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• Astros edge Dodgers in thriller to seize World Series lead
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  One of the most dramatic thrillers in World Series history ended early Monday with Alex Bregman driving in the winning run to put the Houston Astros on the brink of...
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• What Made World Series 2017 Game 5 So Wild? Slippery Baseballs May Be One Answer
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  "Certifiably insane," was how one online review summed up Game 5 of the World Series between the Houston Astros and Los Angeles Dodgers at Minute Maid Park. The Astros...
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• Hulu's World Series Stream Crashed in the Middle of Game 4
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  Baseball fans were left gripping their remotes in frustration as Hulu, a popular cord-cutting service, botched the transmission of Saturday's World Series Game 4 matchup...
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• World Series fast turning into classic as Astros beat Dodgers in thrilling slugfest
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  Alex Bregman celebrates with teammates after hitting a game-winning single to seal victory for the Astros. If the wild, extra-innings slugfest in the second game of this...
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• Morning Lineup podcast: Heavyweight slugfest
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  Game 5's 13-12 barnburner will go down as one of the most memorable World Series games in history, and we run through the epic game in today's edition of the Morning...
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• Astros, Dodgers set Series HR record amid juiced ball buzz
  From the Web › FOX Sports
  HOUSTON Home runs kept flying over the wall at Minute Maid Park, on line drives up toward the train tracks, on fly balls that just dropped over the fence.
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• Dodgers had hope until very end in wild World Series battle vs. Astros
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  At the end of a game measured against its own fantastical imprecision, a utility infielder lay his elbows on the dugout rail and hoped, hoped, hoped for accuracy, at...
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• Clayton Kershaw sets postseason record for home runs allowed
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  Clayton Kershaw's postseason legacy took another hit in World Series Game 5. Staked to an early four-run lead, the Dodgers ace was unable to hold things down. Making...
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• Astros Lead Series 3-2 After 13-12 Thrill Ride
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  The Houston Astros beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 13-12 in 10 innings to take a 3-2 lead in the World Series. (Oct. 30)
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• The 5 biggest game-changing plays of the night
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  It feels as if it might take years to unpack everything that happened in Sunday night's wild 13-12, 10-inning Astros victory in Game 5 of the World Series. While the...
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• Game 5 an exhilarating, exhausting ride
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  Game 5 of the World Series on Sunday night was supposed to be an old-fashioned pitchers' duel, a battle of K's -- Clayton Kershaw and Dallas Keuchel for control of the...
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• Can the Dodgers really rebound from that? Puig guarantees they will
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  Can the Dodgers really rebound from that? Puig guarantees they will
  Share • October 30, 2017 at 2:35 AM
• Reuters Sports Schedule at 0600 GMT on Monday
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  (Removes extraneous NHL item) Reuters sports schedule at 0600 GMT on Monday: BASEBALL Astros win 13-12 in extra-innings classic HOUSTON – The Houston Astros traded...
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• The Latest: Astros take wild Game 5, take 3-2 lead to LA
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  Alex Bregman hit a game-ending single off Kenley Jansen with two outs in the 10th inning Monday morning, and the Houston Astros outslugged the Los Angeles Dodgers 13-12...
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• Dodgers return home looking to force Game 7
  From the Web › MLB.com
  With the Astros having taken the 3-2 lead in this best-of-seven set with their 13-12 victory in the wildest World Series game since, oh, last Wednesday, Game 6 on...
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• DYK: Fall Classic HR records falling in 2017
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  A big storyline of the 2017 regular season was the record 6,105 home runs that were hit by Major Leaguers, and homers are quickly becoming the dominant storyline in this...
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• Dodgers' bullpen falters in tough Game 5 loss
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  Pacing in the Minute Maid Park bullpen as he watched Game 5 swing back and forth in the middle innings, Dodgers reliever Brandon Morrow decided to call an...
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• In Game 5 thriller, LA's what-ifs loom large
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  They'll bemoan the "what-ifs" as long as they let themselves. An off-day looms for the Dodgers, and that's either timely tonic or much-too-much time for reflection on an...
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• You thought Game 2 was the craziest World Series game ever? Try Game 5
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  You thought Game 2 was the craziest World Series game ever? Try Game 5
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• Usually automatic Jansen's loss has Dodgers down in Series
  From the Web › FOX Sports
  HOUSTON Kenley Jansen had been almost automatic for the Los Angeles Dodgers - until the World Series.
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• WORLD SERIES: Astros take series lead with wild 13-12, 10-inning victory
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  When the winning run finally came sliding across home plate on Alex Bregman's single, more than five unforgettable hours after the first pitch, a frantic Carlos Correa...
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• 76ers' Embiid (hand) plans to play vs. Rockets
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  Joel Embiid spent Sunday insisting his bruised right hand was fine and enjoying Game 5 of the World Series in Houston, wearing a personalized Los Angeles Dodgers jersey...
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• Bellinger carries revived confidence in big G5
  From the Web › MLB.com
  "READY" is the only word Cody Bellinger needed. It appeared as the caption on his Instagram post a few hours before the classic Game 5 of the 113th World Series...
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• Statcast: Taylor made right call to stay at 3rd
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  In the midst of all the Game 5 madness on Sunday night, there was an important eighth-inning decision -- or miscommunication, depending on how you view it -- that...
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• No quit in LA, and Puig affirms with prediction
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  Clayton Kershaw starting and the Dodgers score 12 runs. What could go wrong? OK, plenty, but Sunday night's epic 13-12, 10-inning walk-off loss to the Astros in Game 5...
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• Leary: Dodgers relievers 'are gassed'
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  Former Santa Monica High and UCLA standout Tim Leary pitched 13 years in the big leagues and had his best season for the 1988 World Series-champion Dodgers, going 17-11...
  Share • October 30, 2017 at 12:35 AM
• Fright night for Dodgers, who will be haunted by blown leads
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  They had a four-run lead. They had their best pitcher on the mound. They were headed home on the precipice of a championship. Then, two days before what all of Los...
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• It's gone! Astros, Dodgers rewrite record book
  From the Web › ESPN
  The Astros and Dodgers took the record book deep on Sunday night.
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• Astros blast by Dodgers 13-12 in 10th, lead World Series 3-2
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  Jose Altuve, Carlos Correa and the Houston Astros kept hammering away in a wild slugfest that no one saw coming, rallying against Clayton Kershaw and rocking the Los...
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• World Series Game 5: Astros defeat Dodgers 13-12 in instant classic
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  The Astros celebrate after Alex Bregman' game-winning single during Game 5 of the World Series. HOUSTON – For 5 hours, 17 minutes, for 417 pitches, for all of the...
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• World Series 2017: Three takeaways from Astros' wild Game 5 win over Dodgers
  From the Web › Sporting News
  The Astros secured Game 5 of the World Series with a walk-off hit from Alex Bregman.
  Share • October 29, 2017 at 11:35 PM
• Astros are one win from World Series title after outslugging Dodgers 13-12 in Game 5
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  The baseballs are too slick, or maybe they are juiced, or maybe it's both. The strikeouts happen too often and the home runs never stop falling and the umpire is always...
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• Bregman's walk-off caps thrilling Game 5 win as Astros take World Series lead
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  Bregman's walk-off caps thrilling Game 5 win as Astros take World Series lead
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• Astros blast by Dodgers 13-12 in 10th, lead World Series 3-2 (Oct 29, 2017)
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  HOUSTON (AP) Blast off!
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• Kershaw buries head in hands as Astros dump Dodgers 13-12
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  HOUSTON Clayton Kershaw returned to the dugout and sat down after one of the worst performances of his major league career. A few minutes later, the Los Angeles Dodgers'...
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• Jansen's 2nd blown save in World Series has Dodgers down
  From the Web › FOX Sports
  HOUSTON Kenley Jansen had been almost automatic for the Los Angeles Dodgers - until the World Series.
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• Astros manager Hinch says every game feels 'critical'
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  Houston Astros manager A.J. Hinch knows just how vital games are becoming in the World Series after his team's loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Astros entered...
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• WOW: Astros walk off on Dodgers in epic marathon, take 3-2 lead to LA
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  BOX SCOREHOUSTON -- Alex Bregman hit a game-ending single off Kenley Jansen with two outs in the 10th inning, and the Houston Astros outslugged the Los Angeles Dodgers...
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• World Series Game 5: Dave Roberts postgame interview
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  Manager Dave Roberts addresses the media after the Dodgers' 13-12 loss to the Astros in 10 innings on Sunday in Game 5 of the World Series.
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• Dodgers return home looking to force G7
  From the Web › MLB.com
  With the Astros having taken the 3-2 lead in this best-of-seven set with their 13-12 victory in the wildest World Series game since, oh, last Wednesday, Game 6 on...
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• Dodgers drop wild G5, head home down 3-2
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  They were down but never out. They were bruised but not beaten. The never-say-die Astros -- facing a four-run deficit in a pivotal Game 5 of the World Series with...
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• Astros walk off 13-12 after a 10-inning, knock-down, drag-out war with Dodgers
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  The Astros and Dodgers combined for 25 runs, 28 hits, and 11 walks in Game 5 of the World Series, but it was the Astros who emerged victorious 13-12.
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• The Latest: Game 5 tied at 12 after Taylor's RBI single
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  HOUSTON The Latest on Game 5 of the World Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Houston Astros (all times local):
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• The ups and downs of Game 5, captured via social media
  From the Web › ESPN
  Game 5 of the World Series has been a roller coaster ride. Here's how social media has been reacting to all the ups and downs.
  Share • October 29, 2017 at 9:35 PM
• The Latest: Astros break out in 7th for 11-8 lead
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  HOUSTON The Latest on Game 5 of the World Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Houston Astros (all times local):
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• George W. Bush fires World Series first pitch with help from George H.W. Bush
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  Former President George W. Bush throws the ceremonial first pitch before Game 5 of baseball's World Series between the Houston Astros and the Los Angeles Dodgers Sunday...
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• Kershaw loses command, can't hold 2 LA leads
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  It was the image Clayton Kershaw has spent Octobers trying to erase, the one of him slumped over, hands on his knees as another possible postseason victory slipped from...
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• Scenes from Game 5 of the 2017 World Series: L.A. Dodgers vs. Houston Astros
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  Best photos from Game 5 of the 2017 World Series
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• The Latest: 3-run shots by Altuve, Bellinger tie Game 5 at 7
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  HOUSTON The Latest on Game 5 of the World Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Houston Astros (all times local):
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• Cody Bellinger's 3-run home run put the Dodgers in front before the Astros rallied in the 5th
  From the Web › FOX Sports
  Cody Bellinger hits a 3 run home run to put the Dodgers om tome in the 5th inning
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• Dodgers manager 'feeling good' ahead of game five
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  Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts says his clubhouse are 'feeling good' after they levelled the MLB World Series at 2-2 on Saturday.
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• World Series: Pitchers say juiced ball controversy is '100 percent real'
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  In the hours leading up to Game 5 of the World Series, a Houston Astros relief pitcher went to the team's bullpen in right field to conduct an experiment. Sports...
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• Phillies expected to tab Dodgers exec Gabe Kapler as next manager
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  Gabe Kapler (left) is expected to manage the Phillies in 2018. Los Angeles Dodgers executive Gabe Kapler could celebrate twice this week. Not only is his current team...
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• NBA's 76ers take in World Series in Houston
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  The Philadelphia 76ers are in Houston to play the Rockets at Toyota Center on Monday night, but with the World Series taking place just down the street, they figured it...
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• Bellinger launches 1st World Series homer
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  One night after breaking out of his World Series funk with two critical extra-base hits, rookie Cody Bellinger helped the Dodgers answer the Astros' fourth-inning...
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• Dodgers ask Adrian Gonzalez to remain a World Series spectator, not a participant
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  The awkward October between the Dodgers and Adrian Gonzalez, their five-time all-star first baseman, took another turn over the weekend when manager Dave Roberts asked...
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• The Latest: Astros tie it 4-all on Gurriel 3-run homer
  From the Web › FOX Sports
  HOUSTON The Latest on Game 5 of the World Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Houston Astros (all times local):
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• The Latest: Kershaw retires all 6 batters faced
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  HOUSTON The Latest on Game 5 of the World Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Houston Astros (all times local):
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• Dodgers put season on Hill's left arm in G6
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  Rich Hill tried his best to relay the significance of taking the field at Dodger Stadium for Game 6 of the World Series on Tuesday, describing it as the moment "all of...
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• Forsythe in middle of LA's 3-run strike in 1st
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  The Dodgers took advantage of wildness from both Dallas Keuchel and Yuli Gurriel to take a 3-0 lead in the top of the first inning in Game 5 of the World Series on...
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• Phillies expected to hire Gabe Kapler as manager
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  Gabe Kapler, currently the Dodgers' director of player development, is expected to be the next manager of the Phillies.
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• It's Rich Hill vs. Justin Verlander in World Series Game 6 matchup
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  Houston vs. Dodgers World Series, Game 6 At Dodger Stadium, Tuesday, 5 p.m. TV: Fox. Radio: ESPN Radio, AM 570, KTNQ 1020. Starting pitchers Astros: Justin Verlander...
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• The Latest: Forsythe at 3rd with Turner at DH
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  HOUSTON The Latest on Game 5 of the World Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Houston Astros (all times local):
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• Pederson rising to occasion in World Series
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  Dodgers manager Dave Roberts was asked to explain the sudden resurgence of Joc Pederson, a World Series hero only months after the club was so disappointed in the...
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• Dodgers vs. Astros results: Houston wins wild, wacky, memorable Game 5
  From the Web › Sporting News
  The Dodgers and the Astros kick off an unofficial best-of-three finale for the 2017 World Series on Sunday night.
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• The Latest: 15.9 million watched Dodgers' Game 4 win
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  HOUSTON The Latest on Game 5 of the World Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Houston Astros (all times local):
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• Wood shines in WS debut on personally significant date
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  A whirlwind of emotion caught up with Alex Wood while in the dugout between innings, and not only because the young Dodgers left-hander still had a no-hit bid in his...
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• Giles out as Astros closer after 'crappy pitches'
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  Ken Giles, who said he "didn't do my job, plain and simple" in Game 4, has been removed as the Houston Astros closer for the rest of the World Series.
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• Dodgers, Astros set lineups for Game 5 of World Series
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  HOUSTON -- Justin Turner is moving to designated hitter in the Los Angeles Dodgers' starting lineup for Game 5 of the World Series while the Houston Astros are staying...
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• World Series Game 5: Hill pregame interview
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  Dodgers left-hander Rich Hill, who will start Game 6 of the World Series, speaks to the media on Sunday.
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• World Series Game 5: Roberts pregame interview
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  Dodgers manager Dave Roberts talks to the media prior to Game 5 of the World Series on Sunday.
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• World Series Game 5 lineups: Enrique Hernandez batting cleanup for Dodgers
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  Enrique Hernanez, who hit three home runs in Game 5 of the NLCS, will bat cleanup in Game 5 of the World Series.
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• Dodgers, Astros set lineups for Game 5 of World Series
  From the Web › FOX Sports
  HOUSTON Justin Turner is moving to designated hitter in the Los Angeles Dodgers' starting lineup for Game 5 of the World Series while the Houston Astros are staying with...
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• How to Watch Dodgers vs. Astros: World Series Game 5 Time, TV Channel, Live Stream
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  The pivotal Game 5 of the World Series will take place Sunday night as the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Houston Astros seek an edge that will bring them one step closer...
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• Dodgers, Astros set World Series G5 lineups
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  The Dodgers and Astros have announced their starting lineups for tonight's Game 5 of the World Series at Minute Maid Park, scheduled for 8 p.m. ET on FOX.
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• Various members of Dodgers, Astros suggest World Series baseballs are slicker
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  A report from Sports Illustrated quotes various members of the Astros and Dodgers, who say that the balls used during the World Series are slicker than those used during...
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• Is the baseball actually hurting pitcher performance in the World Series?
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  Is the baseball actually hurting pitcher performance in the World Series?
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• Players believe MLB is using a slicker ball for the World Series
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  If the home run barrage in the World Series has you reading conspiracy theories on the ball being different during the regular season … you might be right...
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• Dodgers Tie Up World Series As Game 4 Ratings Rise From 2016, Hits 5-Year High
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  When the Los Angeles Dodgers' Joc Pederson delivered a three-run homer in the ninth inning, Game 4 went from grinder to jaw dropper at Minute Maid Park in Houston. A...
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• Astros, Dodgers say World Series ball slicker than regular-season ball
  From the Web › Sporting News
  Pitchers and coaches said after Game 4 of the World Series that the baseballs are slicker, making it harder to throw sliders.
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