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1:45 AM ET The Red Sox offense knew they needed to pick up Chris Sale after the first inning on Saturday. Their lefty ace — coming off of Tommy John surgery — did not have his best stuff on Friday night allowing four hits and allowing five earned runs in an inning pitched. After scoring

2:23 AM ET SAN FRANCISCO — Logan Webb pitched one of baseball’s most epic postseason games in Game 1 of the National League Division Series, and he did it by forcing the Dodgers to turn into their own worst enemies. Webb was masterful in his first career postseason start, mixing a diving changeup and a

10:15 PM ET MILWAUKEE — Rowdy Tellez said he blacked out at the instant of the biggest moment of his career, but not so long that he couldn’t appreciate what he had done. Tellez, the first baseman the Milwaukee Brewers acquired during the season, unloaded on a seventh-inning fastball from Charlie Morton for a two-run

5th Gurriel singled to center, Altuve scored and Bregman scored, Alvarez to second. 4 4 5th Grandal hit sacrifice fly to left, Robert scored. 4 2 5th Abreu singled to center, Anderson scored, Robert to second. 3 2 5th Robert singled to left, García scored, Anderson to third. 2 2 2nd McCormick hit sacrifice fly

12:48 AM ET Randy Arozarena‘s supply of October magic never seems to end. Arozarena — the leading candidate for American League Rookie of the Year — made history Thursday by becoming the first player in playoff history to steal home and hit a home run in the same game during Tampa Bay’s 5-0 victory over

9:32 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — A 1911 “Shoeless” Joe Jackson autographed photograph by Frank W. Smith sold for $1.47 million, the most ever paid for a signed sports photograph. The photo was offered by Christie’s and Hunt Auctions in New York in the auction Extra Innings: A Private Collection of Important Baseball

11:49 AM ET Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG. Fla. — Boston slugger J.D. Martinez is on the Red Sox roster for their AL Division Series against the Tampa Bay Rays after missing Tuesday night’s win over the New York Yankees in the AL Wild Card Game because of a sprained left ankle. The best-of-five ALDS is

12:30 AM ET Alden Gonzalez Close ESPN Staff Writer Joined ESPN in 2016 to cover the Los Angeles Rams Previously covered the Angels for MLB.com Tim Keown Close ESPN Senior Writer Senior Writer for ESPN The Magazine Columnist for ESPN.com Author of five books (3 NYT best-sellers) Which team is better: the San Francisco Giants

3:53 PM ET The Chicago White Sox are hopeful the reigning AL MVP, Jose Abreu, will be available to them in Game 1 of their division series against the Houston Astros on Thursday. Abreu, 34, has been ill since the weekend and didn’t travel with the team to Houston on Tuesday. He’ll be a game-day

3:52 PM ET The San Diego Padres have fired manager Jayce Tingler after the team failed to make the playoffs despite entering the season with hopes of challenging for a World Series title. Tingler is out after two seasons, finishing with a 116-106 overall record, including a disappointing 79-83 this year. He had one year

11:30 PM ET Associated Press BOSTON — Xander Bogaerts and Kyle Schwarber homered off Yankees ace Gerrit Cole, and Nathan Eovaldi took a shutout into the sixth inning to help the Boston Red Sox beat New York 6-2 Tuesday night in the AL Wild Card Game. Bogaerts also made a perfect relay to throw out

8:36 PM ET ESPN News Services Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Tuesday that Tommy John surgery is “not on the table” for ace Clayton Kershaw and that he is hoping first baseman Max Muncy can rejoin the team later this month. Roberts provided the updates on two key players who will be missing

7:00 AM ET The 2021 MLB playoffs begin Tuesday night with 10 teams hoping to raise this year’s World Series trophy. The San Francisco Giants enter October with Major League Baseball’s best record, while their rivals in the National League West, the Los Angeles Dodgers, have hopes of becoming baseball’s first repeat champions since the

8:30 PM ET Boston Red Sox slugger J.D. Martinez remains a question for the team’s American League Wild Card Game against the visiting New York Yankees on Tuesday night at Fenway Park as he continues to recover from a sprained left ankle. Martinez suffered the injury in the fifth inning when he tripped over the

7:00 AM ET The MLB playoffs are upon us. How ready are you for the postseason action? After a sprint to the finish that saw the final American League wild-card spot decided on the final day of the regular season, the 10 teams chasing World Series glory this October are set with the San Francisco

3:10 PM ET ESPN News Services The New York Mets will not pick up manager Luis Rojas’ option for next season, ending his tenure with the team at two seasons. Rojas drew praise this year as New York led the NL East for three months, but the team began a collapse in early August without

7:36 PM ET It wasn’t quite as chaotic of an ending as it could have been, but the 2021 MLB regular season is finally in the books. Now, playoff baseball is finally in store. In the AL, the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees renew their historic rivalry in what promises to be an

6:50 PM ET It took until the final day of the regular season, but the 2021 MLB postseason field is set with the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees clinching American League Wild Card spots late in their season finales and the playoff quests of the Toronto Blue Jays and Seattle Mariners falling just