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MLB Playoffs: Comebacks Mark Wednesday’s Action

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Comebacks were the story of the day in the MLB playoffs yesterday. The Oakland A’s were three outs from going home before they rallied to beat Detroit. The New York Yankees trailed in the ninth inning, before making what will surely be one of the most celebrated pinch-hit decisions in baseball history and then winning a 12-inning game over Baltimore. And the San Francisco Giants won their second straight elimination game on the road and forced a decisive fifth game in Cincinnati.

We’ll run down all four games from yesterday, including St. Louis’ win over Washington, and look ahead to another quartet today…

MLB Division Series Preview: Baltimore-NY Yanks

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The New York Yankees and the Baltimore Orioles will be the last of the four MLB Division Series matchups to get underway early Sunday evening from Camden Yards. TheSportsNotebook breaks down the series, looking at each team’s ability to get on base, hit for power, along with their starting pitching and bullpen. And we conclude by setting the series in context, with a historical note, the view of Las Vegas and a final prediction.

MLB Playoffs: Road Teams Advance On Wild-Card Friday

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The first-ever wild-card Friday for the MLB playoffs went down yesterday and the road teams held sway, as St. Louis beat Atlanta and Baltimore ousted Texas, thus earning their spots in the Division Series round that begins today. The talk in the media right now is about the disputed infield fly in Atlanta, and we’ll get that further down. But let’s start by briefly looking at the keys to the wins by the Cards & Orioles…

MLB Playoffs: Wild-Card Kickoff Tonight

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The MLB playoffs start tonight at 5 PM ET with a game that’s everything Bud Selig could have hoped for when he instituted this AL/NL doubleheader f one-game knockouts. The first game will be St. Louis visiting Atlanta. Here we have the two teams that were the National League side of last year’s wild finish, when the Cardinals overtook the Braves on the final day of the season. And we have Atlanta legend Chipper Jones potentially playing his final game. Yes, this wild-card game knockout is a good idea.