Arizona at Philadelphia, 2:07 PM PDT, TV: TBS. The Phillies lead the series three games to two.
RHP Merrill Kelly (1-1, 3.00 ERA postseason) goes for the Diamondbacks and RHP Aaron Nola (3-0, 0.096 ERA postseason) pitches for the Phillies. Preview here.
Texas at Houston, 5:07 PM PDT, TV: Fox. The series is tied at three games apiece.
The Rangers give the ball to RHP Max Scherzer (0-1, 11.25 ERA postseason). The Astros hand their ball to RHP Cristian Javier (2-0, 1.69 ERA postseason). Preview here.
- 1945 Dodger President Branch Rickey announces that the team has signed two black players, shortstop Jackie Robinson and pitcher Johnny Wright, to play with Brooklyn’s Triple-A team in Montreal. The 26-year-old Negro League infielder will be the first black player in organized baseball since 1884.
- 1952 The Pacific Coast League announces its teams will play a reduced 176-game schedule next season. However, the PCL clubs will continue to play 180 contests next season, similar to the past two years.
- 1993
“Touch ’em all Joe, you’ll never hit a bigger home run in your life” – Tom Cheek, radio voice of the Blue Jays.Thanks to Joe Carter’s dramatic ninth-inning three-run homer over the left-field wall, the Blue Jays beat the Phillies 8-6 to win their second consecutive World Championship. The Toronto outfielder becomes the second player to end the World Series with a home run, joining Bill Mazeroski, whose Forbes Field’s round-tripper beat the Yankees in 1960.
- 2005 For the 14th time in World Series history, a walk-off home run ends the contest when Scott Podsednik’s ninth-inning blast in Game 2 at Chicago’s U.S. Cellular Field beats the Astros, 7-6. Bill Mazeroski remains the only player to accomplish the feat in the seventh game of the Fall Classic.
Game Seven, Diamondbacks – Phillies at 5:07 PM PDT tomorrow. NPUT @ 1000 HST, 1300 PDT, 1600 EDT
Argh. Alvarez triple after the Bregman HR. He is so strong!
Bregman is a smug little twit.
Scherzer sets about giving it back, but lucks out. Llaneros must regret trading for him.
Yes! Rangers!
Now, go Fillies!
Unrelated to baseball, but… https://twitter.com/AP/status/1716492236324589924
Thirty-one years old! My grandmother’s Siamese cat lived till about 23, but 31 is unheard of.
My parents had a chihuahua who made it into her twenties before being hit by a car.
Shades of Game Seven, 1985.
https://sabr.org/gamesproj/game/october-27-1985-royals-rout-redbirds-to-wrap-up-first-world-series-title/
Can it get any better than this?
Abreu is head-hunting again, needs to be ejected immediately.
Love seeing Corey heat up!
I like the way this is trending in the fourth. I’d love to see an absolute blowout.
Go Max!
Reliever Phil Maton restores order, Ks Lowe and Jung, ends inning.
Fillies disappoint, but Trashtros are off to an encouraging start.
Scherzer’s got some runs to work with in case he’s still rusty.
Helm singles, Garver stops at 3rd. Two on,, one out, and Houston’s pulling Javier and going to its bullpen.
Whoa.
Then Carter walked and stole 2nd and Garcia singled him in. 2-0 Texas.
Garcia promptly steals 2nd, so he’s in scoring position. Garver singles HIM in and takes 2nd on the throw, so it’s 3-0 with just one out and Garver in scoring position. Go Rangers!
Texas gets a homer from Seager in the first,
If you’re a baseball fan it’s hard to complain about Game Sevens in both League Championship Series, even if your own team ain’t in either one of them.
Buh-bye!
Nola doesn’t have it today.
Rough second inning for the Phillies’ Nola. 2 HRs, walk, double mean three runs.
Tight game so far, it looks like.
In the end, not that tight.