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SEATTLE — Jorge Polanco hit a game-ending single in the 15th inning, and the Seattle Mariners advanced to the AL Championship Series by outlasting the Detroit Tigers for a 3-2 victory Friday night in the longest winner-take-all postseason game in baseball history. With one out and the bases loaded, Polanco...

MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee Brewers will be looking to their hard-earned homefield advantage as they try to stave off the Chicago Cubs in the decisive fifth game of the National League Division Series on Saturday night. Seemingly in control after winning the first two games against their Central Division rivals...

CHICAGO — Matthew Boyd pitched two-hit ball into the fifth inning, and the Chicago Cubs shut down the Milwaukee Brewers for a 6-0 victory Thursday night that pushed their NL Division Series all the way to a decisive Game 5. Ian Happ, Kyle Tucker and Michael Busch homered for Chicago,...

LOS ANGELES — Hyeseong Kim scored from third base on an 11th-inning error by Philadelphia pitcher Orion Kerkering, and the Los Angeles Dodgers advanced to the National League Championship Series for the seventh time in the past 10 seasons with a 2-1 victory over the Phillies on Thursday. Los Angeles...

A former Philadelphia Phillies star recently sold his boat to the guitarist for an iconic grunge band. Jimmy Rollins, the National League MVP in 2007, won a Mastercraft X24 speedboat by draining a hole-in-one in July at the American Century Championship in Nevada. But Rollins, who lives in California, didn’t...

The Cleveland Browns continue to tweak their roster in advance of their visit to Pittsburgh on Sunday. The Penguins are going to be part of a spotlight moment Thursday night. Another former Pirate is about to take the mound in a Major League Baseball playoff game. And there is an...

LOS ANGELES — Kyle Schwarber homered twice, his first towering shot clearing the right-field pavilion in a three-run fourth inning, and the Philadelphia Phillies avoided a sweep with an 8-1 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 3 of their NL Division Series on Wednesday night. It was the...

NEW YORK — Toronto Blue Jays manager John Schneider made seven pitching changes on Wednesday. A few hours later, Schneider gave a short speech in the clubhouse and launched the celebration by yelling “Start spreading the news!” while the Blue Jays doused each other with champagne and beer after wrapping...

NEW YORK — Jeff Hoffman finished off a four-out save as the Toronto Blue Jays used eight pitchers in a bullpen game and beat the New York Yankees, 5-2, on Wednesday night to win their American League Division Series three games to one. Toronto advances to the American League Championship...

Pete Crow-Armstrong ripped a two-run single to highlight a four-run first inning, helping the host Chicago Cubs stave off elimination with a 4-3 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday in Game 3 of their National League Division Series. The Cubs trail 2-1 in the best-of-five series. Game 4 is...

DETROIT — Riley Greene, Javier Baez and Gleyber Torres hammered home runs to help the Detroit Tigers to a 9-3 victory over the Seattle Mariners in Game 4 of the American League Division series Wednesday. Baez, who homered in a postseason game for the first time since 2017, also drove...

NEW YORK — Aaron Judge hit a tying homer and drove in four runs during a clutch performance for the ages, and the New York Yankees staved off elimination by rallying from five runs down to defeat the Toronto Blue Jays, 9-6, on Tuesday night in Game 3 of their...

The Seattle Mariners defeated the Tigers, 8-4, in Detroit on Tuesday to take a 2-1 lead in the ALDS. One more win in the best-of-five series will advance the Mariners to the ALCS for the first time since 2001. Their first crack at reaching the MLB semifinals comes Wednesday. Tuesday’s...

The Chicago Cubs have no margin for error heading into Wednesday’s Game 3 of the National League Division Series against the visiting Milwaukee Brewers. That’s the reality because the Cubs are down 2-0 after two lopsided losses in the teams’ best-of-five series. For Chicago to save its season, it must...

MILWAUKEE — Andrew Vaughn and Jackson Chourio each hit a three-run homer, William Contreras added a solo shot and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Chicago Cubs, 7-3, on Monday night to move one win from a trip to the National League Championship Series. The Brewers have a 2-0 advantage in...

Blake Snell allowed one hit over six shutout innings, and Will Smith delivered a two-run single during a four-run seventh inning as the Los Angeles Dodgers recorded a 4-3 victory over the host Philadelphia Phillies on Monday night in Game 2 of the National League Division Series. Snell (2-0) struck...

The Toronto Blue Jays administered a historic two-game beatdown against the New York Yankees, unleashing a special rookie and a relentless offensive attack before getting out of Canada with a 2-0 lead in the American League Division Series. Behind a suffocating no-hit effort from Trey Yesavage, who was making just...

MILWAUKEE — The well-rested Milwaukee Brewers will turn to ace Freddy Peralta and the Chicago Cubs will hand the ball to Matthew Boyd on a short turnaround when the archrivals square off Saturday in the opener of the National League Division Series. Former Brewers manager Craig Counsell led the Cubs...

Former National League Manager of the Year Skip Schumaker is the Texas Rangers’ new skipper. The team announced the hire Friday evening after president of baseball operations Chris Young told reporters earlier in the day that Schumaker was his “focus” in the job search. Schumaker, 45, was serving as a...

NEW YORK — Rookie Cam Schlittler struck out 12 in eight innings during a stellar postseason debut as the New York Yankees eliminated the Boston Red Sox with a 4-0 victory in Game 3 of the American League wild-card series Thursday night. The Yankees, who won the final two games...

Jameson Taillon threw four shutout innings, and Michael Busch homered to cap a three-hit performance to help the host Chicago Cubs advance to the National League Division Series with a 3-1 victory over the San Diego Padres on Thursday. Chicago secured a 2-1 victory in the best-of-three NL wild-card series,...

CLEVELAND — Dillon Dingler hit a go-ahead solo home run in the sixth inning, and Wenceel Perez had a two-run single in a four-run seventh as the Detroit Tigers pulled away for a 6-3 victory over the Cleveland Guardians in the decisive Game 3 of the American League wild-card series...

LOS ANGELES — Yoshinobu Yamamoto struck out a postseason-high nine while pitching into the seventh inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers broke it open with a four-run sixth to beat the Cincinnati Reds, 8-4, on Wednesday night to advance to the National League Division Series. The defending World Series champion...

Brian Snitker will not return as manager of the Atlanta Braves, transitioning to an adviser role in 2026 for his 50th season with the franchise. Snitker will be inducted into the Braves Hall of Fame next season, the team said Wednesday. Named manager about a month into the 2016 season...

NEW YORK — Austin Wells hit a tiebreaking single with two outs in the eighth inning, and the New York Yankees avoided elimination with a 4-3 victory over the Boston Red Sox in Game 2 of their American League wild-card series Wednesday. Game 3 of the best-of-three set will be...