I thought many of you would like to follow along this evening with the two games that could affect the Cubs’ postseason position, since the Cubs are off today.
Here’s what you need to know about the Phillies/Rays and Padres/Diamondbacks games.
Rays at Phillies, 6:15 p.m. CT
Griffin Jax, RHP (Rays) vs. Aaron Nola, RHP (Phillies)
Nola is going on two days’ rest and he threw 88 pitches three days ago.
Lineups:
TV: Fox-TV (full national broadcast, no blackouts). Announcers: Wayne Randazzo, John Smoltz.
The weather forecast for Philadelphia both today and tomorrow is not very good. That could throw things into chaos.
Here is the complete MLB.com live streaming page for today.
MLB.com Gameday
Baseball-reference.com game preview
Diamondbacks at Padres, 7:40 p.m. CT
Taylor Clarke, RHP (Diamondbacks) vs. Walker Buehler, RHP (Padres)
Clarke is a reliever who’s clearly serving as an opener in this game. The Diamondbacks have won six in a row.
Lineups:
TV: MLB.TV (see streaming link above)
MLB.com Gameday
Baseball-reference.com game preview
The usual game thread rules apply here. Discuss amongst yourselves, and let’s hope the results wind up favorable for the Cubs.
