Can you run your way through a postseason series? Milwaukee’s going to try to find out, as the Brewers now face off with the Mets again in a battle of speed vs. power.
When Jonathan Smith took the job at Michigan State, this is probably the last place he thought he’d find himself. Once again, Smith finds himself heading back to Autzen Stadium on the visiting sidelines, this time wearing green instead of orange.
And so we’ve reached the MLB doubleheader, and we’re down to two games to decide the playoffs. Two out of Atlanta, New York and Arizona will go to the playoffs, with Sunday’s results leaving the idle Diamondbacks nervously awaiting their fate.
Can Baltimore make up for what happened last year? The Orioles’ rise was a joyride last season, as the O’s went 101-61 just two years after going 52-110. But reality crashed hard in Baltimore when the Orioles ran into Texas and got wiped out in three games.
Are the Tigers still the team that’s been tearing up the American League since the trade deadline, or are they out of gas? That’s the question that has to be asked after Detroit botched the last two games of the season against the awful White Sox, leaving the Tigers in sixth place behind Kansas City.
Could the much-hyped MLB Monday turn out to be completely irrelevant? If the Diamondbacks don’t win today, it might be much ado about nothing. The Monday doubleheader between Atlanta and New York currently holds plenty of meaning, but a loss by Arizona could mean it’s for nothing but seeding.
hich team is the real Kansas State? Is it the team that ran through Arizona like a hot knife through butter in Manhattan two weeks ago? Or is it the one that barely showed up against BYU and got trucked in a 38-9 blowout?
Much like the Padres-Dodgers matchup, the Orioles and Yankees pretty much know their playoff fates. Baltimore just needs one win to lock itself into the No. 4 seed and get ready to face either Kansas City or Detroit. There’s a chance there could be a different opponent, but the Orioles more than likely know their playoff fate.
This game means the world to San Diego, because one win can allow the Padres to set their pitching rotation for the wild card series. Barring a complete Los Angeles collapse, the Padres probably aren’t catching the Dodgers for the NL West title.