4:07 - Mariners at Blue Jays, Game 2, ESPN (Mariners lead, 1-0) The Rays need to hope Glasnow won’t be rusty. Today brings another excellent pitching matchup, with Cleveland’s McKenzie - who broke out with a 2.96 ERA and sub-1.00 WHIP in 30 starts this season - taking on Tampa Bay’s talented but oft-injured Glasnow, who made only two regular season starts after returning from Tommy John surgery. Perennial MVP candidate Jose Ramirez provided the margin of victory with a two-run homer. Former Cy Young winner Shane Bieber was masterful, outdueling fellow ace-named-Shane (McClanahan) with 7.2 superb innings, striking out eight. The only home team to win yesterday, the Guardians did what they’ve been doing for the past two months or so: pitch extremely well and pick up some timely hits. Starting pitchers: Tyler Glasnow (TB) vs. 12:07 - Rays at Guardians, Game 2, ESPN2 (Guardians lead, 1-0) It’s another day of wall-to-wall postseason action, beginning at noon and continuing until the end of the 8:30 PM game.
So now four teams are on their heels, needing to win two games in a row to survive, while a quartet of clubs can advance to the Division Series with a victory today. One bad inning, like the Cardinals suffered yesterday, could put you on the brink of elimination barely after you’ve begun. The best-of-three format is a little more forgiving than the now-defunct, winner-take-all Wild Card Game.but only slightly. Any team is capable of winning two out of three games against any other, so it’s hard to consider either team the favorite in such a short series. And three of the four could result in sweeps by the visiting, lower-ranked team.įunny things can happen when you only need to win two games to advance. And I must say, these best-of-three series are a bit of an adjustment. It’s Day 2 of MLB’s wild card round, a new addition to the postseason slate this year as part of the updated collective bargaining agreement.
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