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• Playoff Reset: The Dodgers and Nationals backs are against the wall
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  Both can be eliminated tonight, but both have hope: The Dodgers because their ace is on the mound. The Nationals because the Giants' starter is no one's idea of an...
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• Dodgers complain about umpire Dale Scott's strike zone in Game 3
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  ST. LOUIS — No fair, slugger Matt Kemp said. Game 3 of the National League Division Series was two against one. The Los Angeles Dodgers against the St. Louis...
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• Dodgers bullpen implodes, Wong's HR the difference
  From the Web › USA Today
  Breaking down Game 3 of the NLDS at Busch Stadium.       
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• Matt Kemp rips home-plate umpire for Dodgers' loss
  From the Web › USA Today
  Kemp blamed umpire for the Dodgers' 3-1 loss to the Cardinals.       
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• Bullpen uncertainty comes at bad time for Dodgers
  From the Web › MLB.com
  From the beginning of this season, the Dodgers' bullpen has been an ongoing issue, as injuries and poor performances have forced manager Don Mattingly to rearrange...
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• Cardinals Take 2-1 Series Lead Over Dodgers
  From the Web › AOL On
  Associated Press - Kolten Wong hit a two-run homer to snap a seventh-inning tie, and John Lackey lived up to his big-game pitching reputation, and the St. Louis...
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• St. Louis Cardinals 3, Dodgers 1: 'Terrible' strike zone, bullpen blowup, season on the brink.
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  ST. LOUIS >> The Dodgers find themselves in a familiar position after a 3-1 loss in Game 3 of the NLDS. As Mark Whicker writes, we all know how it ended last...
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• Kolten Wong's key homer creates new — and pleasant — postseason memory
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  ST. LOUIS — There was nothing Kolten Wong could do to atone for getting picked off first base to end Game 4 of the 2013 World Series. He didn't get on the field...
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• Dodgers reliever makes incredible play to stifle Cardinals' rally in NLDS
  From the Web › USA Today
  The left-hander appeared to stop the ball with his backside on his follow-through.       
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• 5 things we learned from the Cardinals' 3-1 Game 3 win over the Dodgers
  From the Web › USA Today
  St. Louis beat the Dodgers on Monday to take a 2-1 lead in the series.       
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• Yasiel Puig has struck out in seven straight at-bats
  From the Web › USA Today
  The 23-year-old Dodgers outfielder got his NLDS off to a good start, then collapsed.       
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• Dodgers bullpen implodes, Carp, Wong go deep
  From the Web › USA Today
  Breaking down Game 3 of the NLDS at Busch Stadium.       
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• Nightengale: Carpenter paints Dodgers into a corner
  From the Web › USA Today
  Wong's home run in the seventh inning gave the Cardinals a 3-1 lead.       
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• Kershaw returns on short rest when LA needs him most
  From the Web › MLB.com
  As it turns out, the Dodgers have their best pitcher starting against the Cardinals in Tuesday's Game 4 of their National League Division Series at Busch...
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• Kemp irked by strike zone in Dodgers' Game 3 loss
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Called out on strikes leading off the ninth inning, Matt Kemp told plate umpire Dale Scott what he thought of the strike zone. A few minutes later, after the Dodgers'...
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• Dodgers using Scott Elbert in key spot is one for the birds
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  The richest sports payroll in history is now one loss from a second consecutive postseason elimination after trying to win a game with a $240-million question.
  Share • October 6, 2014 at 11:35 PM
• Dodgers relievers, hitters in wrong zone in 3-1 loss to Cardinals
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  Matt Kemp spoke calmly and deliberately, but his words were charged with rage.
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• Matt Carpenter homers in third straight, goes full 'Stan Musial' on Dodgers
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  ST. LOUIS — After Matt Carpenter hit a home run for the third straight game, going deep for a go-ahead solo shot in Game 3 of the National League Division Series...
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• Wong blast puts Cards on brink of series victory
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  - The St Louis Cardinals moved to the brink of advancing to the National League Championship Series with a 3-1 home victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game Three of...
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• Dodgers turning to Kershaw with season on line
  From the Web › MLB.com
  One victory away from their fourth consecutive NLCS, the Cardinals will send Shelby Miller to the hill in Game 4 of the NLDS on Tuesday vs. the Dodgers, who will counter...
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• Ryu holds his end of the bargain in tough loss
  From the Web › MLB.com
  The Dodgers couldn't have asked for any more from left-hander Hyun-Jin Ryu during Monday night's 3-1 loss to the Cardinals in Game 3 of the National League Division...
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• Three keys for Dodgers in Game 4 against Cardinals
  From the Web › MLB.com
  The Dodgers face elimination with Clayton Kershaw on the mound Tuesday in Game 4 of the NL Division Series. Here are three keys the Dodgers need to get to a Game 5 in...
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• Dodgers will hand the ball to Clayton Kershaw for Game 4
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  ST. LOUIS >> After the last game Clayton Kershaw pitched for the Dodgers, he openly wondered if it would be his final game of the season. He had just been handed the...
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• Will Clayton Kershaw, Zack Greinke be enough for Dodgers?
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  ST. LOUIS >> It still looks like St. Louis, even with the 8-year-old ballpark and the flashy developments around it, but it feels like Waterloo.The Dodgers tonight play...
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• Rapid Reaction: Cardinals 3, Dodgers 1
  From the Web › ESPN
  ST. LOUIS -- The Los Angeles Dodgers' bullpen has been exactly as bad as the team worried it would be when the postseason began, or, for that matter, when the trade...
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• Kemp calls out umpire: Strike zone 'terrible'
  From the Web › ESPN
  Dodgers slugger Matt Kemp, who got in a heated argument with plate umpire Dale Scott late in the team's 3-1 loss to the Cardinals in Game 3 of the NLDS, blasted the...
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• Cards take lead on Dodgers behind Lackey
  From the Web › ESPN
  Kolten Wong hit a two-run homer to snap a seventh-inning tie, Matt Carpenter went deep for the third straight game and John Lackey lived up to his big-game reputation as...
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• How to watch Game 4 of the NLDS on FOX Sports 1
  From the Web › MLB.com
  The Dodgers continue the postseason on the road Tuesday against the Cardinals at 2 p.m. PT, and Game 4 of the National League Division Series will be carried in high...
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• Greinke in line for possible NLDS Game 5
  From the Web › MLB.com
  While the focus of the decision is on Clayton Kershaw starting Game 4 of the NL Division Series on Tuesday, the choice allows the Dodgers to start Zack Greinke again...
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• Calculating the risks of Kershaw on short rest
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Clayton Kershaw is slated on short rest for the Dodgers against the Cardinals in the NLDS on Tuesday. Historically, that hasn't worked out well for the pitcher -- but...
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• Dodgers-Cardinals Game 3: Did You Know?
  From the Web › MLB.com
  The National League Division Series shifted to St. Louis on Monday, and from the comforts of Busch Stadium, the Cardinals took a 2-1 lead in the series with a 3-1...
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• Oct. 6 Don Mattingly postgame interview
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Dodgers manager Don Mattingly talks about his club's 3-1 loss to the Cardinals in Game 3 of the National League Division Series.
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• Dodgers haunted by same issues in 3-1 loss to Cardinals in Game 3
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  Old stories, just old painful stories for the Dodgers. Matt Carpenter homers, bullpen implodes, Dodgers lose.
  Share • October 6, 2014 at 9:35 PM
• Dodgers get no relief in St. Louis, lose 3-1 in Game 3 of NLDS
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  ST. LOUIS >> The 2014 Dodgers are more talented than scrappy, built to win not on heart but on superstars playing like superstars. That formula worked well enough to win...
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• Lackey, long balls lift Cards over Dodgers 3-1
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  ST. LOUIS -- Kolten Wong hit a two-run homer to snap a seventh-inning tie, Matt Carpenter went deep for the third straight game and John Lackey lived up to his big-game...
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• Mattingly trying to work Puig through playoff funk
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Dodgers center fielder Yasiel Puig avoided tying a postseason record for consecutive strikeouts by hitting a triple to lead off the sixth inning off Cardinals...
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• Bullpen breakdown leaves Dodgers in NLDS hole
  From the Web › MLB.com
  The Dodgers bullpen continued its train wreck of a series Monday night, as Kolten Wong slugged a two-run homer off Scott Elbert in the bottom of the seventh inning and...
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• Kolten Wong puts Cardinals back on top in NLDS Game 3 with two-run homer
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  The Dodgers' bullpen remains a weakness.
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• Cardinals power past Dodgers in Game 3 of NLDS, grab 2-1 lead in series
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  The Cardinals are now just one win away from a trip to the NLCS.
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• Hanley Ramirez doubles to tie things up in NLDS Game 3 vs. Cardinals
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  The Dodgers were 0-for-7 with runners in scoring position before Ramirez's hit.
  Share • October 6, 2014 at 8:35 PM
• Tale of the tape: Cardinals-Dodgers, Game 4
  From the Web › MLB.com
  A look comparing Clayton Kershaw and Shelby Miller -- the starters for Game 4 of the NLDS between the Dodgers and Cardinals on Tuesday.
  Share • October 6, 2014 at 7:35 PM
• Matt Carpenter homers to put Cardinals in front in NLDS Game 3 vs. Dodgers
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  Carpenter has homered in three straight games to begin the postseason.
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• Even on short rest, Kershaw is right call for Dodgers
  From the Web › MLB.com
  It's logical to assume Clayton Kershaw's stuff won't be as sharp as it usually is in Game 4 and that he won't go as deep into the game. In the end, though, manager Don...
  Share • October 6, 2014 at 6:35 PM
• Greinke in line for possible Game 5 or NLCS opener
  From the Web › MLB.com
  While the focus of the decision is on Clayton Kershaw starting Game 4 of the NL Division Series on Tuesday, the choice allows the Dodgers to start Zack Greinke again...
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• Steal opportunities in NLDS hard to come by for Dodgers
  From the Web › MLB.com
  The Dodgers led the National League this year with 138 stolen bases, but after two games of the NL Division Series and 30 baserunners, the Dodgers had one steal by...
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• Report: St. Louis Cardinals catcher will be fined for shoving umpire in Game 1.
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  Major League Baseball will fine St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina for shoving umpire Jerry Meals during a fracas in the third inning of Game 1 of the National...
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• Clayton Kershaw will start Game 4 of NLDS for Dodgers.
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  Just kidding. After saying for days that right-hander Dan Haren would start Game 4 of the National League Division Series, Dodgers manager Don Mattingly reversed course...
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• Oct. 6 Don Mattingly pregame interview
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Dodgers manager Don Mattingly meets with the media prior to Game 3 of the National League Division Series.
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• Oct. 6 Clayton Kershaw pregame interview
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Clayton Kershaw meets with the media prior to Game 3 of the National League Division Series.
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• Clayton Kershaw to start for Dodgers in Game 4 of NLDS
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  Clayton Kershaw will start Tuesday for the Dodgers on three days' rest in Game 4 of the National League division series against the St. Louis Cardinals.
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• Kershaw to start NLDS Game 4 on 3 days' rest
  From the Web › ESPN
  The Dodgers have announced that Clayton Kershaw will start Game 4 and, if necessary, Zack Greinke will start Game 5.
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• Dodgers to go with Kershaw on short rest in Game 4
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  ST. LOUIS -- Don Mattingly decided not to postpone the intrigue over Clayton Kershaw.
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• Dodgers tab Kershaw for Game 4 on short rest
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Dodgers ace left-hander Clayton Kershaw will start Tuesday night's National League Division Series Game 4 against the Cardinals on three days' rest, manager Don...
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• Vin Scully narrates Sandy Koufax pitching in "slow motion video."
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  Fifty-two years ago today, Vin Scully narrated Sandy Koufax pitching in slow motion during game four of the 1963 World Series. This video requires no further explanation...
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• Lineups breakdown: Dodgers-Cardinals, NLDS Game 3
  From the Web › MLB.com
  The Cardinals and Dodgers have traveled from Los Angeles to St. Louis for Game 3 of the National League Division Series (9 p.m. ET on FOX Sports 1), set for Monday night...
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• NLDS, Game 3: Dodgers vs. Cardinals lineups
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  Hyun-Jin Ryu vs. John Lackey.
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• NLDS: Dodgers, St. Louis Cardinals set to battle in Game 3 tonight
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  ST. LOUIS -- Hyun-Jin Ryu will oppose John Lackey when the Dodgers visit the Cardinals in Game 3 of the National League Division Series tonight.Busch Stadium will host...
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• Cardinals vs. Dodgers: NLDS Game 3 live updates
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  Live updates and commentary from Los Angeles News Group staff writers J.P. Hoornstra and Mark Whicker, and the teams, from the Los Angeles Dodgers' NLDS Game 3 vs. the...
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• Dodgers, St. Louis Cardinals announce lineups for Game 3 of NLDS.
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  While the Dodgers have used the same 1-8 batting order for the first three games of the National League Division Series, the Cardinals have mixed it up every game. Matt...
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• MLB announces TV, some start times for the National League Championship Series.
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  Its participants have yet to be decided, but the National League Championship Series schedule was announced today by Major League Baseball: Game 1: 5 p.m. PT Saturday on...
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• Chris Paul says he got chills when Dodgers' Matt Kemp hit Game 2 homer
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  Superstar athletes Chris Paul and Matt Kemp are good friends, and big supporters of one another.
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• Dodgers lose special assistant Rafael Chaves to Philadelphia Phillies.
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  The Philadelphia Phillies named Rafael Chaves, who spent the last six years in the Dodgers organization, as their minor-league pitching coordinator on Monday. Chaves was...
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• A postseason strike zone map, visualized.
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  FanGraphs.com has a neat interactive strike-zone map that shows how every pitch in the postseason has been called so far. The data is culled from the fantastic website...
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• Yearning for a Dodgers-Giants NLCS
  From the Web › MLB.com
  If the Giants and Dodgers survive their current series, one will deny the other a World Series berth. It could be Mattingly vs. Bochy, not Dressen vs. Durocher, in the...
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• The Dodgers looked pretty cool traveling to St. Louis
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  I want to party with Juan Uribe and Hyun-Jin Ryu.
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• Playoff Reset: On to San Francisco and St. Louis
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  John Lackey, the Cardinals and their Dodgers opponents may be our last hope at a four or five game division series.
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• Mattingly stands behind pitching decisions in LA
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Dodgers manager Don Mattingly was philosophical on Sunday when asked about the media's second-guessing of his pitching decisions in the first two games of the National...
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• Bullpens have evolved into key postseason factor
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Baseball has changed over time, and nowhere is that more evident than in the composition of a pitching staff -- with which complete games are now an oddity, not an...
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• Ellis thriving with team-first mentality
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Dodgers catcher A.J. Ellis, who hit .191 this season, is leading all batters two games into the National League Division Series with a .625 average and a 1.792 OPS after...
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• Clayton Kershaw's next Dodgers playoff start still up in the air
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  Clayton Kershaw didn't set foot on a mound at the Dodgers' voluntary workout Sunday at Busch Stadium, choosing to play catch with Dan Haren on flat ground instead of...
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• Dodgers confident Hyun-Jin Ryu can do the job against Cardinals
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  Game 4 starter Dan Haren will be ready in case Hyun-Jin Ryu falters in Game 3
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• Hyun-Jin Ryu, John Lackey will start Game 3 of NLDS on the basis of trust
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  ST. LOUIS -- Dodgers left-hander Hyun-Jin Ryu and St. Louis Cardinals right-hander John Lackey arrived at their Game 3 starting assignments on the basis of trust.The...
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• Los Angeles Dodgers' Dan Haren prepared to pitch in relief in Game 3 or start Game 4
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  ST. LOUIS -- Dodgers manager Don Mattingly's pitching plans for the National League Division Series are anything but straightforward.Dan Haren is listed as the Dodgers'...
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• Oct. 5 Hyun-Jin Ryu workout day interview
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Here's a transcript of Dodgers left-hander Hyun-Jin Ryu's workout day interview from Sunday in St. Louis.
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• Oct. 5 Don Mattingly workout day interview
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Here's a transcript of Dodgers manager Don Mattingly's workout day interview from Sunday in St. Louis.
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• Dodgers Game 4 starter Dan Haren will be ready to pitch in Game 3 if needed.
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  If Hyun-Jin Ryu needs a long reliever Monday in Game 3 of the National League Division Series, that reliever will be Dan Haren. Haren is also listed as the Dodgers' Game...
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• Dodgers manager Don Mattingly learned a lesson about second-guessing from Joe Torre.
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  Did Don Mattingly leave Clayton Kershaw on the mound too long in Game 1 of the National League Division Series? Did he take Zack Greinke out too quickly in Game 2? The...
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• Dodgers-Cardinals Game 2 draws record ratings on MLB Network.
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  Game 2 of the National League Division Series between the Dodgers and St. Louis Cardinals was the most-watched and highest-rated program in MLB Network history, the...
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• Mattingly must be ready to adjust rotation
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Don Mattingly said that he plans to start Dan Haren in Game 4 of the NLDS against the Cardinals, but Haren will prepare to pitch in relief in Monday's Game 3 if he is...
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• Dodgers hoping Puig can break out against Cardinals
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Asked how an opponent should best deal with Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig, one scout said, "Get into his head." The Cardinals seem to have the same game plan in the...
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