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AP Sports WriterTurner's 3-run homer in 9th gives Dodgers 4-1 win over CubsBy GREG BEACHAMLOS ANGELES (AP) Justin Turner hit a three-run homer with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Chicago Cubs 4-1 on Sunday to take a...

AP Sports WriterBryant, Rizzo, Contreras no-shows at plate for Cubs in NLCSBy BERNIE WILSONLOS ANGELES (AP) The defending World Series champion Chicago Cubs are going back home trailing the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-0 in the National League Championship Series in no small part because the heart of their...

LEADING OFF: Astros, Yanks try to get bats going in New YorkBy The Associated PressA look at what's happening all around the majors Monday:---GOING BATTYThe two highest-scoring teams in the majors this season have combined for all of six runs in the first two games of the AL Championship...

AP Sports WriterSeager dropped from Dodgers' NLCS roster with back injuryBy GREG BEACHAMLOS ANGELES (AP) All-Star shortstop Corey Seager was left off the Dodgers' roster for the NL Championship Series against the Chicago Cubs due to a back injury, and replacement Charlie Culberson made several big plays in...

LEADNG OFF: No Seager in NLCS, but Puig a party for DodgersBy The Associated PressA look at what's happening all around the majors today:---BACKING OUTThe Dodgers will have to get through the Cubs without star shortstop Corey Seager in the NL Championship Series. Seager was left off the NLCS...

AP Sports WriterMaddon 'couldn't disagree more' with overturned call at homeBy BERNIE WILSONLOS ANGELES (AP) Joe Maddon was ejected by the umpires Saturday night, but his real beef is with Major League Baseball's rules.Maddon was tossed for arguing an overturned call at home plate in the Chicago Cubs'...

AP Sports WriterAstros trying to give Houston a boost in wake of HarveyBy KRISTIE RIEKENHOUSTON (AP) Every time the Houston Astros suit up, they wear a simple patch as a reminder of what Houston lost to Hurricane Harvey and its catastrophic flooding.The city is determined to rebuild, and...

AP Sports WriterCubs bullpen gives it away in NLCS opening loss to DodgersBy BERNIE WILSONLOS ANGELES (AP) Joe Maddon went to his bullpen, and two pitches later, it all began to implode for the Chicago Cubs.Jose Quintana gave Chicago five strong innings, but relievers Hector Rondon and Mike...

AP Sports WriterQuintana to start NLCS opener for Cubs after wife's scareBy GREG BEACHAMLOS ANGELES (AP) Jose Quintana is the Chicago Cubs' starting pitcher for the NL Championship Series opener even after his wife was forced off the team's chartered jet a day earlier due to a medical...

Young Astros fan reaches for Correa HR, no interferenceHOUSTON (AP) Another 12-year-old fan reaching for a home run didn't help the New York Yankees in this AL Championship Series.Carson Riley, a young Houston Astros fan, tried to make a catch in the front of row of seats when...

Young Astros fan reaches for Correa HR, no interferenceHOUSTON (AP) A young fan reaching for a home run didn't help the New York Yankees in this AL Championship Series.More than two decades after 12-year-old Jeffrey Maier reached over the wall during the 1996 ALCS at Yankee Stadium, benefiting...

AP Sports WriterSeager dropped from Dodgers' NLCS roster with back injuryBy GREG BEACHAMLOS ANGELES (AP) All-Star shortstop Corey Seager was left off the Los Angeles Dodgers' roster for the NL Championship Series against the Chicago Cubs due to a back injury.The Dodgers announced Seager's surprise omission several hours...