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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 National League East produced the World Series champion last year for the second time in three seasons, and since the Red Sox won the 2018 title, NL teams have claimed the last three championships. Atlanta recovered from a slow start to vanquish Houston in the Fall …

BY J.A. SCHWARTZ The MLB playoffs are now set to begin. The postseason format will revert to the pre-pandemic standard, and ten teams (as opposed to 16 in 2020) are in the mix, hoping for October glory. The final few playoff spots weren’t determined until the season’s final day, when …

BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER In a game with six lead changes, the A’s fought back with three runs in the tenth inning to pull out an improbable hard-fought 13–12 win over the Minnesota Twins to stretch their winning streak to 11 games. The back-and-forth affair featured a combined seven homers, 31 …

BY J.A. SCHWARTZ The Minnesota Twins won the AL Central last year on the strength of a lineup heavy with HR hitters and a deep bullpen. Those same attributes should return for the Twins in 2021. They retained the ageless Nelson Cruz on a one-year deal to anchor the middle …

BY J.A. SCHWARTZ The 2020 baseball season has arrived at a destination that many felt would never be reached: the successful end of the regular season. Due to the legitimate concerns of staging baseball games amid a pandemic, many skeptics predicted that it was no better than a coin flip …

BY J.A. SCHWARTZ A line drive single by Khris Davis off Twins closer Taylor Rogers with two out in the ninth inning led the A’s to a dramatic, come from behind 5-4 victory in Minneapolis Saturday night as Oakland celebrated their second straight victory over the first place Twins with …