Good morning. Two incredible games yesterday.
It’s October 11th, 2021 and here’s everything going on in the world of baseball.
The Most Important Thing(s)
Everything Else
Sunday Recaps
Red Sox 6, Rays 4 F/13 (MLB) Red Sox lead series 2-1 (best-of-5)
White Sox 12, Astros 6 (MLB) Astros lead series 2-1 (best-of-5)
Sunday Notables
Nathan Eovaldi, Red Sox: 6 IP, 8 K, 1 BB, 3 H, 2 ER
Nick Pivetta, Red Sox: 4 IP, 7 K, 1 BB, 3 H, 0 ER
Kiké Hernández, Red Sox: 3-6, HR, 2 RBI, R
Kyle Schwarber, Red Sox: 3-5, HR, 2 R
Leury Garcia, White Sox: 2-5, HR, 4 RBI, 2 R
Kyle Tucker, Astros: 2-4, HR, 2 RBI, 2 R
Yasmani Grandal, White Sox: 1-3, HR, 3 RBI, 2 BB
Today’s Schedule
Injuries/Chatter
Giants 1B Brandon Belt still has signs of a thumb fracture after his latest checkup, relays Susan Slusser. His prognosis hasn’t changed.
Albert Pujols will start at 1B for the Dodgers tonight, says manager Dave Roberts.
White Sox C Yasmani Grandal says he didn't intentionally get in the way of the throw to home in the controversial 4th inning play last night.
Ron Washington is believed to be among those under consideration for Padres manager, per Jon Heyman. Washington hasn’t managed since 2014.
Cubs President Jed Hoyer has narrowed the candidates for the team’s GM position to Carlos Rodriguez of the Rays, Carter Hawkins and James Harris of Cleveland, and Jeremy Zoll of the Twins, reports Sahadev Sharma and Patrick Mooney
Posts With Your Toast
ESPN writers go inside the weird, wild and controversial 13th inning of Rays-Red Sox ALDS Game 3.
Buoyed by a break, says David Laurila, the Red Sox won game 3 with a walk-off blast.
The Red Sox benefitted from a bizarre deflection and crushed a walk-off homer to beat Rays in a marathon ALDS Game 3, writes Zach Crizer.
The strange play in Game 3 of Red Sox-Rays shows the rule needs to be adjusted, believes Ken Rosenthal.
A rule is a rule! John Tomase makes sense of Kiermaier's ground-rule double.
Yasmani Grandal on White Sox-Astros ALDS Game 3 controversy: 'Wish I could tell you it was a heads-up play.’
The White Sox won a weird one to show their potential, says Tom Verducci.
The White Sox offense helped to avoid a sweep at the hands of the Astros in Game 3 of the ALDS, writes Matt Snyder.
Random Baseball Rewind
Foul Tips
A White Sox fan tried to use his cane to put a hex on the Astros’ hitters.
God bless and good day!!
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