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C Grandal out of Dodgers lineup after rough NLCS Game 1MILWAUKEE (AP) Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Yasmani Grandal is out of the starting lineup for Game 2 of the NL Championship Series against the Milwaukee Brewers.Grandal committed two errors and had two passed balls in Los Angeles' Game...

C Grandal out of Dodgers lineup after rough NLCS Game 1MILWAUKEE (AP) Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Yasmani Grandal is out of the starting lineup for Game 2 of the NL Championship Series against the Milwaukee Brewers.Grandal committed two errors and had two passed balls in Los Angeles' Game...

C Grandal out of Dodgers lineup after rough NLCS Game 1MILWAUKEE (AP) Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Yasmani Grandal is out of the starting lineup for Game 2 of the NL Championship Series against the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday.Grandal committed two errors and had two passed balls in Los...

Free Miller Lite Friday in Milwaukee with 'beer series' winMILWAUKEE (AP) As the Milwaukee Brewers prepare for Game One of the National League Championship Series, fans are cashing in on the team's victory in what some are calling the `beer series.'Free Miller Lite or Coors was at stake...

Dodgers add LHP Julio Urias to NLCS roster, drop AlexanderMILWAUKEE (AP) Left-handed pitcher Julio Urias is joining the Los Angeles Dodgers' 25-man roster for the NL Championship Series against the Milwaukee Brewers.The Dodgers made room for Urias by dropping lefty Scott Alexander off the NLCS roster finalized before...

Yankees shortstop Didi Gregorius to need Tommy John surgeryNEW YORK (AP) The New York Yankees say star shortstop Didi Gregorius will need Tommy John surgery on his right elbow after injuring himself during the AL Division Series.The team said in an unexpected announcement Friday that surgery has not...

Yankees shortstop Didi Gregorius needs Tommy John surgeryNEW YORK (AP) The New York Yankees say star shortstop Didi Gregorius will need Tommy John surgery on his right elbow after injuring himself during the AL Division Series.The team said in an unexpected announcement Friday that surgery has not yet...

Cedeno joins Brewers bullpen for NLCS; Dodgers add UriasMILWAUKEE (AP) Reliever Xavier Cedeno is joining the Milwaukee Brewers' 25-man roster for the NL Championship Series, giving the strong bullpen another left-handed arm against the Dodgers' power-packed lineup.The Brewers made room for Cedeno by dropping slick-fielding outfielder Keon Broxton...

AP Baseball WriterYankees shortstop Didi Gregorius needs Tommy John surgeryBy BEN WALKERNEW YORK (AP) Yankees star shortstop Didi Gregorius needs Tommy John surgery on his right elbow after injuring himself making a throw in Boston during the AL Division Series, and there's no telling exactly when he'll be...

Diamondbacks to switch from grass to artificial surfacePHOENIX (AP) The Arizona Diamondbacks are switching from natural grass to an artificial surface in time for the 2019 season.Team president Derrick Hall says the ''state-of-art'' synthetic grass will be better for players. He also says it will enhance the fan...

AP Sports WriterJD Martinez holds no grudge against Astros, who released himBy JIMMY GOLENBOSTON (AP) J.D. Martinez wants to thank the Houston Astros - not get back at them - for releasing him when he was struggling to make himself into a star.The Red Sox slugger credits his...

Dodgers' Freese hitting 3rd in NLCS vs. familiar BrewersMILWAUKEE (AP) David Freese is hitting third for the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 1 of the NL Championship Series against the Milwaukee Brewers, returning to a city where he enjoyed postseason success in 2011.Freese was the 2011 NLCS MVP...