MLB
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21st birthday at World Series no piece of cake for star Soto
Oct 26, 2019 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Juan Soto found that playing in the World Series on his birthday was no piece of cake. The Washington star outfielder turned 21 on Friday, and the part...
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James, Greinke keep Nats off balance, escape trouble for win
Oct 26, 2019 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Josh James sailed a changeup high and tight to Ryan Zimmerman, going to a full count with two on and the Houston Astros clinging to a two-run, fifth-in...
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Scherzer, Cole face off again in Game 5 of World Series
Oct 26, 2019 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Houston's Gerrit Cole heads into his World Series rematch against the Washington Nationals and Max Scherzer in Game 5 on Sunday in an unfamiliar positi...
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A lefty's lament: Nitkowski bemoans southpaw Series shutout
Oct 26, 2019 7:00 am - EDITOR'S NOTE - C.J. Nitkowski played 10 seasons in the majors and pitched for eight teams, including the Houston Astros early in his career and the Washington Nationals...
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Urquidy, Bregman lead Astros over Nats 8-1 to tie Series 2-2Oct 26, 2019 1:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Not bad for a TBA. Jose Urquidy outpitched all those big-name aces who preceded him, the unheralded Houston rookie quieting Washington's bats and the N...
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Players, managers find ways to cope with postseason pressure
Oct 25, 2019 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Dave Martinez feels laid back this October, no longer able to parry pressure by getting jacked on java. "I look at Starbucks and I have to close my eye...
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AP source: Red Sox to hire Rays' Bloom as top baseball exec
Oct 25, 2019 7:00 am - BOSTON (AP) - The Boston Red Sox have hired Tampa Bay Rays executive Chaim Bloom as their new chief baseball officer, a person with knowledge of the decision told The As...
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Undaunted by cancer, Carrasco wins Clemente for charity work
Oct 25, 2019 7:00 am - Carlos Carrasco didn't let cancer stop him from helping others. It inspired him to do more. The Cleveland Indians' pitcher, who was diagnosed with a treatable form of le...
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Will 'Baby Shark, doo doo doo doo doo doo' do Series debut?
Oct 24, 2019 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The "Baby Shark, doo doo doo doo doo doo" earworm might just be coming to a World Series near you, if Washington Nationals backup outfielder Gerardo Pa...
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Sánchez starts for Nats in World Series after 13 days' rest
Oct 24, 2019 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - AnÃbal Sánchez is not as highly touted, or as highly paid, as the three members of the Washington Nationals' starting staff who already have pitched ...