The GIST: But wait, there’s more baseball. With the best-of-three Wild Card done and dusted, it’s on to the best-of-five Divisional Series, with four teams each remaining from the American League (AL) and National League (NL).
- Stock up on glizzies, because tomorrow brings yet another quadruple-header of hanging-on-every-pitch play. Stressed, but excited.
🐻🍺 No. 4 Cubs and No. 1 Milwaukee Brewers set for NL Central bout — 2:08 p.m. ET: Believe it or not, tomorrow marks the first postseason meeting between these divisional foes. Milwaukee posted the best record in MLB this year, but only managed to go 6-7 against Chicago. Even more dramatic? Cubs manager Craig Counsell controversially left the Brewers two offseasons ago.
🐦 AL No. 4 seed NY Yankees to face No. 1 Toronto Blue Jays — 4:08 p.m. ET: These teams battled for the AL East title until the final day of the regular season, and now they’ll meet again with Toronto well-rested and flying high after going 8-5 against NY this year. That said, the Yanks’ offense is ready to erupt, with key players finding their groove in the Wild Card. This is going to be good.
💙🔔 NL No. 3 Dodgers meet No. 2 Philadelphia Phillies in offensive clash — 6:38 p.m. ET: Two of the most powerful and star-studded teams in baseball will go head-to-head, but only one World Series favorite can advance. The Phils won four of their six regular-season contests, including one against Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani, who’ll take the mound tonight. So seated.
🔱 AL No. 6 Tigers tasked with silencing No. 2 Seattle Mariners — 8:38 p.m. ET: From one buzzsaw to another, Detroit next faces yet another gritty squad in the well-rested, home run–hitting Mariners. Seattle slugger Cal “Big Dumper” Raleigh up against a Tigers defense anchored by Tigers ace Tarik Skubal? Say less.