The GIST: October baseball, where the leaves fall as the stakes rise. From defending champs on the brink to a back-and-forth showdown, let’s discuss the two Championship Series Game 3s on deck.
🍻💙 Milwaukee Brewers (up 2-0) have two-time reigning champ LA Dodgers on the ropes: Down but never out, the Brew Crew pulled off two comebacks to remain undefeated at home in the postseason and put themselves two wins away from their first World Series appearance since 1982. As for LA, the seemingly inevitable Dodgers are looking shockingly vulnerable.
- And those concerns include superstar Shohei Ohtani, who the Dodgers reportedly considered benching for tonight’s 8 p.m. ET Game 3 amid his playoff struggles and lingering injury woes.
- Manager Dave Roberts confirmed yesterday that Ohtani will remain in the lineup as the four-time MVP remained “adamant” he can help his squad overcome this two-game hole. Only time will tell as LA’s three-peat hopes hang in the balance.
🌴🛡️ Tampa Bay Rays even series with Cleveland Guardians: Rays pitcher Freddy Peralta had the Trop rocking, striking out six Guardians in last night’s 3–1 Game 2 win. Considering how gritty both teams are, it’s anyone’s guess what will happen as this scrappy series shifts to Cleveland tomorrow at 6 p.m. ET.