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Yanks' Hicks gets 1st start since Aug. 3 in Game 3 of ALCSNEW YORK (AP) Aaron Hicks returns to the New York Yankees' starting lineup for the first time since Aug. 3 and Giancarlo Stanton remains out for the second straight game when the American League Championship Series...

Yanks' Hicks gets 1st start since Aug. 3 in Game 3 of ALCSNEW YORK (AP) Aaron Hicks returns to the New York Yankees' starting lineup for the first time since Aug. 3 and Giancarlo Stanton remains out for the second straight game when the American League Championship Series...

Yanks' Hicks gets 1st start since Aug. 3 in Game 3 of ALCSNEW YORK (AP) Aaron Hicks returns to the New York Yankees' starting lineup for the first time since Aug. 3 and Giancarlo Stanton remains out for the second straight game when the American League Championship Series...

AP Baseball WriterCole, unbeaten since May, transformed by Astros analyticsBy RONALD BLUMNEW YORK (AP) Gerrit Cole walked into a conference room after one of his first spring training workouts with the Houston Astros in February 2018 and was met by about 10 people.''There was charts, video, matching charts,''...

LEADING OFF: Nats a win from 1st World Series, Cole vs YanksBy The Associated PressA look at what's happening around the majors today:CAPITAL GAINSPatrick Corbin can pitch the Nationals to their first pennant when Washington goes for a four-game sweep of slumping St. Louis in the NL Championship Series....

AP Baseball WriterCole trying to join list of great postseasons on moundBy NOAH TRISTEREven on a team with three stars in the starting rotation, Gerrit Cole has stood out in these playoffs.The 29-year-old right-hander won twice for Houston in the AL Division Series, allowing only one run in 15...

LEADING OFF: Nats a win from 1st World Series, Cole vs YanksBy The Associated PressA look at what's happening around the majors today:CAPITAL GAINSPatrick Corbin can pitch the Nationals to their first pennant when Washington goes for a four-game sweep of slumping St. Louis in the NL Championship Series....

Hicks back in Yanks' lineup for Game 3 of ALCS; Stanton outNEW YORK (AP) Aaron Hicks returned to the New York Yankees' starting lineup on Tuesday for the first time since Aug. 3 and Giancarlo Stanton remained out for the second straight game when the AL Championship Series...

AP Sports WriterManager Dave Roberts, Andrew Friedman to return to DodgersBy BETH HARRISLOS ANGELES (AP) Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts and president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman will be back next season.Roberts signed a contract extension through the 2022 season last November. Friedman said Monday that he...

AP Sports WriterRobles returns to Nationals' lineup for Game 3 vs. CardinalsBy STEPHEN WHYNOWASHINGTON (AP) Victor Robles is back in the Nationals' lineup for Game 3 of the NL Championship Series after missing the past five games with a hamstring injury.Robles was starting in center field and batting...

AP Baseball WriterYankees plan to go all relievers in ALCS Game 4 vs. AstrosBy RONALD BLUMNEW YORK (AP) The Yankees plan to use their bullpen against Houston from the start in Game 4 of the AL Championship Series.With the best-of-seven series tied 1-1, Luis Severino starts Game 3...

Yankees plan to go all relievers in ALCS Game 4 vs. AstrosNEW YORK (AP) The Yankees plan to use their bullpen against Houston from the start in Game 4 of the AL Championship Series.With the best-of-seven series tied 1-1, Luis Severino starts Game 3 on Tuesday against Gerrit...