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MILWAUKEE (AP) — Brewers right-hander Brandon Woodruff has connected against Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw http://www.marlinsfanproshop.com/authentic-miguel-rojas-jersey , becoming the third reliever in major league history to homer in a postseason game.Woodruff led off the third inning with a long drive to right-center, tying Game 1 of the NL Championship Series at 1. Woodruff pumped his right arm as the ball went out Friday night and Kershaw glanced back with an incredulous look on his face.Woodruff is the first Brewers pitcher to homer in a playoff game, according to STATS. He joins Travis Wood for the Chicago Cubs in Game 2 of the 2016 NL Division Series against San Francisco and Rosy Ryan for the New York Giants in Game 3 of the 1924 World Series against Washington as the only relievers to go deep in the postseason.The 25-year-old Woodruff hit his first career homer July 13 at Pittsburgh. Bryce Harper and Manny Machado may wind up in Chicago鈥攊t just might not be with the Cubs.Jon Morosi of MLB Network reported Monday the White Sox are interested in the two biggest free-agent prizes of the offseason Bryan Holaday Jersey , though it's unclear if they have a "realistic" chance to land either. Morosi noted the White Sox have baseball's second-lowest payroll heading into 2019.The White Sox have had interest in Machado previously and could be among the biggest aggressors on the open market.Harper and Machado are unique cases because they are hitting free agency well before their 30th birthdays and have MVP-caliber talent.Harper has not been able to match his National League MVP 2015 over the last three seasons but is a 26-year-old with elite power who has produced at leastthree wins above replacementin six of his seven seasons, per FanGraphs. Dreams of a $400 million contract have probably been dashed, but Harper should have little trouble clearing a salary better than $30 million annually.Machado Brad Ziegler Jersey , 26, has produced at leastsix WARin three of the last four seasons and is arguably the best shortstop in baseball. He has also been exceedingly healthy since 2014, playing at least 156 games in each of the last four seasons.Any team that looks to sign Machado and Harper could be staring down an investment of $700 million or more over the next decade. That's not as scary as it sounds http://www.twinsfanproshop.com/authentic-rod-carew-jersey , given it's unlikely their contracts will stretch even into the players' late 30s. No one will be paying a 41-year-old Albert Pujols $30 million the way the Los Angeles Angels will in 2021.Still, it would be a surprise if the White Sox go all-in since they're typically conservative in free agency.