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MLB

Two Games, Two Runs

The Brewers lead the Rays two games to none, and on Monday night their old ace Freddy Peralta stands between Milwaukee and its first championship.

MLB

Two More Inches

The Dodgers, Brewers and Rays all advanced Wednesday on plays decided at the top of a wall, four of the five teams left are among baseball's cheapest, and the White Sox try again to close out Cleveland tonight at 8 p.m. ET.

MLB

Just Another Thursday

The Braves finally beat the Phillies in October, ended 30 years of losing winner-take-all games, and did it behind a 32-year-old opener who once pitched in a Reno men's league.