Phillies at Astros, 5:03 PM PDT, TV: Fox
The Phillies came back from a 5-0 deficit and took Game One on a Realmuto HR in the 10th inning. For today’s game they hand the ball to RHP Zack Wheeler (12-7, 2.82 ERA regular season; 1-1, 1.78 ERA postseason). The Astros counter with LHP Framber Valdez (17-6, 2.82 ERA regular season; 1-0, 1.42 ERA postseason).
Today in baseball history was mostly a day of contract signing and manager movements, as until the advent of the playoff system the World Series had concluded by the end of October. There were still a couple of games played on October 29, though:
- 2008. The Phillies complete the first-ever suspended game in World Series history, playing three innings at Citizens Bank Park, beating the Rays, 4-3, in Game 5 to win the Fall Classic. The World Championship is only the team’s second in franchise history and the first since 1980.
- 2014 In Game 7 at Kauffman Stadium, the Giants clinch their third World Series in five years when the team defeats the Royals, 3-2. San Francisco’s 25-year-old southpaw Madison Bumgarner, the MVP of the Fall Classic, hurls the five final scoreless innings to earn the save in addition to his victories in Games 1 and 5.
NPUT
However illegitimate this Series may be, it’s absurd to have no baseball on a Sunday in October.Why is MLB seeking to shrink the game?
LAT’d: After last night’s slow-pitch game, I accompanied my friends to a pizzeria where I enjoyed a hard cider as we watched the Trashtros implode in the tenth.
Whatever happened to LAT, I wonder. Did he move to one of the more noisy Dodger blogs or just stop participating anywhere?
Series even at one apiece. Next game Monday, Hallowe’en evening.l
Oh, man, poor Schwarber. Loses a dinger and then hits the next one to the wall.
Oh man. Schwarber came so close, twice!!!
Too close to take.
Valdez has settled in.
The Phillies can’t keep spotting the Astros multi-run leads and expect to come back every game.
Goodness. Three batters. Four pitches. Three doubles.
First time in history.
Valdez looks pretty nervous.