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Source: Skubal to start Dodgers' NLDS opener; Braves' plans in flux

Dodgers ace Tarik Skubal will get the ball in Game 1 of the National League Division Series against the Atlanta Braves on Saturday, a source told ESPN on Friday.

Dodgers to start playoffs still as World Series favorites

The Dodgers are still the World Series favorites as they get ready to start the postseason.

White Sox to start rookie reliever Smith in Game 1 vs. Guardians

Reliever Hagen Smith will start for the White Sox against the Guardians in what will be a battle of rookie left-handed pitchers in Game 1 of the ALDS.

Red Sox's Gasper has surgery to repair right biceps tendon

Red Sox first baseman/catcher Mickey Gasper has undergone a repair of his right biceps tendon after he left the team's regular-season finale and did not appear in the playoffs.

Harper on Phillies' exit: 'You're here to win games, and we didn't'

Bryce Harper doesn't play the shoulda, woulda, coulda game. The bottom line for the Philadelphia Phillies is they came up short in the postseason again.

Robot umpires flip 54% of challenged calls in ABS debut

Robot umpires overturned 54% of challenged calls in the first season of the automated ball-strike system as catchers were far more successful than batters.

👀 Predictions for every round of the postseason

Who will be the last one standing in October? Our MLB experts predict which team will win each series of the postseason.