#mlb-postseason

#mlb-postseason

Popkins, hired in November 2021, oversaw Twins hitters for three years, helping guide an offense that ranked 11th in wRC+ and 13th in runs scored over the stretch despite major injuries to key players. Then he was made a scapegoat for the team's collapse out of postseason contention and fired after the 2024 season. His unemployment lasted less than three weeks before the Blue Jays plucked him in October.

Snell had everything working, and he ended up facing the minimum over eight shutout innings while striking out 10 batters. He only allowed one hit, but picked off the batter shortly after the single. At one point, Snell retired 14 consecutive hitters, which began after he allowed the single to lead off the third inning, and took him through the eighth.

"It is a decision that I thought about during the season and became at peace with over the last 10 days,"

2005 - The Houston Astros defeat the Atlanta Braves, 7 - 6, in extra innings in Game 4 of the NLDS, on a walk-off homer by substitute Chris Burke. The game sets several records, including the longest postseason game ever at 18 innings, longest postseason game by time (5 hours, 50 minutes), and first postseason game with two grand slams. Houston will now advance to the National League Championship Series for the second year in a row to face the NL Champion St. Louis Cardinals.

ALDS resumes: Game 3 of the ALDS is today, with the Yankees and Blue Jays headed to New York while the Mariners and Tigers head to Detroit. For the Yankees, today could be the club's last stand as they face elimination. Carlos Rodon (3.09 ERA) will take the mound for the club opposite Toronto righty Shane Bieber (3.57 ERA in seven starts).

2013: The Dodgers are the first team to clinch a spot in the League Championship Series as they eliminate the Braves with a 5-4 win in Game 4 of the NLDS. Trailing 3-2 in the bottom of the eighth, the Dodgers reversed the tide on Juan Uribe's two-run homer off David Carpenter. Carl Crawford hits a pair of solo homers for Los Angeles's other two runs.

Schlittler, a 24-year-old rookie who played for Walpole High and Northeastern University, tossed eight scoreless innings to steer New York to a 4-0 triumph and end Boston's season. "He didn't look like a rookie, did he?" teammate Jazz Chisholm Jr. told reporters. Schlittler became the first pitcher to go eight scoreless innings with 12-plus strikeouts and no walks in a playoff game in Major League history. Not just among Yankees or among rookies - among all pitchers ever.

Well, it's officially October but this is the second day of Postseason action so far. Here's the rundown of what's been happening while y'all have been catching up on Brian Snitker's transition from manager to "organizational advisor": The Tigers and Guardians are playing a close one as Cleveland looks to tie the series up at one win apiece The Padres are looking to even things up against the Cubs in front of a raucous crowd at Wrigley Field.

It's currently 1-1 in the fifth inning between the Detroit Tigers and the Cleveland Guardians as the Postseason is officially underway. We've got a quadruple-header to look forward to, here: The Padres and Cubs are going to lock horns at 3:08 p.m. ET, the Red Sox and Yankees are going to renew their rivalry under the bright lights of the Postseason at 6:08 p.m. ET and then the nightcap will take place in Los Angeles with the Reds facing the Dodgers.

The 2025 MLB postseason field is set with all 12 teams - six apiece in the American League and National League - having punched their tickets to October baseball. The final day of the regular season saw the Cleveland Guardians and Toronto Blue Jays clinch the AL Central and AL East, respectively. That pushed the Detroit Tigers and New York Yankees to Wild Card spots. The Cincinnati Reds nabbed the final NL Wild Card spot despite falling to the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday.

It started with Babe Ruth. Or maybe with Joe DiMaggio and Ted Williams. It increased in ferocity with Thurman Munson and Carlton Fisk and reached its apex with Derek Jeter and David Ortiz. The New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox have long been adversaries, although the rivalry has admittedly cooled off from that pinnacle of animosity 21 years ago.