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• Phillies 2, Rockies 0: Márquez was excellent, but Rox offense was blanked again

Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images Márquez tossed seven strong as the Rockies suffered their eighth shutout of the season For the eighth time in 2025, the Colorado Rockies were shut out as the Philadelphia Phillies defeated them 2-0 to complete the four-game sweep. It was the first time that the Phillies have completed a four-game sweep at Coors Field. The Phillies outscored the Rockies ...2025
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• Beat the Streak Picks
The Log5 Method yields these top projected hit averages against starting pitchers: 0.339 — Trea Turner batting against German Marquez. 0.317 — Edmundo Sosa batting against German Marquez. 0.315 — Nick Castellanos batting against German Marquez. 0.310 — Austin Riley batting against Trevor Williams. 0.307 — Drake Baldwin batting against Trevor Williams. 0.306 — Al...2025
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• Phillies 9, Rockies 5: 3 errors, 3 Philly HRs, and only 3 Ks from Rockies pitchers, oh my

Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images Can we be done with the Phillies yet? It was the same losing recipe for Colorado with defensive errors, missed opportunities and not enough power on offense and a rough start for a young pitcher on Wednesday night at Coors Field. The Phillies improved to a National League best 31-18 (which the Dodgers could tie with a victory over Arizona late Wednesda...2025
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• Phillies 7, Rockies 4: Still not enough offense

Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images A ninth-inning surge couldn’t get it done. Tonight before the Colorado Rockies and Philadelphia Phillies took the field, Wilder, spokescreature for Great Outdoors Colorado, threw out the first pitch. Wilder, Spokescreature for Great Outdoors Colorado, and a Family Dressed as Bees The scene was awkward with Wilder struggling to get a pitch ...2025
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• Beat the Streak Picks
The Log5 Method yields these top projected hit averages against starting pitchers: 0.382 — Trea Turner batting against Antonio Senzatela. 0.363 — Edmundo Sosa batting against Antonio Senzatela. 0.358 — Nick Castellanos batting against Antonio Senzatela. 0.348 — Alec Bohm batting against Antonio Senzatela. 0.335 — Aaron Judge batting against Patrick Corbin. 0.329 ̵...2025
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• Phillies 9, Rockies 3: It was fun until it wasn’t.

Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images The Rockies held the Phillies in check for six innings before getting their doors blown off in the eighth and ninth innings. After dropping two of three against the Arizona Diamondbacks—including two shutouts—the Colorado Rockies fled across the desert and the losing followed. The Rockies held the Philadelphia Phillies to one run on eight hits through t...2025
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• Phillies 2, Rockies 0: Márquez was excellent, but Rox offense was blanked again
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• Phillies 8, Rays 4: Bleak start to the home stand

Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images Did we ever stand a chance against Wheeler? Another series opener at home after a big series win on the road. These are the games meant to be won on momentum. Playing winning baseball in front of the home faithful. For the Rays so far this year, that has not been the case. Red shirts and caps filled the stands at George Steinbrenner Field as the Phillies ca...2025
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• A tough series awaits for Atlanta against the Phillies

Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images Two teams that have gotten off to polar opposite starts are set to square off in Cobb County this week. Will the Braves rise up to the challenge of their rivals? The Atlanta Braves have now had a couple of off days to lick their wounds following a letdown loss to the Marlins and a rain delay that helped them avoid Sandy Alcantara. That’s the good news — ...2025
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• Series Preview: Rays vs Rockies

Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn Images Baseball is finally back! This weekend, the Tampa Bay Rays will be taking on the Colorado Rockies in a three game set at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida. The Rays finished last season with a record of 80-82, under .500 for the first time since 2017. They’ll look to start the 2025 campaign off on the right note against the NL Western division Rockies. C...2025
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• MLB Power Rankings: Which teams can challenge the Dodgers?

Photo by Mary DeCicco/MLB Photos via Getty Images The Dodgers look like the cream of the crop but there are several teams that could challenge for their crown. Every Major League Baseball team begins a brand new baseball season with hope. In the spring of 1993, as a fresh-faced 16-year-old Phillies fan living in suburban bliss, I had no right to believe that summer was going to be anythin...2025
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• 2025 NL East Season Preview: Philadelphia Phillies

Photo by Nick Wosika/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Phillies wrested the division crown from the bedraggled Braves in 2024. Can they hold them off in 2025? So long as the current divisional alignment holds, the Phillies will be the Atlanta Braves’ main rivals in my mind’s eye. Since I’ve been watching baseball, they’ve won the NL East six times — the Braves have won it 12 times, and ...2025
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• MLB storylines to watch as Spring Training gets underway

Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images There is no shortage of intrigue as baseball returns for the 2025 season. The Super Bowl is now more than a week in the rear view mirror and, for Eagles fans like myself, I’m still not done re-watching the highlights of their beatdown of the Chiefs. Not even close. But this week, full squad spring training workouts began around Major League Basebal...2025
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• 2024 Braves Season in Review: Aaron Bummer

Not even astonishingly-bad BABIP luck could keep 2024 from turning into a bummer for this guy. Good left-handed relievers should be cherished, and Aaron Bummer fits the bill in that regard. The Atlanta Braves picked him up in a trade in November 2023 and despite the fact that it took five players leaving in order for the Braves to bring him in, it ended up being a pretty lopsided trade in favor of...2024
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• Braves Notes: Phillies and Padres even up NLDS matchups, Offseason Rumors begin, more

Kiyoshi Mio-Imagn Images It was a fun weekend of baseball as the Division Series are underway. Both Philadelphia and San Diego made sure Sunday ended differently than Saturday. The Phillies were able to knock off the Mets in an back and forth game on Sunday afternoon, while the Padres used six home runs to defeat the Dodgers. It allowed NLDS matchups to even up at 1-1, with the games now...2024
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• Here are all the former Cubs still in the 2024 MLB postseason

Kyle Schwarber and Nick Castellanos | Photo by Matthew J. Lee/The Boston Globe via Getty Images There aren’t as many as in some past years. I’ve written similar articles to this one in the past and there has generally been a good selection of former Cubs to root for in the MLB postseason. Not this year. The eight clubs remaining as we head to the Division Series round have a total of only ...2024
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• Braves trim magic number to 4 with wild, 10-8, extra-inning win over Phillies

Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images This game had bad defense, big homers, pitching implosions, and Kirby Yates of all people slamming the door. What a game to recap, and what a game with another one still to play before we can turn in for the night: the Braves pulled off a wild extra-inning win over the Phillies in Game One on Monday afternoon, blowing a two-run lead in the ninth but then ...2023
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2025
"Then he hit Nick Castellanos and walked Max Kepler."

2024
"Nick Castellanos said he knew Edwin Uceta was going to hit him with a pitch after imploding in the eighth inning, noting that the Rays reliever "was just (ticked) off that he got hit around and his ERA shot through the roof."

2023
"Alec Bohm singled and Nick Castellanos homered (did any bad news happen tonight?"

2022
"Cincinnati isn't likely to be competitive this season after the departures of Nick Castellanos, Sonny Gray, Eugenio Suárez and Jesse Winker"

2021
"Nick Castellanos will become a free agent after opting out of the final two years and $34 million of his deal with the Reds, a source confirmed to ESPN."

2020
"The Reds have agreed to terms on a multiyear contract with outfielder Nick Castellanos, sources told ESPN."

2019
"“There’s been no talking” between the Tigers and Nick Castellanos’ representatives about a possible contract extension, the slugger told Chris McCosky of the Detroit News and other reporters."

2018
"With the game tied at 10 in the bottom of the 10th inning, JaCoby Jones singled to left, and Tigers right fielder Nick Castellanos rounded third and headed home."

2017
"The team avoided arbitration with one-year contracts for third baseman Nick Castellanos, utilityman Andrew Romine, shortstop Jose Iglesias and relievers Alex Wilson, Justin Wilson and Bruce Rondon."

2016
"The Tigers rallied late, keyed by a three-run homer from Nick Castellanos in the sixth inning and a go-ahead RBI double from Jarrod Saltalamacchia in the eighth, to finish off a sweep of the Twins with a 6-5 win on Sunday at Target Field."

2015
"Miguel Cabrera collected three hits, Nick Castellanos launched a two-run home run and Detroit spoiled the Indians' home opener with an 8-4 victory in front of a sold-out crowd."

2014
"Martinez (homer) and Nick Castellanos (homer)."

• Phillies 7, Rockies 4: Still not enough offense
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• Phillies 8, Rays 4: Bleak start to the home stand
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• On The Horizon: Cubs vs. Phillies series preview

Photo by Terence Lewis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images At last, a team the Cubs haven’t seen yet this year. Hi there, new 2025 Cubs opponent! The Cubs have spent the entire year to date, 26 games, traversing the two West divisions — 20 games against three NL West teams and six against two AL West teams. Now, a team from the NL East arrives at Wrigley Field. The Phillies were supposed to b...2025
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• Series Preview: Rays vs Rockies
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• MLB Power Rankings: Which teams can challenge the Dodgers?
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• 2025 NL East Season Preview: Philadelphia Phillies
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• A brief history of Cubs neutral site games

Cubs vs. Reds at the Field of Dreams in Dyersville, Iowa | Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images Here are all the games the Cubs have played at parks not the usual homes for MLB teams. The Cubs are getting ready to face the Dodgers in Japan Tuesday evening (7:10 p.m. local time, 5:10 a.m. in Chicago), their first neutral-site games since they faced the Cardinals in London in J...2025
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• MLB storylines to watch as Spring Training gets underway
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• Cub Tracks sees stars

Troy Taormina-Imagn Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news, notes, and commentary, four days a week, rain or shine. Is Kyle Tucker enough to point the way to the top? What about that too many bullpen men thing? WELCOME to today’s episode of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and bloggers, ground from #Cubs, #MiLB, and #MLB baseball, overhe...2025
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• 2024 Braves Season in Review: Grant Holmes

Photo by David J. Griffin/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Braves weren’t flush with good stories in 2024, but one of them was Grant Holmes’ surprising success as a 28-year-old rookie pitcher. One of the best stories of the 2024 Atlanta Braves season was that of 28-year-old rookie pitcher Grant Holmes, who made his big league debut and ended up being a valuable swing man for the Atlant...2024
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• Phillies 2, Rockies 0: Márquez was excellent, but Rox offense was blanked again
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• Phillies 9, Rockies 5: 3 errors, 3 Philly HRs, and only 3 Ks from Rockies pitchers, oh my
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• Cubs 4, Phillies 0: A (Colin) Rea of sunshine on a rainy Friday at Wrigley Field

Photo by Geoff Stellfox/Getty Images The Cubs waited out a long rain delay and produced a satisfying win. Yet another rain delay hit Wrigley Field Friday afternoon, the second of this homestand. This time, play didn’t begin until after the delay, and the result was better than on the previous rain day last Sunday. Colin Rea and four relievers combined on a four-hit shutout and the Cubs got...2025
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• Sean Murphy returns to Braves lineup

Marcell Ozuna looks to turn his fortunes against Wheeler around | Brett Davis-Imagn Images Sean Murphy is making his season debut and Orlando Arcia gets the start against Zack Wheeler The Atlanta Braves offense has struggled, there is no doubt about it. Their underlying metrics have shown that they have been unlucky. They have the sixth best barrel per plate appearance (Brls/PA%) in MLB. A...2025
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• A tough series awaits for Atlanta against the Phillies
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• MLB Power Rankings: Which teams can challenge the Dodgers?
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• Cub Tracks sees stars
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• 2024 Braves Season in Review: Grant Holmes
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• 2024 Braves Season in Review: Aaron Bummer
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• The Royals are looking to trade for a slugger. Who’s available?

The Royals need run production. The Royals have been one of the most active teams so far this off-season, bringing back pitcher Michael Wacha on a three-year, $51 million deal, and acquiring second baseman Jonathan India and outfielder Joey Wiemer from the Reds for pitcher Brady Singer. But the team is far from done. According to a recent report from The Athletic, the Royals would like to add more...2024
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• Phillies 9, Rockies 5: 3 errors, 3 Philly HRs, and only 3 Ks from Rockies pitchers, oh my
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• Phillies 8, Rays 4: Bleak start to the home stand
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• Why Nick Castellanos’ home run odds were locked after Pope Francis’ death

It’s his time to shine. Whenever tragedy hits, so does Nick Castellanos. It’s become baseball’s biggest meme, and on Monday after the death of Pope Francis was announced by the Vatican naturally bettors saw the opportunity to cash in. Nick Castellanos HR odds are now locked https://t.co/ibhz8OdA3q pic.twitter.com/vHTUYPrapu— Luke Arcaini (@ArcainiLuke) April 21, 2025 MLB home run odds are op...2025
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• Can the Braves finally win two in a row?

Photo by Luke Hales/Getty Images A series win is within reach. Can Grant Holmes help push them there? Following a (rare) come-from-behind win in a slugfest (even rarer), the Atlanta Braves are now looking to string together a pair of wins for the first time all season as they take on the Philadelphia Phillies with a chance to also pick up their first series win of the season as well. Need...2025
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• Braves’ Chris Sale takes on Zack Wheeler

Chris Sale looks to seal a win the the Braves | Brett Davis-Imagn Images A battle between two aces is taking place this evening that could set the tone for the rest of the season. The Atlanta Braves are facing the Philadelphia Phillies tonight in a matchup of the team aces. In arguably the biggest matchup so far this year, the 7-2 Phillies will bring 2024 Cy Young Award runner up Zack Whee...2025
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• Outside The Confines: Monday morning MLB moments

Photo by Kevin D. Liles/Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Little tidbits from the weekend. Happy Monday, everyone. Plenty of fun stuff to catch up on from the weekend! We can see what happens when one of the tallest pitchers in baseball stands beside one of the shortest players. Elly De La Cruz fumbled a steal in fairly hilarious fashion. How are the Red Sox now celebrating their home runs? And...2025
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• A brief history of Cubs neutral site games
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• Tigers' hit parade spoils Tribe's homecoming
The Tigers came to Progressive Field on Friday and issued a reminder as to which American League Central club continues to hold the keys to the division. Miguel Cabrera collected three hits, Nick Castellanos launched a two-run home run and Detroit spoiled the Indians' home opener with an 8-4 victory in front of a sold-out crowd....2015
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• Anibal backed by bats, Rajai's sick catch
Rajai Davis hit a double and a triple and robbed David Ross of a potential homer, and Nick Castellanos added a two-run single to lift the Tigers to a 6-0 Interleague victory over the Cubs on Tuesday night. Jon Lester didn't make it out of the fifth and is now winless in his last four starts....2015
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• Tigers top Cubs in Interleague series opener
Rajai Davis hit a double and a triple and robbed David Ross of a potential homer, and Nick Castellanos added a two-run single to lift the Tigers to a 6-0 Interleague victory over the Cubs on Tuesday night. Jon Lester didn't make it out of the fifth and is now winless in his last four starts....2015
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• Castellanos helps power Tigers past Cubs
Pitcher Daniel Norris hit a two-run homer in his first professional at-bat and Nick Castellanos smacked a grand slam and a solo home run as the Tigers romped, 15-8, Wednesday night over the Cubs....2015
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• Tigers homer four times to rout Mariners
The Tigers pounded out 19 hits and four home runs to earn a 12-5 series-opening win at Safeco Field on Monday night. Nick Castellanos had four hits and four RBIs and Victor Martinez added another four hits for a Detroit offense that scored 10-plus runs for the sixth time this season....2015
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• Tigers homer four times to rout Mariners
The Tigers pounded out 19 hits and four home runs to earn a 12-5 series-opening win at Safeco Field on Monday night. Nick Castellanos had four hits and four RBIs and Victor Martinez added another four hits for a Detroit offense that scored 10-plus runs for the sixth time this season....2015
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• Wright, Red Sox unable to contain Tigers
Alfredo Simon tossed his first quality start in over a month, Nick Castellanos drove in three runs and Yoenis Cespedes homered, as the Tigers evened their three-game weekend series against the Red Sox with a 5-1 victory on Saturday at Fenway Park....2015
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• Castellanos, Cespedes power Tigers past Red Sox
Alfredo Simon tossed his first quality start in over a month, Nick Castellanos drove in three runs and Yoenis Cespedes homered, as the Tigers evened their three-game weekend series against the Red Sox with a 5-1 victory on Saturday at Fenway Park....2015
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• Phillies 9, Rockies 5: 3 errors, 3 Philly HRs, and only 3 Ks from Rockies pitchers, oh my
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• Phillies 9, Rockies 3: It was fun until it wasn’t.
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• Beat the Streak Picks
The NN yields these top projected hit averages versus starting pitchers: 0.357 — Trea Turner batting against Kyle Freeland. 0.337 — Nick Castellanos batting against Kyle Freeland. 0.332 — Edmundo Sosa batting against Kyle Freeland. 0.327 — Alec Bohm batting against Kyle Freeland. 0.317 — Freddie Freeman batting against Brandon Pfaadt. 0.312 — Bryson Stott [̷...2025
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• Phillies 8, Rays 4: Bleak start to the home stand
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• Cubs 4, Phillies 0: A (Colin) Rea of sunshine on a rainy Friday at Wrigley Field
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• Poll: Will Alec Bohm Turn Things Around?
The Phillies have enjoyed a solid enough start to their season to this point. Bryce Harper, Kyle Schwarber, and Nick Castellanos are all off to hot starts, the starting pitching has largely looked as strong as ever despite the absence of Ranger Suarez, and the late-inning dominance of both Jose Alvarado and Matt Strahm has…...2025
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• Why Nick Castellanos’ home run odds were locked after Pope Francis’ death
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• MLB Power Rankings: Which teams can challenge the Dodgers?
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• Braves NL Wild Card Report: September 22

Photo by Mary DeCicco/MLB Photos via Getty Images An Acuña is currently helping an NL East team get into the Postseason. It’s not Ronald and it’s not the Braves, though. For what feels like the umpteenth time in this NL Wild Card race for the Atlanta Braves, it was one step forward but two steps back. Atlanta got the job done against the Marlins but unfortunately, everybody else in the rac...2024
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• Sizing up the NL East heading into 2024

Photo by Kevin D. Liles/Atlanta Braves/Getty Images The Braves have won six straight NL East titles and still look like the cream of the division’s crop The Atlanta Braves have done most of their heavy lifting this offseason, but there are still some key players available and moves left to be made around Major League Baseball as the calendar plunges into January. The Braves themselves have...2024
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• A Cubs fan’s guide to the Division Series

Jason Heyward reacts after hitting a single against the Giants. | John Hefti-USA TODAY Sports Who are you cheering for as playoff baseball continues? Four Wild Card Series and four sweeps later the bracket is set for four best of five Division Series. One division winner, the Milwaukee Brewers, has already been eliminated, the other five remain. These series have everything, including lots...2023
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• Tigers Bullpen Is Terrible, but Orioles Showing Goods for Deep October Run
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