Astros vs Rays, 5:37 PM PDT, TV: TBS
This is a matchup of two guys who were teammates in 2017 and combined for the win in Game Seven of the World Series that year. McCullers hopes he lasts longer than the 2 1/3 innings he did then. He struck out 11 over seven innings in Game Two, but he’s also given up five home runs in his eleven innings this postseason. Morton is 2-0 this postseason and went five shutout innings in Game Two.
Plenty of World Series history occurred on October 17, including the Loma Prieta earthquake which killed 63 people, flattened the Embarcadero Freeway and interrupted the 1989 Series between the As and Giants.
NPUT
Taiwanese humor? https://twitter.com/RexChapman/status/1317479843156680704?s=20
I’m pleased for the Rays
Me, too!
Doubly pleased. They’re in, the Astros aren’t.
Huge DP.
Ruh roh.
Good start.
Let’s see if the Rays bullpen can keep the lid on things.
Surprised Morton got pulled.
Morton is efficient as the devil. 60 pitches into the sixth inning.
But he’s outta there.
Weird over managing.
Imagine if Doc did such a thing…
Ha. But not today!
Altuve is keeping things weirdly interesting defensively.
Yeah. I feel for him. Shades of Steve Sax, Chuck Knoblauch, Steve Blass, Rick Ankiel, Mackey Sasser…
I don’t feel for him at all. It’s karma.
Hee!
https://twitter.com/alannarizzo/status/1317575486885736448
Very familiar tension.
Ji-Man Choi needs to get an off-season role in a police procedural.
Statistically, Zunino is a terrible hitter, but capable of connecting with one at any time.
And Arozarena is doing more than anyone expected.
Good start.
Devil Rays take an early lead! How does one pitch to this Arozarena guy?
I am looking forward to watching some stress-free baseball.
Come on, Rays, beat the ‘Stros.
You misspelled “Asterisks.”
Or possibly “Stroh’s.”