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UNBELIEVABLE: 5 - The Untold Story

Sandy Alcantara has worst start of season. Miami Marlins swept by Los Angeles Dodgers.

LOS ANGELES — Arguably the best pitcher in baseball this season was no match for arguably the best lineup in baseball this season.

Miami Herald

Deja one and two: Tony La Russa issues second intentional walk on 1-2 count

Walk to Gonzalez didn’t figure in 5-2 loss to Guardians but adds more scrutiny to White Sox manager’s performance

Chicago Sun-Times

Dodgers rebound with Craig Kimbrel closing out latest victory

MILWAUKEE — Questioned before Wednesday’s game about Craig Kimbrel’s failure to protect a one-run lead at any point this season, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts tempted fate.

The Orange County Register

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Dodgers make it a day to remember with Negro Leagues museum visit and 12th consecutive win

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A day brimming with an appreciation for the past eventually had the Dodgers cherishing the present and peering excitedly into a future that gets more promising with every game. Call it a win, win, win.

Los Angeles Times

Tony Gonsolin flirts with perfection as Dodgers turn winning streak up

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Put this guy in pictures. Kansas City Royals reliever Josh Staumont entered a pristine game in the seventh inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers promptly lit him up with four hits and a walk en route to an 8-3 victory Friday night.

Los Angeles Times

Here's how the Dodgers lineup is barreling baseballs and producing bushels of runs

LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers are averaging 6.9 runs per game during their nine-game win streak, batting .307 with an .865 on-base-plus-slugging percentage, 11 homers, 31 doubles and two triples since July 31.

Los Angeles Times

Julio Urías cementing status as staff ace as Dodgers rout Twins

Walker Buehler, the Dodgers’ top starting pitcher, is slowly working his way back from mid-June surgery to remove bone spurs in his elbow. Another lower-back injury sent Clayton Kershaw, the three-time National League Cy Young Award winner, to the injured list last week for the second time this season.

Los Angeles Times

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Clayton Kershaw’s start comes to a screeching halt in Dodgers’ loss to Rockies

DENVER — For five innings on Saturday night, Clayton Kershaw navigated both a last-place opponent, the high-altitude elements and a quickly elevated pitch count.

Los Angeles Times

Dodgers remain hot with another rout of Angels

ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Los Angeles Dodgers steamrolled right into the All-Star break, leaving the Angels flat.

Tribune News Service

Cardinals blow 6-0 lead as Dodgers rally to win with seven late runs

ST. LOUIS — The Los Angeles Dodgers finally wore down Cardinals ace Adam Wainwright, forcing his exit after a whopping 114 pitches in the sixth inning on a hot St. Louis night Wednesday at Busch Stadium.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Tony La Russa called for another weird intentional walk after Jose Ramirez already fouled off a pitch

It happened AGAIN.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Cubs molding identity on the base paths: ‘They’re hungry’

Seiya Suzuki’s inside-the-park home run, Ian Happ and Rafael Ortega’s double steal, and Christopher Morel’s push bunt highlight different elements of the Cubs’ plan of attack.

Chicago Sun-Times

Dodgers’ hitters get healthy in three-game sweep of Reds

CINCINNATI — The Queen City is not known for its hot springs, mineral baths or restorative cures – unless you have deep, unfounded faith in the healing powers of Skyline chili. But a three-day visit was very therapeutic for the Dodgers’ hitters.

The Orange County Register

Freddie Freeman home run breaks tie, Dodgers surge past Reds late

CINCINNATI — As Freddie Freeman hit just four home runs in his first 260 plate appearances this season, he would tell you it didn’t worry him — and then recite the exit velocities and launch angles of the fly balls he felt deserved a better fate.

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Tribune News Service

Bill Madden: Tony La Russa next up on the hot seat after Joe Maddon fired by Angels

NEW YORK — Tough times last week for two of baseball’s most enduring managers. At 68 years old and 56 games into the final year on his contract, Joe Maddon was fired as manager of the Angels in the midst of a 12-game losing streak. A couple of days later…

Sports Illustrated

White Sox Fans Chant for Tony La Russa to Be Fired

Chicago has lost nine of its last 14 games and sits third in the AL Central with a 27–30 record.

Chicago Sun-Times

No defensive shift from White Sox skipper Tony La Russa

La Russa doubled down on his ill-fated decision to walk Trea Turner on Thursday. The Sox scored five in the eighth to top the Rangers.

Sports Illustrated

La Russa Stands By Walking Turner: ‘That’s Not Even a Close Call’

After intentionally walking Dodgers shortstop Trea Turner on a two-strike count on Thursday, the White Sox manager doubled down on his decision.

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Chicago Tribune

‘Trust your gut, you don’t cover your butt’: White Sox manager Tony La Russa defends his controversial decision

CHICAGO — One of Tony La Russa’s managerial philosophies is “trust your gut, you don’t cover your butt.”

Chicago Tribune

Paul Sullivan: Tony La Russa’s intentional walk call generates disdain and makes White Sox the talk of baseball

CHICAGO — Former Cleveland President Gabe Paul once quipped that “a manager really gets paid for how much he suffers.”

Sports Illustrated

Breaking Down Tony La Russa’s Latest Illogical Decision

Yesterday, in the Dodgers’ 11–9 win over the White Sox, Chicago manager Tony La Russa made the puzzling decision to intentionally walk Trea Turner on a 1–2 count to face Max Muncy. Many of you probably know what happened, but let’s briefly run through the situation just in case before…

Chicago Sun-Times

We’re all idiots in Tony La Russa’s world

The White Sox manager and recently fired Angels manager Joe Maddon share a bond: They’re never wrong.

Sports Illustrated

Tom Brady Agrees to Send Fan a Pair of Game-Worn Underwear

Risque photoshoots, mailing used underwear: Tom Brady going all out to push his underwear brand

Chicago Tribune

Tony La Russa defends decision to intentionally walk batter on 1-2 count, which backfires in White Sox’s loss to Dodgers

CHICAGO — Chicago White Sox reliever Bennett Sousa threw a wild pitch, allowing Freddie Freeman to take second base during the sixth inning Thursday at Guaranteed Rate Field.

USA Today Sports Media Group

MLB fans crushed Tony La Russa after he doubled down on call to walk Trea Turner with 1-2 count

He just doesn't get it.

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