Athletics vs. Royals, 8:07PM ET, TV: TBS
The As acquired Jon Lester to pitch big games like this one. The Royals did the same with James Shields.
The As were suddenly terrible after the trading deadline in July, and they were 10-16 in September. The Royals weren’t burning up the league either, but they did manage a winning record in the last month, going 15-12.
Bleacher Report has a comprehensive look at the matchups in this game (and the Pirates-Giants game tomorrow).
NPUT (NL Wild Card Game post)
Yesterday’s game, bunt by bunt: http://tinyurl.com/keg8xam
What a great game last night. I like the A’s, but have to say I was rooting for the Royals, and love that they hung in there, and pulled off the win.
Go, Bucs! Swat the Gnats!
Filibusteros!
Another Australian for me to cheer for
http://www.foxsports.com.au/more-sports/australian-liam-hendricks-off-to-mlb-playoffs-after-kansas-city-royals-win-thriller-against-oakland/story-e6frf56c-1227076893271?sv=6cb828d85e67c7f0f5faf5266f7ccf5e#itm_s=foxs&itm_t=home&itm_c=content-3&itm_o=5&itm_l=Fox%20Feed%20-%20Aussie Royal Hendricks in play-offs
Royals win! Royals win!
Tied up again!
Tied up!
Yuk. Two Ks with two men on and one run down in the eighth.
I guess with the DH and not having to have PHs, putting a designated runner on the 25 is not a tough call.
Yost went with the rookie with only one relief appearance under his belt!?
I would have stuck with Shields.
Or one of his three lights out relievers. (though this one isn’t doing to well either).
Ha! Their season went South after acquiring Lester, so now they really need him.
Being an Oaklander, I’d probably sooner see the A’s win, but I can’t dislike the Royals.
The Royals have the more compelling story, that’s for sure. 29 long years without even making it to the playoffs. Even though the Dodgers haven’t won a Series in 26 years, at least they’ve been in the postseason half-a-dozen times since 1988.
Yeah, but the A’s have Ken Arneson. http://ken.arneson.name/