There is not much left to decide on the season. The Yankees are a long shot to catch the Red Sox, the Brewers are a long shot to catch the Rockies. It looks like the Indians will come out on top in the AL, as they hold the tie-breaker with the Astros. The Yankees play a rare Friday afternoon game today, which is perfect timing as the weather in the Northeast just turned cold.
The Pirates face the Nationals with Gerrit Cole taking on Stephen Strasburg. Strasburg makes his final bid for a Cy Young Award, although he appears to be the third choice on this team. Strasburg has an impressive history of strikeouts against the Pirates, with 63 K and 11 walks in 49 career innings.
The Braves send Luiz Gohara against the Marlins, with Giancarlo Stanton looking to reach 60 home runs. Stanton has not faced Gohara before. The Braves, however, have done a good job keeping Stanton in check over the years. By the way, Gohara’s nickname should be “Chief”, since he is constantly facing batmen.
Finally, Zack Greinke returns to Kansas City as the Diamondbacks warm up for the playoffs. This is his fourth time returning to Kauffman Stadium, with his fourth different team. He is 1-0 with a 3.00 ERA in his three starts, getting knocked around in his last start there in 2014 for five runs.
Enjoy!
from baseballmusings.com http://ift.tt/2fVIdc7
No comments:
Post a Comment