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Texas Rangers starters Max Scherzer and Jon Gray were included on the roster for the AL Championship Series against the Houston Astros starting Sunday night. Scherzer, a three-time Cy Young Award winner, has been out since Sept. 12 because of a muscle strain in his shoulder. Scherzer, who was traded from the Mets this summer, said he was “ready to go” after throwing a bullpen session and doing fielding drills Friday.

Zack Wheeler had a pretty nice — yet injury-hampered— career with the Mets. When he signed a free-agent deal with the Phillies ahead of the 2020 season, Wheeler had never been an All-Star, made a postseason start or pitched 200 innings. Once a top prospect, Wheeler was no longer necessarily viewed as a difference maker.

The Dodgers' season ended in major heartbreak, again. Plenty of fans are angry, but it might help to remember a not-that-long-ago era of greater Dodger futility.

Houston dominated Texas during the regular season, winning nine of 13 matchups. Now the Rangers get another chance at the Astros when they meet for the first time in the playoffs in a Texas-sized showdown with a trip to the World Series on the line starting Sunday night in Houston. The Astros completed the regular season matchup against the Rangers with a three-game sweep at the beginning of September.

Alex Rodriguez weighed in on the Dodgers’ heartbreaking sweep by the Arizona Diamondbacks. “They’ve turned the tables here the last 10 years and sometimes a fanbase can get spoiled with how good they’ve been,” he explained to Sam Rubin on the KTLA 5 Morning News. “They had a phenomenal year. They’ve had some really tough […]

Bryce Harper’s funny bone — the one he clutched on his right elbow before the Philadelphia Phillies clinched another berth in the NL Championship Series — gave the team, the franchise, even a city, a fleeting scare. The most valuable of all the Phillies, Harper insisted he was fine. First, the Phillies delivered a second straight KO of the Atlanta Braves in the Division Series.

Spencer Strider could not watch Nick Castellanos' second home run off him in Game 4. The 20-game winner simply accepted his fate — he gave the ball to Atlanta Braves manager Brian Snitker and awaited a reception almost as rude as the homers. Strider put his head down and walked toward the dugout as 45,000 fired-up, towel-waving Phillies fans — that had heckled and derisively chanted his name since he warmed up — pointed fingers at the pitcher and gave him the business...

The former Dodgers first baseman could take over Dianne Feinstein's seat at a time of war in Ukraine and the Middle East and perilous division within the U.S.

Their latest playoff failure might be the worst one of them all, a three-game beatdown at the hands of the underdog Arizona Diamondbacks.

The Diamondbacks crushed the Dodgers in a historic win, eliminating them from playoffs. Who do the Dbacks play next? What channel is the NLCS on?