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AP Sports WriterNLCS surprise: Top 2 teams out, leaving Cards vs NatsBy PAUL NEWBERRYWith the top teams out of the mix, it's on to a most unlikely matchup in the NL Championship Series.The St. Louis Cardinals are back in the NLCS for the first time since 2014 after a...

2B Sogard set for 1st playoff start with Rays in ALDS finaleHOUSTON (AP) Eric Sogard is in Tampa Bay's lineup for the decisive Game 5 in the AL Division Series at Houston, the first start in nearly a month for the second baseman who has dealt with lingering...

AP Sports WriterNLCS Surprise: Top 2 teams out, leaving Cards vs NatsBy PAUL NEWBERRYWith the top teams out of the mix, it's on to a most unlikely match-up in the NL Championship Series.The St. Louis Cardinals are back in the NLCS for the first time since 2014 after a...

Yanks' Hicks could start in ALCS; Sabathia may be on rosterNEW YORK (AP) Aaron Hicks is an option to start for the New York Yankees in the AL Championship Series opener and CC Sabathia also remains in contention for a roster spot.Hicks has not played since Aug. 3...

AP Baseball WriterBronx Bombers are filled with fancy fielders, tooBy RONALD BLUMNEW YORK (AP) Of course, the Yankees are the Bronx Bombers. Turns out this group is filled with fancy fielders, too.''I don't think they want the attention,'' catcher Austin Romine said Thursday. ''You got a bunch of...

AP Sports WriterCards manager apologizes after curse-filled rant goes viralBy HOWARD FENDRICHA curse-filled clubhouse victory speech by St. Louis Cardinals manager Mike Shildt that went viral after a player posted it on social media showed a different side to the usually mild-mannered skipper - and while he was sorry...

2B Sogard set for 1st playoff start with Rays in ALDS finaleHOUSTON (AP) Eric Sogard was in Tampa Bay's lineup for the decisive Game 5 in the AL Division Series at Houston, the second baseman's first start in nearly a month while dealing with lingering right foot discomfort.Sogard...

AP Sports WriterFrom 106 wins to early defeat, Dodgers fall short againBy BETH HARRISLOS ANGELES (AP) It's back to the drawing board - again - for the Los Angeles Dodgers, whose World Series title drought now extends to 31 years.This time, they didn't even make it that far.The...

AP Baseball WriterYanks' Hicks could return from elbow injury to start in ALCSBy RONALD BLUMNEW YORK (AP) Aaron Hicks returned to Phoenix, unable to throw without pain, advised to rest his aching elbow on Sept. 11 by Dr. Neal ElAttrache, an orthopedic specialist in California. The season appeared...

AP Sports WriterBraves will need time to recover from latest playoff flopBy CHARLES ODUMATLANTA (AP) One day later, Brian Snitker had shed his uniform but was still wearing the pain of yet another one-and-done postseason exit for the Atlanta Braves.''It's going to take me a while to kind...

AP Sports ColumnistColumn: MLB needs to put Shoeless Joe back in the gameBy PAUL NEWBERRYGREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) In a different time, it was an attractive little two-bedroom home, constructed in the early 1940s out of red brick and owned by one of the greatest players ever to grace...

10-spot: Cardinals score 10 runs in 1st inning vs BravesATLANTA (AP) The St. Louis Cardinals have scored a record 10 runs in the first inning of the decisive Game 5 of the NL Division Series against the Atlanta Braves.The biggest first inning in MLB playoff history stunned the...