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By Ron Kaplan, contributor Congrats to Joc Pederson and the LA Dodgers. By beating the host Milwaukee Brewers, 5-1, on Saturday, they return to the Fall Classic, where they will take on Ian Kinsler and the Boston Red Sox beginning Tuesday night at famed Fenway Park. Pederson started in left field but came out for a pinch…

By Ron Kaplan, contributor Congrats to the Boston Reds Sox. Their 4-1 win over the host Houston Astros on Saturday put them back into the World Series. Ian Kinsler was 2-for-4 as the starting second baseman, including a double and a run scored. Alex Bregman, once again at the top of the Astros’ lineup, was…

By Ron Kaplan, contributor It took a circus catch by Andrew Benintendi on Wednesday to prevent Alex Bregman — who has “buckets of natural talent” — from being a hero once again for the Houston Astros. The home team had the bases loaded with two outs in the ninth and were trailing the visiting Boston…

By Ron Kaplan, contributor As the saying goes, Ryan Braun drove in the only run the Milwaukee Brewers would need in their 4-0 win over Joc Pederson and the host LA Dodgers last night. Braun hammered a one-out RBI double down the left field line in the opening frame. He could have had an eighth-inning single following…

By Ron Kaplan, contributor Can it be more even? The American League and National League championship series both are tied at a game apiece as of this writing. Houston Astros vs. Boston Red Sox Game 1, Astros 7, @ Red Sox 2: Alex Bregman was 0-for-1 but reached base four times: three walks and an HBP….

By Ron Kaplan, contributor I’m guessing this is a first: each of the four teams going into the League Championship Series have an MOT on the roster. On Tuesday, the Boston Red Sox held off the host NY Yankees, 4-3, to move on to the ALCS. Ian Kinsler started at second base and gave the…

By Ron Kaplan, contributor Congrats to Alex Bregman and the defending World Champion Houston Astros, who move on to the A.L. Championship Series following their three-game sweep of the Cleveland Indians. Bregman continued his excellent season by going 5-for-9 with home runs in the first two games. He also had a double, four walks and four…

By Ron Kaplan, contributor The Legend of Rowdy Tellez just keeps growing. On Saturday, he went 3-for-4 with his ninth double and third home run, driving in three runs in a 5-2 win by the Toronto Blue Jays (71-85, fourth in the AL East) over the visiting Tampa Bay Rays. Tellez was 1-for-8 in the other…

By Ron Kaplan, contributor The Boston Red Sox (104-49) clinched — finally — the AL East in style, scoring three runs in each the seventh and eighth innings on Thursday to beat the host NY Yankees, 11-6. Ian Kinsler sat this one out, but in a piece from the NBCSports.com, he’s compared favorably with Mark Bellhorn and Dustin…

By Ron Kaplan, contributor L’shana tova, y’all. Hope you had an easy fast. Just a quick recap of erev Yom Kippur: Ryan Lavarnway had a walk-off pinch hit single to give the Pittsburgh Pirates a 2-1, 11-inning win over the visiting KC Royals. On the other hand, Ian Kinsler hit into a game-ending 1-4-3 double play for the…

By Ron Kaplan, contributor Interesting game Sunday between the Toronto Blue Jays (67-82, fourth in the AL East) and host New York Yankees. The two Blue MOTS were “responsible” for the come-from-behind, 3-2 win. Trailing 2-1 in the eighth inning with runners on first and third — the former in the person of Kevin Pillar,…