way onto his Hall of Fame plaque.So no wonder who he'll cheer for when...

Associated PressRaines recalls Montreal, roots for Nats; others, maybe notBy SEAN FARRELLMONTREAL (AP) Tim Raines started wearing the tricolor cap as a teen and proudly sported the Montreal Expos logo for years, all the way onto his Hall of Fame plaque.So no wonder who he'll cheer for when...

AP Sports WriterAstros' Peacock, Yankees' Green to start Game 6 of ALCSBy KRISTIE RIEKENHOUSTON (AP) Brad Peacock is starting for the Houston Astros in Game 6 as they use a bullpen day to try to close out the AL Championship Series against the New York Yankees on Saturday...

AP Sports WriterAstros' Peacock, Yankees' Green to start Game 6 of ALCSBy KRISTIE RIEKENHOUSTON (AP) Brad Peacock is starting for the Houston Astros in Game 6 as they use a bullpen day to try to close out the AL Championship Series against the New York Yankees on Saturday...