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LEADING OFF: Dodgers-Giants in NLDS winner-take-all Game 5

Sooner than many baseball fans wanted, maybe, but the San Francisco Giants and the Los Angeles Dodgers will meet in a winner-take-all Game 5 of the NL Division Series at Oracle Par...

OCTOBER 14, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Gabe Kapler, nerves and all, has been right fit for Giants

Gabe Kapler absolutely gets butterflies, he says, and he considers it a good thing

OCTOBER 14, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

'Great friends' Webb, Gausman integral to G5 SAN FRANCISCO -- They’re locker mates, catch partners, co-owners of a fantasy football team, and now, the two pitchers the Giants could lean...

OCTOBER 14, 2021 • MLB.COM

San Francisco faces Los Angeles in decisive Game 5 of NLDS

The Giants and Dodgers are tied 2-2 in the NLDS with Game 5 scheduled for Thursday

OCTOBER 14, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

5 keys to historic Dodgers-Giants Game 5 SAN FRANCISCO -- Of course it was going to end like this. The Giants and Dodgers staged an NL West race for the ages, then split four games...

OCTOBER 14, 2021 • MLB.COM

Dieter Kurtenbach: Game 5 is the pinnacle of storied Giants-Dodgers rivalry The Giants, like every other team in baseball, had one clear goal when they entered the 2021 season: Win the World Series.

OCTOBER 14, 2021 • CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.COM

Tommy La Stella - Available off bench for Game 5 Manager Gabe Kapler said La Stella (Achilles) will be available off the bench for Game 5 of the NLDS against the Dodgers on Thursday, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle r...

Impact La Stella has been nursing the Achilles issue since the final week of the regular season, and he'll step out of the lineup for the final game of the NLDS after tweaking the injury during Game 4 on Tuesday. The 32-year-old may have been on the bench Thursday regardless of the injury, since left-hander Julio Urias will be on the mound for the Dodgers.

OCTOBER 13, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Crazy Crab was once Giants' breakout star Almost nothing can capture the cultural zeitgeist like a commercial once it really takes off. More people probably know the phrase, "buy the...

OCTOBER 13, 2021 • MLB.COM

LEADING OFF: Dodgers-Giants in NLDS winner-take-all Game 5

Sooner than many baseball fans wanted, maybe, but the San Francisco Giants and the Los Angeles Dodgers will meet in a winner-take-all Game 5 of the NL Division Series at Oracle Par...

OCTOBER 13, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Posey's postseason catching résumé for SF Giants unrivaled in last 75 years SAN FRANCISCO — The Giants’ season is riding on Logan Webb’s right arm, but the 24-year-old pitcher couldn’t be in better hands.

OCTOBER 13, 2021 • CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.COM

Playoff series for the ages as Dodgers, Giants go to Game 5

Everybody expected a playoff series for the ages between the century-old rival Dodgers and Giants, and now they’ve got it

OCTOBER 13, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Bill Plaschke: Never-give-up Dodgers show longtime rival Giants they're built for elimination games LOS ANGELES — A night after they whimpered, they wailed.

OCTOBER 13, 2021 • SACBEE.COM

Dodgers Fans Fought Each Other at Final Home Game of ALDS The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Francisco Giants, 7-2, on Tuesday night to even their ALDS series and force a game five. Meanwhile, in...

OCTOBER 13, 2021 • THEBIGLEAD.COM

Tommy La Stella - Expected back for Game 5 Giants manager Gabe Kapler said he expects La Stella (Achilles) to be available Thursday for Game 5 of the NLDS against the Dodgers, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle re...

Impact La Stella exited Tuesday's 7-2 loss in Game 3 with the same Achilles issue that bothered him in the final week of the regular season. Fortunately for La Stella, Kapler's comments suggest the veteran infielder isn't dealing with any sort of major setback. With a day off Wednesday, the Giants are optimistic La Stella will be feeling fine enough to give it a go Thursday.

OCTOBER 13, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Anthony DeSclafani - Charged with Game 4 loss DeSclafani (0-1) allowed two runs on five hits and no walks while striking out two in 1.2 innings to take the loss in Game 4 of the NLDS against the Dodgers on Tuesday.

Impact DeSclafani had recorded a 2.25 ERA and 1.03 WHIP in 32 innings across his last six starts of the regular season, but he was pulled from Tuesday's postseason matchup after throwing just 28 pitches. It's not yet clear whether he'll be available out of the bullpen for Game 5 on Thursday following his brief appearance Tuesday, but he's a strong candidate to start in the NLCS if the Giants advance.

OCTOBER 13, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Dodgers beat Giants, force NLDS Game 5: 'This is what baseball wants' The Dodgers' bats came back to life to beat the Giants 7-2 and even their NLDS series to 2-2.

OCTOBER 13, 2021 • THEATHLETIC.COM

The Dodgers Stay Alive, Forcing a Game 5 That Felt Inevitable “This is what baseball wants,” Dodgers Manager Dave Roberts said after his team beat the Giants, 7-2, forcing a winner-take-all game in this...

OCTOBER 13, 2021 • NYTIMES.COM

All SF arms to be 'up and ready' for Game 5 LOS ANGELES -- Mookie Betts’ second-inning single had only just snuck under Brandon Crawford’s glove when Gabe Kapler was off the top step o...

OCTOBER 13, 2021 • MLB.COM

LEADING OFF: Dodgers, Giants prep for deciding NLDS Game 5

After a season of piling up whopping win totals, the San Francisco Giants and Los Angeles Dodgers get a day to prep for their all-or-nothing matchup in Game 5 of the NL Division Se...

OCTOBER 13, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Walker Buehler helps Dodgers stay alive with gutsy, short-rest outing in Game 4

Walker Buehler's gutsy outing helped the Dodgers force Game 5, adding to his growing playoff résumé, Pedro Moura writes.

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Plaschke: Never-give-up Dodgers show longtime rival Giants they're built for elimination games The Dodgers didn't go quietly into the night against the longtime rival San Francisco Giants in Game 4 of the NLDS.

OCTOBER 13, 2021 • LATIMES.COM

Going the distance: Giants-Dodgers headed to Game 5 Thursday

It is only fitting that 70 years after Bobby Thomson’s “Shot Heard ’Round the World” that the Giants and Dodgers will play in another all-or-nothing game

OCTOBER 13, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Dodgers hit jackpot on lineup gamble, beating Giants to force NLDS Game 5 The announcement materialized at 11:40 a.m. Tuesday: Walker Buehler would start Game 4 of the National League Division Series against the Sa...

OCTOBER 13, 2021 • CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.COM