Red Sox at Astros, 1:20 PM PDT, TV: Fox
U-less RHP Nathan Eovaldi (13-9, 3.75 ERA) takes the hill for the BoSox; he’ll face the Astros’ RHP Luis Garcia (11-8, 3.48 ERA). Eovaldi went five innings in Boston’s ALDS Game Three against the Rays, giving up two runs on three hits. Garcia started Game Three in Houston’s ALDS Game Three against the White Sox and was horrible; he gave up five runs on five hits in 2 2/3 innings.
On this date in baseball history Bobby Richardson caught Willie McCovey’s line drive to end the 1962 World Series, the Miracle Mets won the 1969 World Series behind a Jerry Koosman five-hitter in Game Five, Jack Clark broke Tom Niedenfuer’s and Dodgers’ fans hearts in the 1985 NLCS, Aaron Boone did the same to Tim Wakefield and the Red Sox in the 11th inning of Game Seven of the 2003 ALCS, and Will Smith the Dodgers’ catcher homered off Will Smith the Braves’ reliever in 2020.
Lineups when available.
Red Sox:
More baseball to play today. pic.twitter.com/iLz8qEOPPs
— Red Sox (@RedSox) October 16, 2021
Astros:
Game 2.#ForTheH x @NationalPro pic.twitter.com/9Mlct1evlu
— Houston Astros (@astros) October 16, 2021
McCovey’s line drive was another routine play that Gnatfans have gnever stopped whining about (Oh, it was Bobby Richardson who caught it, by the way).
Dunno why I spelt it the feminine way.
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Quique is unstoppable!
NLCS NPUT.
The Sawx are literally slamming the Asterisks.
TWICE!
It couldn’t happen to a nicer team (but Id’ be delighted to see it happen to the Gnats gnext year, eliminating them from regular season contention).
Choosing to go with an opener was a process. https://twitter.com/presidual/status/1449470954103443456?s=20
If Urías hadn’t had the relief experience last year he might not have gone along with this so easily.