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MLB Playoffs: Judge, Verlander join fray as 8 teams remain

Major League Baseball’s first foray into a best-of-three wild-card round provided its share of memorable moments

The Independent UK

How the New MLB Postseason Format Impacts Pitching

Here are the trends and oddities in store for pitchers over the rest of the playoffs.

Sports Illustrated

2022 MLB playoffs: ranking the title contenders from first to worst

Will an expanded Wild Card round lead to an unexpected upset or will one of the established baseball juggernauts emerge as the World Series winners?

The Guardian - US

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Phillies likely to face Cardinals in playoffs after getting blanked 10-0 by Astros

HOUSTON — There are plenty of reasons why, when presented with the choice of facing the Mets or the St. Louis Cardinals, the Phillies would choose the Cardinals. The Mets were just swept in three games in Atlanta, but have won 14 of 19 games played against the Phillies this…

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Bill Madden: From Aaron Judge to Buck Showalter, handing out our end-of-season awards

NEW YORK — Although the postseason seedings have yet to be decided, with one notable exception — the National League MVP race — we’ve seen enough to determine the deserving individual honors. Everyone has their opinions, many even have actual votes, but here are our picks for baseball’s 2022 awards…

Tribune News Service

Here’s how MLB’s revamped playoffs will work

The postseason will have a bit of a new look.

Chicago Sun-Times

Yordan Álvarez Amazes Astros With Three Massive Home Runs (Video)

The Astros slugger earned effusive praise from teammates after his feat against Oakland.

Sports Illustrated

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Jeff Gordon: Retooled Cardinals pitching staff could deliver collective success

The Cardinals don’t feature a dominant starter like Justin Verlander, Max Scherzer or Sandy Alcantara in their rotation.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Austin Voth spins six one-hit innings but Orioles bats go quiet in 3-1 loss to close series with Astros

HOUSTON — Pulled in with the rest of the Orioles’ infielders, Rougned Odor dove to his left, Yuli Gurriel’s sharp grounder just out his reach. The same was of the Rafael Montero changeup the Orioles’ second baseman saw while representing the go-ahead run in the ninth inning.

Tribune News Service

Twins lose a pitcher and manager before losing to Astros

HOUSTON — Benches cleared and Twins and Astros players glowered at one another Tuesday night after Jose Altuve was hit by a pitch, but mostly everyone kept the tempers in check.

Tribune News Service

Advanced or not, stats say Dylan Cease should be a Cy Young favorite

No matter what numbers you look at, the White Sox starter ranks among the very best in baseball this season.

Chicago Sun-Times

The Six-Man Rotation May Be MLB’s Next Evolutionary Step

The Astros, Padres and Angels are prime examples of what star pitchers can produce on five days’ rest.

Sports Illustrated

Justin Verlander vs. Dylan Cease is the MLB pitching matchup of the year. Here’s how to bet on it.

Houston's record as a road favorite is notable, but Tuesday is all about the pitching.

USA Today Sports Media Group

White Sox’ Cease vs. Astros’ Verlander could be a Cy to behold

“It’s very important to me,” Cease said of matchup with Verlander

Chicago Sun-Times

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The Guardian - US

The extraordinary Justin Verlander is 39 … and the best pitcher in baseball

The Houston Astros ace is approaching his fifth decade and barely played in the last two seasons. But he has returned to dominate opposing batters

Chicago Sun-Times

For White Sox ace Dylan Cease, the numbers don’t lie

Cease’s performance this season has been stellar, and the metrics support why that is.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Sports Betting Futures: World Series, WNBA and preseason Super Bowl odds entering August

Justin Verlander is the new favorite for AL MVP.

Tribune News Service

Larry Stone: The Mariners got a huge boost with Luis Castillo. Here's why they need to do more.

SEATTLE — On a night the Mariners flailed in vain against Justin Verlander, they took a huge swing ... and connected.

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Robbie Ray struggles against Astros again as they win fifth straight vs. Mariners

HOUSTON — Maybe it’s presumptive to think of it as a potential problem since planning for postseason pitching hasn’t really been a consideration since Lou Piniella was still wearing a uniform and gas was around $1.65 a gallon.

Tribune News Service

SF Giants: The cases for and against trading Carlos Rodón

PHOENIX — Before Monday night’s series opener here with the Diamondbacks, Giants manager Gabe Kapler was asked if there was any added significance to these games, coming on the heels of a four-game sweep in Los Angeles and with so little time before the Aug. 2 trade deadline.

Sports Illustrated

The Top Baseball Stories to Follow Over the Next Few Months

You ready for a frantic finish to the MLB season? It’s going to be epic!

The Independent UK

Pitch clocks, shift limits, larger bases in MLB's future

Major League Baseball is considering a pitch clock for next year along with shift limits, larger bases and restrictions on pickoff attempts

Sports Illustrated

Williams, Romero, Hendriks Named Latest All-Stars Subs

MLB has announced its next wave of All-Star substitutions.

Tribune News Service

A's fall victim to Astros ace Justin Verlander's stellar start and Martin Maldonado's grand slam

Pit the most anemic offensive team in baseball against a future Hall of Famer and the end result is what happened to the Athletics Saturday in a 5-0 road loss to the Houston Astros.

Tribune News Service

Mets pitching coach Jeremy Hefner’s thoughts on Jacob deGrom’s 100-mph fastballs: ‘I don’t think he’s overthrowing’

CINCINNATI — Jacob deGrom will start Friday for the St. Lucie Mets at Daytona in what will be his second rehab start. Encouragingly, that means deGrom will remain on a five-day schedule as the ace ramps up his pitch count and intensity.

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