After four quick sweepsin the wild-card round, it's on to the Division Series in the MLB postseason. Wednesday's winners — the Texas Rangers, Minnesota Twins, Arizona Diamondbacks and Philadelphia Phillies — have two days to catch their breath before the second round of the playoffs begins Saturday.
Philadelphia Phillies' Bryson Stott reacts after a grand slam during Game 2 in an NL wild-card baseball playoff series, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023, in Philadelphia. , it's on to the Division Series in the MLB postseason. Wednesday's winners — the Texas Rangers, Minnesota Twins, Arizona Diamondbacks and Philadelphia Phillies — have two days to catch their breath before the second round of the playoffs begins Saturday.after leading the AL West for 138 days this year.
The risks for Baltimore revolve around a near-total lack of postseason experience and a power deficit compared to Texas. It remains to be seen whether speed and stolen bases will change this equation this year, but postseason baseball typically revolves around the home run, which would be a point against the Orioles in this matchup.The writing for the Rangers is on the wall.
Therein lies the question for this Astros club: Which version of those two starters will show up this October? Houston needs Valdez to look like the pitcher he was through the no-hitter and Verlander to look like the pitcher he was over his past few starts — or all of last year.around with them, we can appreciate the team for what it is: A great starting staff with exciting rookies and an outspoken, battle-tested leader.
By virtue of their top-seed bye, the Braves have Spencer Strider starting Game 1, while the Phillies will have to dig deeper in their rotation. That said, when the Phillies faced Strider in the postseason last year, they knocked him out in the third inning by scoring five runs en route to the exact kind of Division Series upset they’re looking for again this year.; it ranks high among the historical greats, too.
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