"Game 1 winners go for sweep in Wild Card Series: The Tigers, Cubs, Red Sox, and Dodgers took home victories in Game 1 of their respective Wild Card series yesterday, and each of those clubs will be going for the sweep today. will kick things off at 1:08pm local time today for Detroit, while the Guardians will counter with Tanner Bibee with their season on the line. Two hours later (2:08pm local time), the Padres will hang the hopes of their season on Dylan Cease. The Cubs will counter with an opener in the form of right-hander Andrew Kittredge. Kittredge threw a scoreless inning for Chicago in Game 1 of the series yesterday and is expected to turn things over to lefty Shota Imanaga for the bulk of the game. Turning back to the AL, the Yankees will have to overcome Red Sox starter Brayan Bello with southpaw Carlos Rodon on the mound if they're going to live to see Game 3, and the Reds' last stand against the Dodgers will come with Zack Littell on the mound against Yoshinobu Yamamoto."
"Frustration in the Bronx: Infielder Jazz Chisholm Jr. was not in the lineup for yesterday's first game of the Wild Card series against the Red Sox, and The Athletic's Chris Kirschner relays that Chisholm made no secret of his displeasure about riding the pine following the game. Chisholm conducted his post-game interview with his back turned to reporters and said he had "not much" conversation with Aaron Boone about not playing. A 30-30 player worth more than four wins in 130 games this year according to either version of WAR, Chisholm is one of the league's most talented second basemen. While his status as a left-handed hitter may not have made him the ideal choice to start against lefty Garrett Crochet, his .248/.322/.411 against southpaws is hardly a liability - though it does trail the production of both Amed Rosario (.302/.328/.491) and Jose Caballero (.250/.361/.452) versu"
Multiple Wild Card Game 1 winners — including the Tigers, Cubs, Red Sox and Dodgers — will attempt sweeps today with specific starting pitchers and times set for each matchup. Detroit's game begins at 1:08pm local time with the Guardians countering using Tanner Bibee; the Padres will rely on Dylan Cease later, while the Cubs will use Andrew Kittredge as an opener and likely hand the bulk to Shota Imanaga. The Yankees must face Brayan Bello with Carlos Rodón pitching for New York to force a Game 3, and the Reds will send Zack Littell against Yoshinobu Yamamoto. Infielder Jazz Chisholm Jr. was benched and expressed visible displeasure, conducting a postgame interview turned away from reporters and saying he had "not much" conversation with manager Aaron Boone. Chisholm logged a 30-30 season and recorded more than four WAR in 130 games, and his splits versus left-handed pitching (.248/.322/.411) trail teammates Amed Rosario and Jose Caballero in recent production.
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