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Brewers' Pat Murphy keeping close eye on the playoffs while looking for ways to get better
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Some players and coaches brood over heartbreaking playoff losses so much that they can’t bear to watch the rest of the postseason. Milwaukee manager Pat Murphy has taken an entirely different approach in the week since his team squandered a two-run, ninth-inning...
MLB Calendar
Oct. 5-12 — Division Series. Oct. 13-22 — League Championship Series. Oct. 25-Nov. 2 — World Series (would start Oct. 22 if LCS over by Oct. 19) October/November TBA — Trading resumes, day after World Series. November TBA — Last...
Yankees' Anthony Rizzo to miss AL Division Series because of fractured fingers
NEW YORK (AP) — Yankees first baseman Anthony Rizzo will miss the AL Division Series against Kansas City because of fractured fingers that he thinks will heal in time for him to rejoin the team for the Championship Series if New York advances. RIzzo fractured the fourth and fifth...
MLB attendance up 0.9%, first back-to-back increases since 2011-12
NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball's average attendance rose 0.9% this season, increasing in consecutive years for the first time since 2011-12. MLB drew 71.35 million fans over 2,413 gates for an average of 29,568, its highest since 30,042 in 2017, the commissioner's office...
Cubs president Jed Hoyer remains optimistic about team's future following disappointing season
CHICAGO (AP) — Jed Hoyer figured he would be discussing a potential playoff matchup rather than a season that fell far short of expectations. The Chicago Cubs' president of baseball operations was frustrated and optimistic, insisting the organization remains in a strong position,...
Elly De La Cruz hits 2-run triple in 10th to lead Reds to 3-0 win over Cubs
CHICAGO (AP) — Elly De La Cruz hit two-run triple in the 10th inning to break a scoreless tie and the Cincinnati Reds ended their season with a 3-0 shutout of the Chicago Cubs on Sunday. De La Cruz tagged Ethan Roberts (1-1) for the go-ahead hit down the right field line on an 0-2...
Kyle Hendricks sharp in what may have been Cubs' finale, 3-0 win over Reds
CHICAGO (AP) — Kyle Hendricks waved to appreciative fans after what may have been his final start for the Cubs, and Chicago beat the Cincinnati Reds 3-0 on Saturday as Isaac Paredes and Pete Crow-Armstrong had run-scoring singles in a three-run eighth inning. ...
Cubs' Shoto Imanaga goes 15-3 with a 2.91 ERA in 29 starts as rookie
CHICAGO (AP) — Shota Imanaga won't start for the Chicago Cubs against Cincinnati on Sunday and finished his rookie season 15-3 with a 2.91 ERA in 29 starts. The 31-year-old left-hander from Japan won't pitch because the “risk-reward benefit was not there," manager Craig Counsell...
Taillon pitches 7 crisp innings as the Cubs blank the Reds 1-0
CHICAGO (AP) — Jameson Taillon pitched seven crisp innings in his second straight win, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Cincinnati Reds 1-0 on Friday in the opener of their season-ending series. Taillon (12-8) allowed four hits, struck out two and walked two on a blustery, overcast...
Shorter games, more running, more action. Two years in, MLB's rule changes have provided a jolt
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Two years ago, it looked as if Major League Baseball was having an existential crisis. To many inside the game, it certainly felt like one as a sport built on its timelessness careened toward a future hellbent on speeding things up. Pitch clocks. Defensive shift...
