Rain in Boston yesterday guaranteed at least one more day of life in the Red Sox season, but they are still in dire straits. The Indians have them facing elimination at Fenway Park, and Boston must turn to Clay Buchholz to save their season. Cleveland is just one win away from an ALCS date with the Blue Jays, but they cannot get complacent in the vaunted Hall of Doubles (copyright Gregory Picard Kirkland). The Giants are also on the verge of getting swept by the Cubs, but at least they can give the ball to a slightly more reliable arm in Madison Bumgarner. Word on the street is that he is decent in the playoffs. That is a crazy good pitching matchup though, as Jake Arrieta pitches for the Cubs.
Before either of those potential series-enders gets underway though, the Nationals and Dodgers will play Game 3 of their Division Series in Los Angeles. That's the only one of the four sets that did not end Game 2 with one team up 2-0, and it's not difficult to see why. They are very well-matched with each other, and it would not be a shocker at all to see this one go back to D.C. for a decisive Game 5. One team will have a chance to win it in four games tomorrow though, but it's anyone's guess who it will be.
Enjoy all the baseball though! There's a very real chance that this will be the last time all year that there will be three games on in one day. I will accept that sacrifice for a Cleveland sweep.
NLDS Game 3: Nationals vs. Dodgers
Dodger Stadium (Los Angeles, CA)
4:08 pm, MLB Network
Gio Gonzalez vs. Kenta Maeda
ALDS Game 3: Indians vs. Red Sox
Fenway Park (Boston, MA)
6:08 pm, TBS
Josh Tomlin vs. Clay Buchholz
NLDS Game 3: Cubs vs. Giants
AT&T Park (San Francisco, CA)
9:38 pm, FS1
Jake Arrieta vs. Madison Bumgarner