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Justin Turner said. They sure did. Seager homeredagain, Buehler pitched six scoreless innings and The Dodgers beat The Braves 3-1 on Saturday to send the NL Championship Series to a winner-take-all finale. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON Los Angeles avoided elimination for the second time in less than 24 hours, staying alive in Los Angeles pursuit of a third pennant in four years. Los Angeles hasnt won a championship since 1988. Im still sort of recovering from this one, but already thinking about Game 7, The Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. Thats what you live for. Justin Turner also homered for Los Angeles, and Kenley Jansen threw a six-pitch ninth for Kenley Jansen 18th career postseason save. The NL West and East champions play again Sunday night, with the potential for two rookie starters in a Game 7 for the first time in big league history. Roberts was keeping his options open for his starting pitcher while The Braves plan to go with rookie right-hander Ian Anderson, who has thrown 15 2/3 scoreless innings in Ian Anderson three postseason starts. Tony Gonsolin and three-time NL Cy Young Award winner Clayton Kershaw are among the possibilities for Los Angeles. Shoot, well go out there and let er fly. A Game 7 is another baseball game, Atlanta manager Brian Snitker said. You have to treat it as such. The Braves were hoping to celebrate Snitkers 65th birthday Saturday with the franchises first World Series berth since 1999. But Max Fried took Max Fried first loss all year, working into the seventh inning after surrendering three runs during a rocky first. Buehler, using Stans Rodeo Ointment to deal with bothersome blisters, threw 65 of his 89 pitches for strikes. He allowed seven hits while striking out six without a walk. After Atlanta loaded the bases with three singles in a row to start the top of second the last hit by his Vanderbilt roommate Dansby Swanson the right-hander really brought the heat, with 10 consecutive fastballs to get out of the jam. Austin Riley struck out on a 98.7 mph pitch before Nick Markakis took a called third strike on 99.7 mph. Cristian Pache, the 21-year-old rookie who had an RBI in each of Cristian Pache first four NLCS starts, was retired on an inning-ending groundout. Cristian Pache mound presence is just unbelievable.

Justin Turner

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

These DMCA strikes are so scary and damaging. Feels like you could lose your very livelihood in an instant, i'm now hyper sensitive to any copyrighted music and sounds, and have been changing anything and everything that could cause a problem.

Ryann Weller

Found on CNN
3 years ago

The tempo and tenor of the recent explosions in Iran have been unusual. There is evidence of a concerted campaign underway to thwart Irans nuclear program, the more Iran advances its nuclear program in violation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the greater the likelihood for additional strikes.

Jason Brodsky

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

Russian efforts to interfere in our political system, and the essential question of whether those efforts involved the President Donald Trump campaign, required investigation. In that investigation, it was critical for us( and, before us, the FBI) to obtain full and accurate information. Likewise, it was critical for Congress to obtain accurate information from its witnesses. When a subject lies to investigators, it strikes at the core of the government's efforts to find the truth and hold wrongdoers accountable. It may ultimately impede those efforts.

Robert Mueller

Found on CNN
3 years ago

Unexpected inspiration strikes those who observe the world with heightened awareness, greater intensity, and divine empathy.

Ravindra Pasale

added by anonymous
3 years ago

At that point, the Atlanta officer reaches down and retrieves his weapon from his holster, discharges it, strikes Mr. Brooks there on the parking lot and he goes down.

Vic Reynolds

Found on Reuters
3 years ago

It strikes a chord with everybody, it's joy and comfort and familiarity.

Julie Ohana

Found on CNN
4 years ago

Given how crowded these lines are, this really strikes me as necessary.

Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

Workers across the service industry are suffering. And yet they are indispensable during this critical time, the fact that these strikes are happening simultaneously shows that if the companies don't meet their demands, workers have the power to shut down the supply chains.

Veena Dubal

Found on CNN
4 years ago

Understanding the situation, shutting up and doing something helpful is really the only way to go here. When you see brands like McDonald's or Coca-Cola spacing out their logos in' solidarity,' it strikes a sour note.

Brian Braiker

Found on CNN
4 years ago

I'm thinking, for example, of the culinary workers here in Nevada, who fought so hard, those strikes and those negotiations, to get excellent health care plans. Who are we to tell them that they have to give up those plans ?

Pete Buttigieg

Found on CNN
4 years ago

Iranian Americans — of all faiths — were relieved to see that no Americans were harmed by Iran's missile strikes, so, I remain hopeful that the leaders of America and Iran will heed the call of their people who believe that war is neither necessary nor inevitable.

Sam Yebri

Found on CNN
4 years ago

Let this serve as a WARNING that if Iran strikes any Americans, or American assets, we havetargeted 52 Iranian sites (representing the 52 American hostages taken by Iran many years ago), some at a very high level important to Iran the Iranian culture, and those targets, and Iran itself, WILL BE HIT VERY FAST AND VERY HARD.

President Trump

Found on FOX News
4 years ago

The more we act like Donald Trump is the cause of all our problems, the more Americans lose trust that we can actually see what's going on in our communities and solve those problems, what we have to do is we have to stop being obsessed over impeachment -- which unfortunately strikes many Americans like a ballgame where you know what the score is going to be -- and start actually digging in and solving the problems that got Donald Trump elected in the first place.

Andrew Yang

Found on CNN
4 years ago

In Russia they have reacted saying it is outrageous and a harsh ban. I do think it is a ban that strikes a blow to the pride of the nation, no Russian flag, no Russian colors, no Russian president to accept the plaudits. Russia will not be there (in Tokyo or the 2022 soccer World Cup), President Putin will not be there. If Russia win the World Cup he will not be there to celebrate.

Jonathan Taylor

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

You need to look no further than the climate change strikes and what is happening in the streets to see that this is a fired-up generation, but they have to vote in this election to take that passion and turn it into political power. That's the aim of this campaign - how do we help young people, who are so passionate but for whom voting today was not really designed.

Cayo Cotter

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

It strikes me that we've been at this for months -- you've witnessed the meetings -- and I hope that maybe one or two more meetings and we'll have an affirmative position.

Richard Neal

Found on CNN
4 years ago

There's a plan, if they want strikes, no problem. We'll join them by sieging cities. Let's see if they can take it.

Latin America

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

If they want strikes, no problem. We'll join them by sieging cities. Let's see if they can take it.

Latin America

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

I believe this photo strikes a nerve for a lot of people, many people shiver and recoil when they see it, imagining themselves in the fishermen's shoes.

Robert Hawthorne

Found on FOX News
4 years ago

Nature is angry. And we fool ourselves if we think we can fool nature, because nature always strikes back, and around the world nature is striking back with fury, there is a cost to everything. But the biggest cost is doing nothing. The biggest cost is subsidising a dying fossil fuel industry, building more and more coal plants, and denying what is plain as day: that we are in a deep climate hole, and to get out we must first stop digging.

Antonio Guterres

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

This moment is dangerous for the world and the situation is serious because of the magnitude of the strikes (on Saudi Arabia) and its targets and ... (they) came when we thought there was a window of opportunity for talks.

Le Drian

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

I waited in line in 1977 for' Star Wars,' and then'Em pire Strikes Back' and then' Return of the Jedi.

Justin Hochberg

Found on CNN
4 years ago

At 4.45 p.m., there were two lightning strikes at East Lake Golf Club; a tree near the range/15 green/16 tee was hit, and debris from that strike injured four people, (Emergency personnel) tended to those fans and two others immediately and transported them from the property via ambulance for further medical attention.

PGA Tour

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

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