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BY J.A. SCHWARTZ The Toronto Blue Jays came within inches of bringing the World Series trophy back to Canada for the first time since 1993, but Isiah Kiner-Falefa’s dash to score the title winning run in the bottom of the ninth in Game 7 fell short by mere centimeters. The …

BY J.A. SCHWARTZ As the days grow shorter and the leaves begin to turn in parts of the country, the crispness in the air suggests that the baseball postseason is about to commence. Last year’s champion, the Texas Rangers, led by manager Bruce Bochy, will not have the opportunity to …

BY J.A. SCHWARTZ The Dodgers had the best record in the Majors last season but only played four games in October after getting knocked off by San Diego in the opening round of the playoffs. Change is in the air in the NL West as the two Southern California rivals …

BY J.A. SCHWARTZ The AL East has long been one of Baseball’s heavyweight divisions, with the Yankees and Red Sox consistently near the top of the sports highest payrolls. With the powerful Blue Jays poised to compete for a title, the always overachieving Rays, and the resurgence of the young …

BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER The Giants put an impressive cap on the first half of their season, taking their third in a row from the NL Central division leading Milwaukee Brewers 9-5 at Oracle Park Sunday afternoon. The win, their seventh in their past nine games, gave San Francisco a 48-43 …

BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER Austin Slater and Mike Yastrzemski jumped on Dodgers starter Julio Urias for first inning home runs to give the Giants all the offense they needed in a 2-0 win over Los Angeles Sunday afternoon at Oracle Park. The game quickly developed into a pitchers duel, with Carlos …

BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER There would be no wild comebacks Wednesday afternoon at Oracle Park. Just over 12 hours after New York erased a six run deficit with seven runs in the eighth inning before falling to San Francisco 13-12 in an early game of the year candidate, the Giants jumped …

BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER LaMonte Wade Jr. and Mike Yastrzemski both homered and the Giants got solid pitching from spot starter Jakob Junis and four relievers to post a 4-3 win against the St. Louis Cardinals Sunday afternoon, earning a split of their four game weekend series. Yastrzemski’s sixth inning splash …

BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER The Washington Nationals jumped on Alex Cobb for five runs before he could get out of the first inning, smashing their way to an 11–5 win over the Giants Sunday afternoon to take the rubber match of their weekend series at Oracle Park. Josiah Gray (3-2, 3.12), …

BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER The Giants bullpen wasted six shut out innings from Logan Webb, but San Francisco fought back with a game-tying home run by Thairo Estrada in the bottom of the ninth before Austin Slater’s game-winning 10th inning double proved decisive in a 6-5 ten inning win over the …