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• Cardinals name Lance Lynn as Game 4 starter
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  Cardinals manager Mike Matheny announced this morning that right-hander Lance Lynn will start Game 4 of the NLCS against the Dodgers, reports Bill Shaikin of the Los...
  Share • October 12, 2013 at 10:35 AM
• Looking ahead to NLCS Game 2: Dodgers-Cardinals
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  The Dodgers and Cardinals will have little time to recover from their extra-inning marathon last night, as the two teams will meet in Game 2 of the NLCS this afternoon...
  Share • October 12, 2013 at 8:35 AM
• Quote of the Day: Matt Carpenter on Carlos Beltran
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  Carlos Beltran continues to be a cool customer in the postseason. The veteran outfielder played hero in Game 1 of the NLCS against the Dodgers last night by driving in...
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• Last night was not Don Mattingly's finest hour
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  Carlos Beltran delivered the walkoff RBI single in the 13th inning last night to lead the Cardinals to a 3-2 victory over the Dodgers in Game 1 of the NLCS, but a number...
  Share • October 12, 2013 at 6:35 AM
• Beltran's stature key for Cardinals
  From the Web › FOX Sports
  Carlos Beltran drove in all of the Cardinals' runs in a 3-2 victoryover the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 1 of the National LeagueChampionship Series; the last came on his...
  Share • October 12, 2013 at 4:35 AM
• Will Dodgers' Andre Ethier play Saturday? He'll wait and see
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  ST. LOUIS -- Andre Ethier limped out of the visiting clubhouse at Busch Stadium with his left ankle taped and team physician Dr. Neal ElAttrache by his side.
  Share • October 12, 2013 at 3:35 AM
• Beltran does it all in Cards' win
  From the Web › FOX Sports
  Not only did Carlos Beltran hit the game-winner and plate all ofSt. Louis' runs in a 13-inning win over LA in the NLCS opener, healso made a defensive play long to be...
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• Beltran, Cards top LA 3-2 in 13 in NLCS opener
  From the Web › FOX Sports
  Everything Carlos Beltran does looks effortless. St. LouisCardinals teammates joke that it's like he's from anotherworld.
  Share • October 12, 2013 at 1:35 AM
• Ethier returns to mixed results in loss
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Striving to remain resilient, Dodgers center fielder Andre Ethier said as Friday merged into Saturday, "I think the sun will rise tomorrow." It almost did before Game 1...
  Share • October 12, 2013 at 1:35 AM
• Mattingly doesn't regret gamble of pulling Adrian
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Don Mattingly went for the jugular in the top of the eighth inning Frdiay, pulling cleanup hitter Adrian Gonzalez for a pinch-runner, and that decision allowed the...
  Share • October 12, 2013 at 1:35 AM
• To pull even with Cards, Dodgers turn to Kershaw
  From the Web › MLB.com
  It would appear that almost anybody coming up against Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw in Game 2 of the NLCS would be seriously mismatched. But if you have seen Cardinals...
  Share • October 12, 2013 at 1:35 AM
• Hanley bruises rib to add to laundry list of injuries
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Hanley Ramirez was drilled in the ribs by a 95-mph Joe Kelly fastball in the first inning of Game 1 of the National League Championship Series. But no bones were...
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• Strong run by Dodgers' bullpen ends at Jansen
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen, pitching in a non-save situation, served up a walk-off single to Carlos Beltran in Game 1 of the National League Championship Series...
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• Block-tober in St. Louis
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Depending on the angle, the slow-motion replays and the still photos showing a crucial play at the plate, opinions on Yadier Molina's tag -- or non-tag -- of Mark Ellis...
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• Greinke provides sterling start in Dodgers' loss
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Before Carlos Beltran and Kenley Jansen played their roles in a 13-inning classic at Busch Stadium Friday night, there was Zack Greinke. Greinke, the starting pitcher...
  Share • October 12, 2013 at 1:35 AM
• Cardinals win NLCS Game 1 vs. Dodgers on 13th inning Carlos Beltran walk off
  From the Web › SI.com
  St. Louis took Game 1 of the NLCS 3-2 thanks to Carlos Beltran and a doubly costly L.A. miscalculation.
  Share • October 12, 2013 at 1:35 AM
• 12 longest games in MLB postseason history
  From the Web › USA Today
  Cardinals and Dodgers play one for the ages in NLCS Game 1.
  Share • October 12, 2013 at 12:35 AM
• Did you know? NLCS Game 1: STL 3, LA 2
  From the Web › MLB.com
  A look at some notable facts and figures from the St. Louis Cardinals' 3-2 victory in 13 innings over the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 1 of the National League...
  Share • October 12, 2013 at 12:35 AM
• Vincent Bonignore: Dodgers miss chances, fall in 13 innings to Cardinals
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  ST. LOUIS – Given the chance to knock a wobbly pitcher out with one flurry of blows, the Dodgers decided to counter punch instead.Handed a two-run lead in Game 1...
  Share • October 11, 2013 at 11:35 PM
• Was Kenley Jansen warm in the 13th inning?
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  It's a fair question. The temperature at Busch Stadium was in the low 60s when Dodgers pitcher Chris Withrow allowed a bloop single to St. Louis Cardinals pinch-hitter...
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• Dodgers lose battle of bullpens
  From the Web › ESPN
  ST. LOUIS -- The Los Angeles Dodgers got into a battle of bullpens with the wrong team and wound up losing an excruciating Game 1 of the National League Championship...
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• Beltran, Cards edge Dodgers to open NLCS
  From the Web › ESPN
  Carlos Beltran capped his latest scintillating postseason performance with an RBI single in the 13th inning early Saturday that lifted the St. Louis Cardinals over the...
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• Young, Dodgers waste chances and lose Game 1 in 13
  From the Web › FOX Sports
  Michael Young had his chances. So did the rest of the LosAngeles Dodgers.
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• Beltran leads Cards over LA in Game 1
  From the Web › FOX Sports
  Carlos Beltran capped his latest scintillating postseasonperformance with an RBI single in the 13th inning early Saturdaythat lifted the St. Louis Cardinals over the Los...
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• Breakdown: Beltran delivers in key moments
  From the Web › USA Today
  Highlights from Game 1 of the NLCS between the Dodgers, Cardinals.
  Share • October 11, 2013 at 11:35 PM
• Dodgers squander chances, drop Game 1 in 13th
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Carlos Beltran's RBI single against closer Kenley Jansen with one out in the bottom of the 13th inning Friday night gave the Cardinals a 3-2 walk-off win over the...
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• Post-season legend Carlos Beltran helps the Cardinals walk off victorious in the 13th
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  In a battle of squandered opportunities, the Cardinals squandered one fewer. Between the fourth and the twelfth innings, the Cardinals and Dodgers traded zeroes - one...
  Share • October 11, 2013 at 11:35 PM
• It may be tough keeping Trax of this series
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  Sidetracked enough yet by gazing at TBS’PitchTrax during the Dodgers' playoff coverage?Not that it’s a complete dis-Trax-ion.You'd think most of us would be...
  Share • October 11, 2013 at 9:35 PM
• Notebook: Dodgers roster doesn't exploit Cardinals' weak hitting against left-handed pitchers
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  ST. LOUIS >> The Dodgers will have only one left-handed reliever available in the National League Championship Series - by choice. Chris Capuano and Paco Rodriguez were...
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• For St. Louis rookie pitcher Wacha, start against Dodgers is business as usual
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  You would think a rookie pitcher on the run of a lifetime playing for one of the most storied franchises in baseball might experience a slight bump in life alteration on...
  Share • October 11, 2013 at 9:35 PM
• Game 1 of NLCS headed into extra innings
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  Game 1 of the NLCS is already giving you the drama you crave. Both the Cardinals and Dodgers have put up zeroes outside of Juan Uribe‘s two-run single in the top...
  Share • October 11, 2013 at 9:35 PM
• Post-season legend Carlos Beltran makes a game-saving throw to home plate to preserve tie
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  The Dodgers were threatening to take the lead in the top of the tenth inning against Cardinals reliever Trevor Rosenthal, in for his second inning of work in Game 1 of...
  Share • October 11, 2013 at 9:35 PM
• Mike Matheny calls for questionable bunt in seventh inning
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  With the game still knotted at two apiece, the Cardinals started off on the right foot leading off the bottom of the seventh against Dodgers starter Zack Greinke. Yadier...
  Share • October 11, 2013 at 8:35 PM
• Don Mattingly likes Edinson Volquez's numbers more than Chris Capuano's, won't say which numbers.
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  Chris Capuano said that Dodgers manager Don Mattingly told him after Thursday's workout at Busch Stadium that Edinson Volquez was going to be the team's long reliever in...
  Share • October 11, 2013 at 7:35 PM
• Juan Uribe puts the Dodgers on top early in Game 1 of the NLCS
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  Cardinals starter Joe Kelly found himself in hot water in the top of the third inning. Carl Crawford led off with a double to left, then moved to third base on a Mark...
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• Post-season legend Carlos Beltran pitches in to tie NLCS Game 1 at 2-2 in the third inning
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  Carlos Beltran entered the 2013 NLCS hitting .345/.453/.761 in 172 post-season playoff appearances. He gave his numbers a slight boost with a game-tying two-run double...
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• Dodgers will get first look at Cardinals rookie Michael Wacha
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  ST. LOUIS – If Michael Wacha is the latest man about town in this baseball-crazed town, he hasn't discovered it yet.
  Share • October 11, 2013 at 6:35 PM
• Ryu to start Game 3 of NLCS, Nolasco to follow
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Hyun-Jin Ryu will start Game 3 and Ricky Nolasco Game 4 for the Dodgers in the National League Championship Series against the Cardinals. Clayton Kershaw is set to start...
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• Kershaw to be formidable Game 2 challenge for Cards
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Asked Friday if he recalled anything noteworthy about the two regular-season games he lost to the Cardinals this year, Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw concluded his brief...
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• Magic has great respect for Cards' organization
  From the Web › MLB.com
  As Dodgers part owner Magic Johnson came to learn the ins and outs of running a baseball team, he gained a keen appreciation for his National League Championship Series...
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• Carlos Beltran walks off Dodgers with RBI single in 13th, Cardinals win 3-2
  From the Web › SI.com
  Carlos Beltran is a playoff hero again. His 13th inning, walkoff hit gave the Cards a 3-2 win in Game 1 vs. the Dodgers.
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• Dodgers see it slip away in 13th, drop opener to Cardinals, 3-2
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  It was taunt and tense. It was a sweaty, nervous little game.
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• Andre Ethier bats seventh for Dodgers in Game 1 of National League Championship Series.
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  Andre Ethier is back in the Dodgers' starting lineup tonight, playing center field and batting seventh, for the first time since Sept. 18. "I just wanted to see how...
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• Dodgers manager Don Mattingly: Hyun-Jin Ryu will start Game 3, Ricky Nolasco Game 4 of NLCS.
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  Dodgers manager Don Mattingly announced that Hyun-Jin Ryu will start Game 3 and Ricky Nolasco Game 4 of the National League Championship Series against the St. Louis...
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• Kershaw, Mattingly tired of discussing 3 days' rest
  From the Web › ESPN
  ST. LOUIS -- It didn't take long for the Los Angeles Dodgers to grow tired of questions about their ace pitching on short rest.Clayton Kershaw did it for the first time...
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• Magic Johnson at Dodgers' NLCS opener: 'I'm nervous'
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  ST. LOUIS -- Magic Johnson knows a bit about playoff intensity. He won five NBA championships with the Lakers. Now, in his first season as co-owner of the Dodgers, the...
  Share • October 11, 2013 at 4:35 PM
• 25 YEARS LATER: The Dodgers' 1988 playoff run - NLCS Game 4
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  NATIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIESGAME 4 AT SHEA STADIUM, N.Y.Date: Oct. 9, 1988Final score: Dodgers 5, New York 4, 12 inningsStarting pitchers: John Tudor vs. Dwight...
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• Andre Ethier to start Game 1 for Dodgers
  From the Web › USA Today
  Ethier will start in center field and bat seventh after playing sparingly in NLDS.
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• Dodgers shift to righty-heavy 'pen for NLCS roster
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Right-handed pitchers Carlos Marmol and Edinson Volquez were added and left-handers Paco Rodriguez and Chris Capuano were removed from the 25-man roster submitted...
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• Lineup breakdown: Dodgers-Cardinals, Game 1
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  A look at Friday's starting lineups for Game 1 of the National League Championship Series between the Dodgers and the Cardinals.
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• Check out this illustration the St. Louis Post-Dispatch is using for the NLCS
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  The image to the right was included in the National League Championship Series coverage provided by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, including this column by Derrick Goold...
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• Andre Ethier returns to Dodgers lineup
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  ST. LOUIS -- Andre Ethier will return to center field for the Dodgers when the National League championship series starts Friday in St. Louis.
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• Ethier returns to Dodgers' lineup for Game 1
  From the Web › ESPN
  Dodgers outfielder Andre Ethier will be back in the starting lineup for Game 1 of the NLCS against the St. Louis Cardinals.
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• Ethier returns to starting lineup for NLCS opener
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Dodgers center fielder Andre Ethier, limited to a pinch-hitter role during the National League Division Series because of a lower left leg injury, was in the starting...
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• SI.com's experts pick winners for NLCS, ALCS
  From the Web › SI.com
  The National League Championship Series starts Friday, Oct. 11 and features the St. Louis Cardinals and the Los Angeles Dodgers. The American League Championships Series...
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• NLCS, Game 1: Dodgers-Cardinals lineups
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  Lineups for Game 1 in St. Louis ... Dodgers: LF Carl Crawford 2B Mark Ellis SS Hanley Ramirez 1B Adrian Gonzalez RF Yasiel Puig 3B Juan Uribe CF Andre Ethier C A.J...
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• Dodgers' difficult postseason roster cuts point to team depth
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  Jerry Hairston Jr. has unwanted company today. He has other bench mates unaccustomed to only viewing the action.
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• Kershaw receives his second Spahn Award
  From the Web › MLB.com
  As his Dodgers prepared to open the National League Championship Series against the Cardinals on Friday, left-hander Clayton Kershaw was announced as the recipient of...
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• 25 YEARS LATER: The Dodgers' 1988 playoff run - NLCS Game 6
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  NATIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIESGAME 6 AT DODGER STADIUMDate: Oct. 11, 1988Final score: New York 5, Dodgers 1Starting pitchers: Tim Leary vs. David ConeHow it...
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• 25 years later: The Dodgers' 1988 playoff run - NLCS Game 5
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  NATIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIESGAME 5 AT SHEA STADIUM, N.Y.Date: Oct. 10, 1988Final score: Dodgers 7, New York 4Starting pitchers: Tim Belcher vs. Sid FernandezHow...
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• Daily Distractions: Why isn't Chris Capuano on the Dodgers' NLCS roster?
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  Five days ago, Chris Capuano said he "really had no idea" that he was going to be on the Dodgers' roster for the National League Division Series. "You have Carlos Marmol...
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• Kershaw wins Warren Spahn Award
  From the Web › FOX Sports
  Los Angeles Dodgers left-hander Clayton Kershaw has beenselected the winner of the 2013 Warren Spahn Award.
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• Dodgers' McGwire back in St. Louis for NLCS
  From the Web › USA Today
  McGwire served as the Cardinals' hitting coach from 2009-11.
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• Highflying Redbirds battle West's best
  From the Web › MLB.com
  The Cardinals may be used to all this, having earned seven playoff berths, three pennants and two World Series titles over the past decade. But the Dodgers are not...
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• Dodgers drop Chris Capuano and Paco Rodriguez for NLCS
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  ST. LOUIS — Unless the Dodgers move Hyun-Jin Ryu into the bullpen, J.P. Howell will be their only left-handed reliever in the National League Championship...
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• NLCS Game 1: Live updates, L.A. Dodgers at St. Louis Cardinals
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  Updates throughout the day from L.A. Daily News sports writers. Coverage includes pregame, writers roundtable, scores, photos, video, and postgame interviews. Your...
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• Paco Rodriguez not on NLCS roster
  From the Web › ESPN
  ST. LOUIS -- The Dodgers released their National League Championship Series roster Friday morning and there were two mild surprises in the bullpen. Neither of two...
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• Dodgers address 'pen concerns on NLCS roster
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Right-handed pitchers Carlos Marmol and Edinson Volquez were added and left-handers Paco Rodriguez and Chris Capuano were removed from the 25-man roster submitted...
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• HBT Daily: Previewing the NLCS
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  The Cardinals will win. Wait, no: the Dodgers will. Wait! Man, I dunno. But I figure I built in enough deniability with this analysis to where I can later say I called...
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• Dodgers announce National League Championship Series roster.
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  Right-handed pitchers Edinson Volquez and Carlos Marmol are replacing left-handers Paco Rodriguez and Chris Capuano on the Dodgers' roster for the National League...
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• Kurkjian: Five Dodgers-Cardinals questions
  From the Web › ESPN
  A look at the five most important questions heading into the NLCS between the Dodgers and Cardinals.
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• Cardinals, Dodgers, Red Sox, Tigers prove payrolls still matter
  From the Web › SI.com
  As the Cardinals, Dodgers, Red Sox and Tigers proved yet again, payroll size still matters in October.
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• Dodgers add Carlos Marmol and Edinson Volquez for NLCS
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  Ken Gurnick of MLB.com reports that the Dodgers are making some changes to the playoff roster for the NLCS, adding Carlos Marmol and Edinson Volquez and removing Chris...
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• NLCS Game 1: Which Greinke will Dodgers get?
  From the Web › SI.com
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• Please stick with HardballTalk for playoff coverage, not pizza places
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  I can't decide what would be crazier: if the baseball playoffs actually did end after the LCS or if the Tigers got on the wrong flight and somehow ended up playing the...
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• Cardinals fan, Dodgers fan break down the NLCS
  From the Web › USA Today
  I've accepted that everyone is cheering against the Cardinals, but I wanted to get some perspective from a Dodgers fan before the NLCS begins -- while we can still be...
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• 7 very important factors that will determine the Cardinals-Dodgers NLCS
  From the Web › USA Today
  Predicting the series based on what matters.
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• Kelly, Greinke will start NLCS Game 1
  From the Web › FOX Sports
  Carpets were still drying out from a champagne bath and a fewplayers looked bleary eyed after a workout at Busch Stadium. A dayafter advancing, there wasn't much time to...
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• Dodgers proud of their 1-2 punch with Clayton Kershaw, Zack Greinke
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  Zack Greinke didn't earn the richest contract ever signed by a right-handed pitcher prior to this year because of his charisma.A recent example: Just before his first...
  Share • October 10, 2013 at 11:35 PM
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  From the Web › LA Daily News
  ST. LOUIS >> The Dodgers are delaying the announcement of their National League Championship Series roster until the last minute.The roster is due at 8 a.m. Pacific Time...
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