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On Wednesday night, Buchholz High School alum Andrew Miller joined Dennis Eckersley, Mariano Rivera and Koji Uehara as one of only four relievers to win an ALCS MVP. Miller was lights out in the American League Championship Series vs. Toronto, pitching 7 2/3 innings while giving up no runs, no walks, …

For the first time since 1997, the Cleveland Indians are headed to the World Series. The Indians sealed the deal in Game 5 last night when they beat the Toronto Blue Jays 3-0 to clinch the American League Championship Series. Indians on the Mound After unexpectedly being called upon this series, …

The Cubs scored a commanding road playoff victory against the Los Angeles Dodgers 10-2 on Wednesday night. Slow Start While the Cubs finished with plenty of runs, they didn’t get off to such a hot start. They were held hitless throughout the first three innings of Wednesday’s contest. That all changed …

After getting shut out for the second game in a row, the Chicago Cubs’ clubhouse was a lot calmer than you might expect. After Chris Coghlan lined a pitch for the final out of the game, the Cubs quietly shuffled back inside their clubhouse. But even with the weight of …

The Cleveland Indians are one win away from punching their ticket to the World Series. But if they want to pop the champagne today, they’re going to have to rely on a rookie who has only 11 innings of Major League experience under his belt. The Indians are sending 24-year-old lefty Ryan …

If you’re going to win four straight in a best of seven series, you have to start with the first one. While on the edge of elimination, the Toronto Blue Jays survived to play another game. The Blue Jays defeated the Cleveland Indians 5-1 in Game 4 of the American League Championship Series. …

After a big league high of 103 wins in the regular season, the Chicago Cubs have dug themselves into a little hole heading into Game 4 of the National League Championship Series. The Los Angeles Dodgers challenged the Cubs in all facets of the ball game and the Cubs just …

The series shifts from the “Windy City” to the “City of Angels” for Game 3 of the NLCS. The Chicago Cubs (103-58) are taking on the Los Angeles Dodgers (91-71) in a seven game series currently tied at one a piece.  After the Cubs dominated the Dodgers in Game 1, winning by a …

Baseball history seems to remember bloody pitchers; Schilling’s bloody sock for the Red Sox back in Game 6 of the 2004 ALCS, and now they have Trevor Bauer’s bloody pinky in Game 3 of the 2016 ALCS. Except Schilling pitched seven innings giving up just one run, while Bauer was …

There has been one central theme thus far for the Indians in the ALCS — good pitching. In Game 1, the Indians not only had the home-field advantage, but also ace Corey Kluber on the hill. Kluber faced 26 batters in 6.1 innings and had six strikeouts. He also did not give up any …