Month: October 2017

Kershaw is Cool Dominating Houston in 103 Degree Heat

Justin Turner’s hunt for a red-hot October resumed in Game 1 of the World Series with a tie breaking two-run homer off of Dallas Keuchel that held up in the Dodgers 3-1 win against the Astros in the best-of-seven series. After striking out and fouling out in his first two at-bats swinging a heavier bat, the scraggly bearded third baseman returned in the sixth inning with some lighter lumber for...

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Mets Almost Certain To Exercise Cabrera’s Option

The 2017 season for Asdrubal Cabrera was full of peaks and valleys. After laboring through a lingering thumb injury and requesting a trade out of Queens, the infielder rebounded to finish his season on a high note. This, along with his veteran presence, will see the Mets pick up his $8.5 million option for 2018, tweets Marc Carig of Newsday. Cabrera, 31, hit .280/.351/.434 with 14 homers and 59...

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World Series Game Thread: Dodgers vs. Astros, 8 PM (ET)

Houston Astros (101-61) vs. LOS ANGELES DODGERS (104-58) RHP Justin Verlander (4-0, 1.46) vs. LHP Rich Hill (0-0, 3.00) Wednesday, October 25, 2017 | 8:09 p.m. ET | Dodger Stadium | Los Angeles, CA World Series- Game 2 (L.A. leads 1-0) TV: FOX | Radio: AM 570 (Eng.); 1020 AM (Span.), ESPN Radio, AM 1540 (Kor.) The opening salvo was fired last night! The Dodgers jumped out to an early 1-0 series...

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Morning Briefing: Astros Face Tough Hill to Climb

The Astros will try and win Game 2 of the World Series tonight. Justin Verlander will go up against Rich Hill in a fun battle of power and spin rate. Last night was the tale of the best pitcher in baseball with two cast-off turned stars. Clayton Kershaw was sensational and had more in the tank but was yanked likely to pitch on short rest if need be. Chris Taylor and Justin Turner both homered...

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Alderson Insists Turner Was Released For Baseball Reasons

Tonight Justin Turner stands on the biggest stage in the baseball world, as he participates in Game 1 of the Fall Classic. ‘Participate’ isn’t a strong enough word for Turner though. What he has done for the Los Angeles Dodgers since joining them in 2014 is nothing short of amazing. Turner has batted .303/.378/.502 with 71 home runs, 264 RBI, and an 18.9 WAR in 834 games for...

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