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Quotes and reactions following 5-2 win and wild card berth

October 02, 2016, 3:37pm

Roch Kubatko

Orioles

Quotes and reactions following 5-2 win and wild card berth

NEW YORK - The Orioles formed the usual postgame handshake line on the field this afternoon after Zach Britton struck out Brett Gardner. High-fives, a few hugs and into the dugout. No dog pile on the mound, no raucous celebration. Champagne and beer were sprayed and poured over heads in the visiting clubhouse, but players stopped to watch the end of the game in Boston, showered and left. There's more work to do. And it's going to happen in Toronto. The Orioles qualified for the second wild...

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Previewing how the NL postseason landscape is shaping up

August 08, 2016, 5:07am

Mel Antonen

Nationals

Previewing how the NL postseason landscape is shaping up

With less than a third of the season to go, the Nationals are putting it all together and sucking all the drama out of the race in the National League East. The Cubs, leaders in the NL Central who struggled before the All-Star break, have gotten their swagger back. The story line is different with the Giants, who lost their weekend series to the Nationals in D.C. and are having to do all they can to hold off the Dodgers in the NL West. They are 6-15 since the All-Star break, the worst record...

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Playoffs game blog: It's Cubs against Cards, Dodgers against Mets as NLDS begin tonight

October 09, 2015, 11:50am

Steve Melewski

Orioles

Playoffs game blog: It's Cubs against Cards, Dodgers against Mets as NLDS begin tonight

The opening games in the two National League Division Series are set for tonight. First, the St. Louis Cardinals (100-62) will host the Chicago Cubs (97-65), and then the Los Angeles Dodgers (92-70) host the New York Mets (90-72). The longtime rival Cubs and Cardinals are meeting in the postseason for the first time. During the regular season, St. Louis went 11-8 versus Chicago. Cubs lefty Jon Lester (11-12, 3.34 ERA) faces Cards righty John Lackey (13-10, 2.77 ERA) in a matchup of former Red...

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Playoffs game blog: Kansas City hosts Houston in ALDS Game 1

October 08, 2015, 10:29am

Steve Melewski

Orioles

Playoffs game blog: Kansas City hosts Houston in ALDS Game 1

Two relative newcomers on the postseason scene begin their best-of-five American League Division Series tonight when Kansas City (95-67) hosts Houston (86-76). The Astros beat the New York Yankees 3-0 in the wild card game on Tuesday to reach this ALDS. The Royals ended a 29-year playoffs drought last season when they made a run to the World Series. Houston is in the postseason for the first time since 2005. The Royals went just 11-17 in the last month, but they had a huge lead in their...

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Playoffs game blog: Former Oriole Jake Arrieta takes the mound for the Cubs tonight

October 07, 2015, 10:43am

Steve Melewski

Orioles

Playoffs game blog: Former Oriole Jake Arrieta takes the mound for the Cubs tonight

When the Orioles drafted right-hander Jake Arrieta in the fifth round in 2007 out of TCU, they envisioned that he would pitch one day big games for them. He'll pitch one tonight, but for the Chicago Cubs. Chicago (97-65) plays at Pittsburgh (98-64) in the National League wild card game. The winner advances to face St. Louis (100-62) in the National League Division Series. Arrieta (22-6, 1.77 ERA) will pitch against Pittsburgh right-hander Gerrit Cole (19-8, 2.60) at 8:08 p.m. at PNC Park. On...

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Handicapping the NL postseason teams

October 06, 2015, 12:41pm

Mel Antonen

Nationals

Baseball's postseason starts with a historic twist in the National League Central: For the first time since the three-division format became reality in 1994, the three best records have come from the same division. The division-winning Cardinals won 100 games, the Pirates 98 and the Cubs 97. The only other season that teams from the same division finished with the two best records was in 2001, when Seattle won 116 and Oakland 102. Who is the scariest team in the NL postseason? We report. You...

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Expanded playoffs in 2012? No way!

April 22, 2011, 6:22am

Mel Antonen

Nationals Orioles

During a meeting with reporters in New York this week, Commissioner Bud Selig said that baseball is considering expanded playoffs for 2012, meaning 10 teams, instead of eight, will be vying for the World Series. The format is undetermined, but the two wild card teams in each league will likely play a one-game playoff or a three-game series to advance. Can't baseball learn from the NHL or NBA, where the playoffs never end, that more is not better, especially trying to play a summer game in...