For possibly the final time in 2025, there are two MLB playoff games on tap. And the stakes are high for all four teams.

George Springer and Julio Rodriguez have been two of the hottest bats for their respective teams. Each player has tallied a hit in three straight games, and both have homered twice in the ALCS. Riding the hot hand in the postseason is never a bad idea, and both players have been elite all playoffs.

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MLB writer Rob Parker slammed Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts on MLB Now over his decision to pull starting pitcher Blake Snell in Game 1 of the NLCS.

The Dodgers win NLCS Game 3 and are one win away from the World Series. Subscribe to MLB Morning Lineup wherever you get your podcasts

Brewers outfielder Jackson Chourio left NLCS Game 3, an eventual 3-1 Brewers loss, after taking a swing and coming up lame. The Brewers' youngster has been battling a right hamstring injury and appeared to re-aggravate it. Blake Perkins entered the game in place of Chourio after this:

The Milwaukee Brewers have hit rock bottom. After winning 97 games, the most in Major League Baseball and defeating the Chicago Cubs in five games in the Nation