Could Kershaw finish it out and take the Dodgers to the World Series or could Jake Arrieta save the season for the Cubs and keep the repeat championship dream alive?
Time for the Cubs to get revenge at home and for the Yankees to tie it up at home! Home field advantage is working but maybe that will change tonight.
Pitchers:
Charlie Morton (4.15 ERA) vs. CC Sabathia (3.72) Notes: Both have only no-decisions in their postseason starts this year. Morton loves the fastball while Sabathia is a slider type of guy. Yankees are 2-0 at home this postseason and average 4 runs each game at home. ALCS begins today in Houston as New York continues their big quest from the Wild Card game to here. Masahiro Tanaka takes the mound for the Yankees against Dallas Keuchel for the Astros. Tanaka was solid in his first postseason start where he gave up only three hits and no runs. Keuchel is very similar stats-wise but only gave up one run instead. Should be a good game but these pitchers may face challenges from both offenses tonight. The Cubs and Dodgers rematch starts tomorrow!
Thanks to the Cubs and their rain delay, we now have two games today. We could also have two teams move forward if the Nationals allow that.
And then there were four teams that are still left to play in the Division Series! It's tough saying goodbye to two teams in one day, but the Red Sox and Diamondbacks were laid to rest in their homes. It was sad for them yesterday but they were beaten by the two regular season powerhouses so it could have been expected.
Today we only have one game to watch because the Dodgers wanted to win yesterday. Tomorrow will be interesting with a Game 5 in Cleveland against New York. Thoughts for Today-
LAD at Ari: Home is good for Arizona and if the Dodgers win tonight, they won't jump in the pool again. Good choice. Hou at Bos: Home was all Boston needed and let's see if they can tie it up today. Wash at CHC: Tied series, let's see where this goes at Wrigley Field. We all know how good postseason baseball is here in the past few years. Cle at NYY: Again, another dominant performance by the home team and Aaron Judge is out of this world. Enough said. It's been a fun one, so enjoy all the Division Series photos! |
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