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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.
  Share • October 11, 2013 at 1:35 PM
• 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.
  Share • October 11, 2013 at 11:35 AM
• 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...
  Share • October 11, 2013 at 11:35 AM
• 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...
  Share • October 11, 2013 at 10:35 AM
• 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...
  Share • October 11, 2013 at 10:35 AM
• 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...
  Share • October 11, 2013 at 9:35 AM
• 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.
  Share • October 11, 2013 at 9:35 AM
• 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...
  Share • October 11, 2013 at 9:35 AM
• 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...
  Share • October 11, 2013 at 8:35 AM
• 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...
  Share • October 11, 2013 at 5:35 AM
• 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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• Dodgers-Cardinals series figures to be a close one
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  For baseball pundits and fans predicting the National League Championship Series between the Dodgers and St. Louis Cardinals will be a close one, recent history could...
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• Nightengale: Series stirs memories of '85 NLCS
  From the Web › USA Today
  Former Dodgers pitcher Tom Niedenfuer had a forgetful 1985 NLCS.
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• Three keys for Dodgers vs. Cardinals in NLCS
  From the Web › MLB.com
  The Dodgers went 2-5 against the Braves during the regular season, then went 3-1 in the National League Division Series to send them home. So what should we make of this...
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• Cy Youngs vs. young'uns in NLCS
  From the Web › ESPN
  ST. LOUIS -- We can sum up the plotline of the National League Championship Series for you in six words:It's Cy Young versus really young.On one hand, those Los Angeles...
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• Salary edge won't ensure L.A. payoff
  From the Web › FOX Sports
  The Los Angeles Dodgers have a payroll of more than $200 million,largest in the National League. The size of those paychecks willmean nothing when the first pitch of the...
  Share • October 10, 2013 at 9:35 PM
• Postseason schedule: Start times, TV listings
  From the Web › SI.com
  Baseball's final four features a quartet tradition-rich franchises: the St. Louis Cardinals and Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League and the Boston Red Sox and...
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• Dodgers fan Garcetti rejected in bet bid with St. Louis mayor
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  Mayor Eric Garcetti reached out to St. Louis' four-term Mayor Francis G. Slay to stake a claim on the outcome of the National League Championship Series between the...
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• Ethier a 'possibility' to join Hanley in starting lineup
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Andre Ethier didn't start the last 15 regular-season games or any of the playoff games against the Braves, while Hanley Ramirez sat out in 10 of the last 16 games of the...
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• Uribe has flare for postseason drama
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Juan Uribe's game-winning home run in Game 4 of the American League Division Series was just the latest in a series of clutch postseason moments for the Dodgers...
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• Rotation found success vs. Cards during season
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Three of the Dodgers' four expected starters for the first four games of the National League Championship Series have put up decent to spectacular numbers against their...
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• Zack Greinke will be mindful of Cards
  From the Web › ESPN
  ST. LOUIS -- The Los Angeles Dodgers don't just have two of the most skillful pitchers in baseball and two of the most athletically gifted pitchers in baseball. They...
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• Magic legend set to make unique claim
  From the Web › FOX Sports
  Magic Johnson has his NBA championship rings. A World Seriesvictory by the Dodgers would put him in the rarest company.
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• Dodgers trio has substantial ties to Cardinals
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Somewhere along the way in their respective careers, Nick Punto, Skip Schumaker and Scott Van Slyke underwent successful transfusions of faith. They currently bleed...
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• Steadfast through turmoil, Mattingly enjoying reward
  From the Web › MLB.com
  The educational experience Don Mattingly gained as a player and a coach helped him provide the managerial leadership to take the Los Angeles Dodgers from last place in...
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• L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti tries to wager on Dodgers playoffs with St. Louis mayor
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  Mayor Eric Garcetti reached out to St. Louis' four-term Mayor Francis G. Slay to stake a claim on the outcome of the National League Championship Series between the...
  Share • October 10, 2013 at 6:35 PM
• Dodgers offer free parking to postseason carpoolers
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  It'll pay to rideshare to Dodger Stadium during the team's playoff run.The Dodgers announced today that parking will be free for fans who have four or more passengers in...
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• Video: L.A. Beat Report: The NLCS
  From the Web › ESPN
  Mark Saxon previews Game 1 of the NLCS between the Dodgers and Cardinals.
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• Ethier (ankle) could play in Game 1 of NLCS
  From the Web › ESPN
  It's possible that injured Dodgers outfielder Andre Ethier could play center field in Game 1 of the National League Championship Series on Friday, his manager, Don...
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• Dodgers-Cardinals Preview
  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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• NLCS matchup: Dodgers vs. Cardinals
  From the Web › USA Today
  USA TODAY Sports' Jorge L. Ortiz breaks down the NL Championship Series between the Dodgers and Cardinals:
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• Big Mac is back: McGwire holds court in St. Louis
  From the Web › FOX Sports
  Mark McGwire was back in his element, holding court in St.Louis.
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• NLCS matchup: Dodgers vs. Cardinals
  From the Web › USA Today
  USA TODAY Sports' Jorge L. Ortiz breaks down the NL Championship Series between the Dodgers and Cardinals:
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• McGwire's imprint on both Cardinals and Dodgers
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Mark McGwire spent three years helping build the Cardinals into an elite offensive unit but will now try to point the Dodgers' pitching staff toward those hitters'...
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• Key questions: Dodgers-Cardinals
  From the Web › ESPN
  Now this is a championship series. It features the two teams with the most pennants in the history of the National League, two division winners in 2013, two teams that...
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• Cardinals, Dodgers name Game 1 starters for NLCS
  From the Web › USA Today
  Carpets were still drying out from a champagne bath and a few players looked bleary eyed after a workout at Busch Stadium. A day after advancing, there wasn't much time...
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• Greinke no stranger to facing Cardinals in NLCS
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Zack Greinke was on his best behavior Thursday, which is to say the Dodgers right-hander got through the day before Game 1 of the National League Championship Series...
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• Matchup Of Equals
  From the Web › SI.com
  Dominant pitching and timely hitting led the Dodgers and Cards to NLDS wins. Who will prevail in the NLCS?
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• Cal Ripken Jr. can't shut down D.C. rumors while preparing to call NLCS
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  Cal Ripken Jr. has managed to stay in the moment as a broadcaster working high-intensity games during TBS' MLB postseason coverage the past week.Thinking as a manager...
  Share • October 10, 2013 at 3:35 PM
• Cardinals countering with Kelly for Game 1
  From the Web › ESPN
  Joe Kelly, who flourished as a replacement starter with the St. Louis Cardinals, will oppose Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Zack Greinke in Game 1 of the NLCS.
  Share • October 10, 2013 at 2:35 PM
• Magic Johnson will not return to ESPN, and that's a good thing
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  Now for some more good news. It just doesn't stop for the Dodgers, unless possibly in the opener Friday of the National League Championship Series.
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• Kelly, Greinke set for Game 1 of NLCS
  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...
  Share • October 10, 2013 at 1:35 PM
• National League Championship Series start times, (some) pitching matchups announced.
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  Thursday morning, we learned the start times and at least some of the projected pitching matchups for the second-ever Dodgers-Cardinals National League Championship...
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• Position breakdown: NLCS evenly matched
  From the Web › MLB.com
  If the regular season is any indication, this year's NL Championship Series should be an absolute thriller, as the Dodgers took four of seven from the Cardinals this...
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• Dodgers-Cardinals NLCS game times announced
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  The Dodgers and Cardinals will open the National League championship series on Friday in St. Louis with a game scheduled to start at 5 p.m. PDT.
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• Dodgers' return to NLCS 'special' for Colletti
  From the Web › MLB.com
  He has assembled four playoff teams, survived a change in ownership and taken the brunt of criticism from fans -- fair or not -- during the down years. Now, general...
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• Baseball wraps up first round
  From the Web › FOX Sports
  Three quick thoughts as baseball wraps up a terrific first roundwith Thursday's Game 5 between the Detroit Tigers and OaklandAthletics at O.Co Coliseum:
  Share • October 10, 2013 at 10:35 AM
• Dodgers' NLCS rotation: Greinke in Game 1, Kershaw in Game 2
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  Dodgers manager Don Mattingly announced that Zack Greinke will start Game 1 of the NLCS against the Cardinals and Clayton Kershaw will take the mound in Game 2 after...
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• Poll: Who will win the NLCS, the Dodgers or the Cardinals?
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  The National League Championship Series will begin Friday at Busch Stadium in St. Louis and Vegas oddsmakers have the Dodgers as a slight favorite, even though the...
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• Andre Ethier not expected to play center field at start of NLCS
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  UPDATE: While the Dodgers were hopeful that Andre Ethier would be able to start in center field when the NLCS begins, CBS Sports' Danny Knobler reports that he's not...
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• "The Dodgers are leaning toward bringing back Mattingly"
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  Kind of a weird way to put it given that he's about to manage his team in the NLCS, but the fact of the matter, as Dylan Hernandez reports, is that the Dodgers have not...
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• Dodgers' A.J. Ellis knows how to put on a show, just ask Don Mattingly
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  Someday we'll all be watching the "A.J. Ellis Show."
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• Allen Craig hopes to be available for the NLCS
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  Allen Craig missed the NLDS due to an injured foot. Matt Adams filled in nicely, going 6 for 19 with a double and a homer. But Craig is hoping to be back for the NLCS...
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• Greinke looks to shut down Cardinals in NLCS opener
  From the Web › MLB.com
  When Los Angeles visits St. Louis for Game 1 of the National League Championship Series on Friday at Busch Stadium (airing on TBS), two storied franchises and two...
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• Greinke will start playoff opener for Dodgers in St. Louis
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  After upping the stakes for Clayton Kershaw by having him start on short rest Monday, the Dodgers seem to be tempering expectations on their starting pitchers heading...
  Share • October 9, 2013 at 11:35 PM
• Cardinals-Dodgers a classic heavyweight matchup
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Look, there's no delicate way to say this, so I'll just come right out and say it: I'm bummed the Pirates did not advance to the National League Championship Series. But...
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• Cards on familiar ground vs. Dodgers in NLCS
  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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• L.A. Dodgers head to St. Louis for National League championship series
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  LOS ANGELES - After two days of waiting, the Los Angeles Dodgers found out they will play St. Louis in the National League championship series.The Dodgers worked out...
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• Ethier on track for expanded role in NLCS
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Hobbled Hamley Ramirez was kept indoors, but healing Andre Ethier was running down fly balls in the gap Wednesday as the Dodgers worked out at Dodger Stadium in...
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• Adam Wainwright will need to come up huge again in NLCS
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  While they do have the advantage of staying home in St. Louis, the Cardinals won't have long to rest following their NLDS victory on Wednesday night. The Dodgers are...
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• Dodgers hopeful, but still no word on whether Andre Ethier can start
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  Wednesday came and went, and the Dodgers apparently still don't know if Andre Ethier will be able to play center in the National League Championship Series.
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• St. Louis Cardinals beat Pittsburgh Pirates 6-1, now face L.A. Dodgers
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  ST. LOUIS - Adam Wainwright pitched a complete game and the St. Louis Cardinals got two-run homers from David Freese and Matt Adams to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-1 on...
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• Dodgers kept a close eye on the Cardinals
  From the Web › ESPN
  LOS ANGELES -- The Los Angeles Dodgers are sparing no expense this postseason. In addition to a player payroll that set a National League record, they've beefed up their...
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• National League Championship Series set: Dodgers to face St. Louis Cardinals.
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  The St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-1 in Game 5 of their National League Division Series and will face the Dodgers for the pennant. The Dodgers won the...
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• Dodgers offer free parking for cars of four or more
  From the Web › MLB.com
  The Dodgers will offer fans free general parking at Dodger Stadium during the remainder of the postseason if they have four or more passengers in their car.
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