Four games, two possible eliminations. Let?s see what the playoffs have in store for us today:
Cardinals vs. Nationals, 1:07 PM, MLB Network
The Nats and Cards split in St. Louis and now play a best of three in Washington, which will host its first playoff game since 1933. ?The back-from-the-dead Chris Carpenter faces off against Edwin Jackson, whose last posteason win came in the 2011 NLDS for the Cardinals. The Cards offense exploded in Game 2, and Jackson needs to stop them or else the ?why did they shut down Stephen Strasburg?? chorus will grow even louder.
Giants vs. Reds, 4:07 PM, TBS
An extra innings win last night was nice, but the Giants still have their backs up against the wall, facing elimination. They are also facing an offensive drought, having scored a mere four runs in three games while hitting .126. Barry Zito takes the hill for San Francisco. And if anyone says they would have predicted that he, rather than Tim Lincecum, would be the go-to guy in an elimination game, they?re lying like a cheap rug.?With Johnny Cueto out, the identity of the Reds starter is still up in the air. It could be Mike Leake or Mat Latos.
Orioles vs. Yankees, 7:37 PM, TBS
This one has the feel of a series that is going to go all five, with each team beating the other?s brains out. The Yankees have the presumed pitching advantage here, with Hiroki Kuroda ? perhaps their most reliable starter all year ? facing off against Miguel Gonzalez. Of course, thanks to the New York media narrative, all eyes will be on and most?announcer?words will be about Alex Rodriguez, who has struggled mightily of late. Never mind that the entire team has?struggled?to some degree ? Rodriguez didn?t strand all ten of those baserunners himself on Monday night ? but that?s how it is when A-Rod is involved.
Tigers vs. Athletics, 9:37 PM, TBS
Speaking of cold bats, the Tigers have them now, as the A?s pitchers carved them up last night, cutting Detroit?s series lead to 2-1. A.J. Griffin will take the ball in the do-or-die game for Oakland. The very-banged-up-but-now-allegedly-healthy Max Scherzer goes for the Tigers. If he is on, the A?s may be in trouble. Scherzer?s second half performance was the stuff of aces. The last time we saw Griffin pitch, he was digging a hole for his teammates in game 162 against the Rangers. ?If he does that again, he can?t count on being bailed out like he was last time. The rookie has pitched a lot more innings this year than he expected to, and he may be running out of gas.
Get your snacks ready and watch baseball all day long. I doubt your spouse or your boss will mind one bit. Tell them I said it?s cool.
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