…(Baseball)…MLB Wildcard Playoffs
Padres-L-Cubs (3-1)..Chicago hits HRs-Uses brilliant bullpen in win
..Seiya Suzuki-Carson Kelly hit solo HR thru teeth of wind to get lead
..Nico Horner adds Sacrifice Fly
..Cubs bullpen retires 13-in a row in (4.1inn-shutout ball)
..Nick Pivetta retired 11-in row..struck out 8-gave up back to back HR
..Padres went (2-for-7) RISP early in game
..Machado-Tatis-Arraez (0-11) top of order
..Cronenworth-O’Hearn-Sheets (0-12) bottom of order
..Padres scored 1-run in last 33-playoff innings-dating back to last year.
Padres-Cubs-Game 2-Wednesday..Shoto imanaga-vs-Dylan Cease
Padres..Playoff Roster moves…Left C-Elias Diaz-P-Yuki Matsui off roster…Added Luis Campusano-Martin Maldonado-Brad Rodriguez to roster
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Dodgers-W-Reds…LA bolted to (10-2) lead with longball in blowout win
..Shohei Ohtani leadoff HR in 1st inning
..Teoscar Hernandez 3R-HR in 3rd inning..solo HR in 5th
..Tommy Edman solo HR in 3rd inning
..Blake Snell dominant outing (7inn-2R-9K) in win
LA-Cincinnati..Wednesday..Yosh Yamamoto-vs-Zach Littell-Game 2
Dodgers..Playoff Roster…Left Clayton Kershaw-Anthony Banda-Mike Conforto off roster…Kept C-Will Smith active-carrying 3-catchers…Move Tyler Glasnow-Roki Sasaki-Emmet Sheehan to bullpen for first series.
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Detroit-W-Cleveland (2-1)..Tarik Skubal 14-strikeouts-gave up 3-hits in win..Spencer Torkelson RBI single
Yankees-L-Red Sox (3-1)..Aroldis Chapman works out of bases loaded-no out jam in 9th for save..Masa Yoshida 2R-single-Alex Bregman RBI double off Yankees bullpen
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(MLB Notes)
Angels..Do Not Pick up option to retain Manager Ron Washington-was (99-137) in year and a half before leaving for quadruple heart bypass surgery….Interim manager Ray Montgomery also let do…Washington said Owner Arte Moreno elected not to meet with him…No decision on status of GM-Perry Manasian (358-434) in 5-years at helm…Angels will be searching for 5th manager since letting Mike Scosia go a decade ago.
Mets..GM-David Stearns said ‘we failed to get enough pitching’..reason team went (38-55) second half of year…Top 5-starting pitchers were all on the DL this year.
White Sox..Manager Will Venable fires 4-coaches on staff
Arizona..Vote confidence Manager-Tory Lovullo despite (80-82) season
Texas..Report Bruce Bochy stepped aside-informed Rangers cutting (240M) payroll.
Texas..Will interview Skip Schmacher-ex Miami for manager’s job
Cardinals..Elevate Chaim Bloom-ex Red Sox exec-as President replacing retiring John Mozeliak.
A’s..Contract extension GM-David Forst.
Pirates..Fire 3-coaches on Don Kelly’s staff including both pitching coaches-the strength of the team.
Arizona..Owner Ken Kendrick confirms team cutting (220M) payroll.
Minnesota..Report Twins will cut payroll that was (140M)
Pirates..Vote confidence GM-Ben Cherrington despite record (363-504)
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(Injuries)
Red Sox..P-Lucas Giolito-miss rest of playoffs-elbow issue
Red Sox..Surgery P-Liam Hendricks-elbow
Mets..C-Francisco Alvarez-thumb surgery
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(Roster Moves)
Miami..Release top minor league P-Declan Cronin-elbow surgery
Hanshin Tigers..Will ‘Post’ top P-Hiroto Saiki (58-38) in career…had (1.55-ERA) this summer
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…(NFL)…
Chargers..MRI-OT-Joe Alt-high ankle sprain..likely headed to IR-4-to-8 weeks
Rams..QB-Mac Jones likely to start vs 49ers..Brock Purdy-toe injury-2nd time
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(NFL Injuries)
Miami..WR-Tyreek Hill-emergency surgery-dislocated knee-2 torn ligaments..did not tear meniscus-cartilage or fracture bone…Did not damage artery or vein..Will be out 12-months.
Raiders..OT-Kolton Miller-fractured ankle and sprain..placed on IR
Saints..IR-OC-Cesar Ruiz-high ankle sprain
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(Roster Moves)
Ravens..Bring in FA-LB-Eric Kendricks for physical-ex Vikings-Chargers-Dallas
Miami..Sign FA-WR-Ced Wilson-ex Saints..Release CB-Cam Smith
Bills..Sign FA-P-Mitch Wishnowsky-ex 49eers
Washington..Sign FA-WR-Robbie Anderson Chosen-ex Jets
Arizona..Sign FA-RB-D’Ernest Johnson-ex Browns
Cleveland..IR-KR-DeAndre Carter-knee
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(NFL Notes)
Bengals..WR-J’Marr Chase criticizes team..’Not want it bad enough’ after Monday Night blowout loss in Denverf
Jets..Coach Aaron Glenn on (0-4) start..’Complete disappointment in team-players-coaches’
Browns..Decision due Wednesday on QB change because of poor play Joe Flacco.
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(College Football)
Colorado..Fined (50,000) for fans chanting racial slurs at BYU players last weekend.
NCAA..Oversight Committee approves change in Transfer Portal…1-window (January 2-14)….5-day Window for players in College Football Playoff once their team is eliminated in January.
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…(Basketball)…
LA Clippers…Criticism of F-Kawhi Leonard-mumbled thru interviews-then got up and left after being questioned about NBA probe of his endorsement packages outside of contract…Clippers being ripped for allowing only 2-reporters to ask questions before Leonard got up and walked out
Lakers..LeBron James..’amped about this revamped roster with Ayton-Smart-LaRavia.
Lakers..LeBron James misses first training camp workout-glute tightness-not considered major injury.
Dallas..Cooper Flagg-first player on floor-last to leave-Mavericks opening practice
Golden State..Warriors sign F-Jon Kuminga to (2Y-48M) extension-leaving open the door for possible trade now
Golden State..Jon Kuminga ‘no show’ at Warriors first practice
Spurs..G-D’Aaron Fox-will miss early camp-rehab-thumb surgery
WNBA..Players Association rips Commissioner Cathy Englebert for comments..’Caitlin Clark should get down on her knees..the WNBA platform has given her the chance to make 16M-in endorsements’….’Players do not understand-I got them big money with new TV deal’…Union says ‘Commissioner believes Players-Coaches indispensable’….’League does not value players’
Syracuse…Legendary Orange guard Lawrence Moten passes away at home (53Y)..record scorer in Big East Conference.
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…(Hockey)…
Minnesota Wild..Sign F-Karill Kaprizov to record (8Y-136M) extension-league record (17M) per year.
Minnesota..Lose F-Mats Zuccarello-8W-knee injury
Ducks..G-Lukas Dostal-out of workouts-lower body injury
Vancouver..C-Nils Hoglander-surgery ankle-out 8W
Las Vegas..C-Max Pacioretty retires-takes Asst Coaching job-U Michigan
Minnesota..Release OF-Brett Leason
Carolina..Release D-Oliver Kylington..F-Kevin LeBlanc
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…(General)…
(Golf)
Tom Watson…Personally apologizes to Ryder Cup Champion European players for fans disgusting displays on the course over the 3-days at Bethpage Black…Insults-slurs-beer thrown at players and families of Euro players.
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