Dodgers’ Scherzer planned NLCS Game 1 starter against Braves
ATLANTA (AP) — Max Scherzer is expected to throw the Los Angeles Dodgers’ first pitch in the NL Championship Series only two days after delivering the final pitch in their NL Division Series-clinching win. Unusual? Yes. And yet no one is surprised. “That is Scherzer being Scherzer,” teammate Cody Bellinger said. Scherzer is expected to […]
Miller, Meals serve as umpire crew chiefs in LCS
HOUSTON (AP) — Bill Miller will be the umpire crew chief for the AL Championship Series that starts Friday night in Houston and Jerry Meals will lead the crew for the NL Championship Series. The Boston Red Sox visit the Astros for Game 1 of their best-of-seven matchup. The Los Angeles Dodgers play at Atlanta […]
PODCAST: The Throw Down – Episode 35
BVM Sports’ Isaiah Butler and Logan Hanson discuss the AL and NL Division Series, a potential MLB strike and make predictions for the Championship Series.
A capsule look at the Dodgers-Braves playoff series
A capsule look at the best-of-seven National League Championship Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Atlanta Braves: ___ Schedule: (All times EDT) Game 1, Saturday, at Atlanta, 8:07 p.m. (TBS); Game 2, Sunday, at Atlanta, 7:37 p.m. (TBS); Game 3, Tuesday, Oct. 19, at Los Angeles, TBD (TBS); Game 4, Wednesday, Oct. 20, at […]
Braves plan to be without OF Soler in NL Championship Series
ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Braves are preparing to play without outfielder Jorge Soler in the NL Championship Series as they await his clearance following his positive COVID-19 test. The Braves worked out Thursday at Truist Park without Soler, who was pulled from the lineup for Game 4 of the NL Division Series against Milwaukee […]
Bats finally wake up but Hader falters, Brewers eliminated
ATLANTA (AP) — At least the Milwaukee Brewers went down swinging. Eliminated from the NL Division Series following a 5-4 loss to the Atlanta Braves in Game 4 on Tuesday, the Brewers were 0 for 20 with runners in scoring position until RBI singles by Omar Narváez and Lorenzo Cain put them up 2-0 in […]
Freeman HR sends Braves to NLCS with 5-4 win over Brewers
ATLANTA (AP) — Freddie Freeman homered off Milwaukee closer Josh Hader with two outs in the eighth inning and the Atlanta Braves advanced to the NL Championship Series for the second year in a row, finishing off the Milwaukee Brewers 5-4 on Tuesday night. The Braves won the best-of-five Division Series three games to one, […]
Morton vs. Lauer in Game 4 of NLDS between Braves, Brewers
ATLANTA (AP) — Charlie Morton will start Tuesday on three days’ rest for the Atlanta Braves in Game 4 of their NL Division Series against the Milwaukee Brewers. Morton, one of baseball’s best clutch pitchers, was looking to give the Braves a clinching victory in the best-of-five series. He’ll be opposed by Milwaukee’s Eric Lauer, […]
Pederson 3-run HR, Braves blank Brewers for 2-1 NLDS lead
ATLANTA (AP) — Joc Pederson kept enhancing his “Joctober” nickname with a three-run, pinch-hit homer and the Atlanta Braves shut down Milwaukee once again, beating the Brewers 3-0 on Monday to take a 2-1 edge in the NL Division Series. In a matchup dominated by pitching, Ian Anderson and the Braves bullpen combined on a […]
No surprise: Brewers choose Peralta to face Braves’ Anderson
ATLANTA (AP) — For Craig Counsell, the decision to have Freddy Peralta start Monday’s Game 3 of the NL Division Series for the Milwaukee Brewers against the Atlanta Braves was easy. The manager said he considered no other options. “Freddy was the starter,” Counsell said Sunday. “That was the plan from probably July.” The best-of-five […]