Holy moly, that was some kind of playoff game last night in LA. A first-pitch homer by Jackson Chourio was the only scoring until an Abner Uribe meltdown allowed the Dodgers to jump back in front, 2-1. But Jake Bauers—yes, the same 2023 Yankees legend—put in his second epic at-bat of the offseason to win an 11-pitch battle with Blake Snell on a two-run blast that turned the game upside down. Garrett Mitchell immediately followed with a lefty/lefty homer of his own.
Now suddenly the Brewers are on
the verge of avenging last year’s NLCS sweep at the hands of the Dodgers by giving LA a taste of its own medicine. It would be the first World Series appearance since 1982, when they were still in the American League. They have never won it all. They’ll get multiple shots at it, but best to just step on the Dodger blue-shaded cockroach now and not give it a chance at survival, right? Here we go Brew Crew, here we go. (Oh, and don’t forget to root for Cleveland to take a series lead on Tampa Bay now that they’re back in Ohio, too.)
Our eyes are mostly focused on the day/night playoff action today, but we still have material for you! Peter will recap NLCS Game 3 in greater detail, Dani will discuss Joe Girardi’s recent appraisal of his successor as Yankees skipper, and Jonathan well celebrate the birthday of the man known as “Babe Ruth’s Legs” (no, really).
Today’s Playoff Matchups:
American League Championship Series Game 3
(Series tied 1-1)
Cleveland Guardians vs. Tampa Bay Rays
(RHP Gavin Williams vs. RHP Grifin Jax)
Time: 1:00 p.m. EST [they pushed the start time back due to bad weather in the forecast]
TV: TBS/HBO Max/truTV
Venue: Progressive Field, Cleveland, OH
National League Championship Series Game 4
(Milwaukee leads 3-0)
Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Milwaukee Brewers
(RHP Tyler Glasnow vs. TBD)
Time: 8:00 p.m. EST
TV: FOX/FS1/FOX ONE
Venue: Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, CA
Questions/Prompts:
1. Does the Brew Crew finish off the sweep tonight or do the Dodgers survive?
2. What do you think of the Phillies’ decision to bring back Don Mattingly for another two years as skipper?
