Tag: playoffs
Brave new world: Atlanta beats LA 4-2, heads to World Series
By PAUL NEWBERRY
ATLANTA (AP) — Led by an unlikely hero, the Atlanta Braves are heading back to a place that used to be so...
Astros’ Valdez goes 8, beats Red Sox 9-1 for 3-2 ALCS lead
By JIMMY GOLEN
-- BOSTON (AP) — Framber Valdez lost his perfect game in the fifth inning and then bounced the next pitch off the...
Braves blast 4 HRs, beat Dodgers 9-2 for 3-1 lead in NLCS
By BETH HARRIS
-- LOS ANGELES (AP) — Behind the red-hot bat of Eddie Rosario, the Atlanta Braves are one win away from their first...
Late-night magic: Braves beat Dodgers 5-4, lead NLCS 2-0
By PAUL NEWBERRY
ATLANTA (AP) — More late-night magic has the Atlanta Braves just two wins away from the World Series.
Eddie Rosario delivered Atlanta’s second...
Dodgers beat Giants 2-1 in playoff thriller, advance to NLCS
By JANIE McCAULEY
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Cody Bellinger hit a tiebreaking single in the ninth inning and prized midseason acquisition Max Scherzer came out...
Dodgers beat Giants 7-2, force decisive Game 5 in NLDS
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Facing a second elimination game in less than a week, the Los Angeles Dodgers kept the same calm and cool...
Blowin’ in the wind: Giants edge Dodgers 1-0 on Longoria HR
By BETH HARRIS
-- LOS ANGELES (AP) — Evan Longoria powered a home run off Max Scherzer through fierce wind. Chris Taylor and pinch-hitter Gavin...
UrÃas hits, pitches Dodgers past Giants to even NLDS series
By JANIE McCAULEY
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Julio UrÃas shut down San Francisco and contributed an RBI single for his cause, Cody Bellinger and AJ...
Taylor home run helps Dodgers advance in playoffs
Chris Taylor hit a tie-breaking two-run home run with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Los Angeles Dodgers...
CIF Southern Section prep sports playoff roundup
The 2020-21 school year has come to an end, but high school sports continues for track and field, basketball and baseball and softball teams,...