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A capsule look at the Braves-Dodgers playoff seriesBy The Associated PressA look at the best-of-five National League Division Series between the Atlanta Braves and Los Angeles Dodgers:---Schedule: (All times EDT) Game 1, Thursday, at Los Angeles, 8:37 p.m. (MLB); Game 2, Friday, at Los Angeles, 9:37 p.m. (FS1); Game...

AP Sports WriterShowalter fired as Orioles manager after 115-loss seasonBy DAVID GINSBURGBALTIMORE (AP) Buck Showalter has been fired as manager of the Orioles, who made three playoff appearances under his guidance but this year staggered through the worst season since the team moved to Baltimore in 1954.Showalter confirmed...

Brewers turn to bullpen to open NLDS, Senzatela for RockiesMILWAUKEE (AP) Milwaukee Brewers manager Craig Counsell says he will open the National League Division Series against the Colorado Rockies with a bullpen day on the mound.The Rockies are turning to Antonio Senzatela to start Game 1 at Miller...

MLB free-agent qualifying offer price up to $17.9 millionNEW YORK (AP) The price of qualifying offers for Major League Baseball free agents will be $17.9 million this year.That figure is up from $17.2 million last year and $15.8 million the year before. It was determined by the average...

MLB gives Russell 40-game ban under domestic violence policyCHICAGO (AP) Chicago Cubs infielder Addison Russell accepted a 40-game suspension Wednesday for violating Major League Baseball's domestic violence policy after a series of allegations made by his ex-wife.Commissioner Rob Manfred announced the ban and said MLB had completed its...

MLB gives Russell 40-game ban under domestic violence policyCHICAGO (AP) Chicago Cubs infielder Addison Russell has accepted a 40-game suspension for violating Major League Baseball's domestic violence policy.Commissioner Rob Manfred announced the ban in a statement Wednesday. MLB had been investigating domestic violence allegations against Russell made by...

AP Sports WriterShowalter fired as Orioles manager after 115-loss seasonBy DAVID GINSBURGBALTIMORE (AP) Buck Showalter has been fired as manager of the Orioles, who made three playoff appearances under his guidance but this year staggered through the worst season since the team moved to Baltimore in 1954.Showalter confirmed...

Brewers turn to bullpen to open NLDS, Senzatela for RockiesMILWAUKEE (AP) Milwaukee Brewers manager Craig Counsell says he will open the National League Division Series against the Colorado Rockies with a bullpen day on the mound.The Rockies are turning to Antonio Senzatela to start Game 1 at Miller...

MLB free-agent qualifying offer price up to $17.9 millionNEW YORK (AP) The price of qualifying offers for Major League Baseball free agents will be $17.9 million this year.That figure is up from $17.2 million last year and $15.8 million the year before. It was determined by the average...

AP Sports WriterMake-up game: Indians stars try to erase October '17 failureBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) October's immense pressure can breed stars or break them. Last year, it cracked Francisco Lindor and Jose Ramirez.Dynamic from April until September, Cleveland's All-Star duo was dreadful in the postseason.''It was surprising to...

Epstein: Maddon to return for fifth season as Cubs managerCHICAGO (AP) Theo Epstein says Joe Maddon will return for a fifth season as manager of the Chicago Cubs.Chicago's president of baseball operations confirmed Maddon will stay on for at least the final year of his contract. Epstein says...

AP Sports WriterTwins fire Molitor, eye new manager to 'grow a young team'By DAVE CAMPBELLMINNEAPOLIS (AP) The Minnesota Twins fired Paul Molitor on Tuesday, one season after he won the American League Manager of the Year award, in pursuit of more productive development by their younger players.''This wasn't...