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Coke in, Putkonen out for Tigers

Detroit left-hander Phil Coke has been added to the roster for the AL championship series after missing the division series with elbow problems.

1 hour ago

MLB BASEBALL

Red Sox keep roster intact for ALCS

The Boston Red Sox made no changes to their roster for the American League Championship Series against Detroit.

2 hours ago

MLB BASEBALL

Los Angeles Dodgers (3-2) at St. Louis Cardinals (4-2), 4:07 p.m. (ET)

Two pitchers will take the hill on Saturday in Game 2 of the National League Championship Series. One has been nearly unhittable the last two times he's pitched. And the other is Clayton Kershaw.

3 hours ago

MLB BASEBALL

Detroit Tigers (3-2) at Boston Red Sox (3-1), 8:07 p.m. (ET)

If you would have said a year ago that the Boston Red Sox would be back in the American League Championship Series this season, you likely would have been laughed at.

3 hours ago

MLB BASEBALL

David Murphy: Phillies could learn lessons from playoff teams

The conventional wisdom says a team needs the benefit of good fortune to end up in its league championship series this time of year. But the paths of this year's National League playoff competitors suggest that the true necessity is a roster deep enough to overcome bad fortune. So before you chalk...

MLB BASEBALL

This Date In Baseball

1903 — The Boston Pilgrims won the first World Series, five games to three, with a 3-0 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates.

MLB BASEBALL

Carlos Beltran contributes all around for Cardinals

The Dodgers and Cardinals have met more than 2,000 times in the regular season and only three wins separate them.