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PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - OCTOBER 15: J.T. Realmuto #10 of the Philadelphia Phillies is congratulated by Bryce Harper #3 following an in the park home run against the Atlanta Braves during the third inning in game four of the National League Division Series at Citizens Bank Park on October 15, 2022 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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J.T. Realmuto Knows The Angle

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Luis Paez-Pumar

Game three of the American League Division Series between the Houston Astros and the Seattle Mariners enters the seventeenth inning without a run at T-Mobile Park on October 15, 2022 in Seattle, Washington.

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I Did So Many Things While Houston And Seattle Failed To Score

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Chris Thompson

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The Mighty Bat Of Yordan Alvarez Is Inescapable

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Patrick Redford

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The Dodgers Squandered A Rally Goose By Putting It In A Trash Can

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National League Wild Card Series: Philadelphia Phillies v. St. Louis Cardinals

Point/Counterpoint: Is Three Games A Playoff Series?

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That’s It

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Tom Ley

Wild Card Series – San Diego Padres v New York Mets – Game Three

Don’t Check The Ears Unless You’re Sure

Toronto Blue Jays first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (27) watches the Seattle Mariners celebrate as the Toronto Blue Jays fall to the Seattle Mariners 10-9 in game two losing their American League Wild Card series at Rogers Centre in Toronto. October 8, 2022.

Toronto Blue Jays fall to the Seattle Mariners 10-9 in game two losing their American League Wild Card series

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