Atlanta at Philadelphia, 2:07 PM PDT, TV: TBS
The Braves haven’t announced their starter as of 7:25 PM HST Tuesday, but it’ll be one of these guys. Whoever it is will face the Phillies’ RHP Aaron Nola. The series is tied at one game apiece.
Los Angeles at Arizona, 6:07 PM PDT, TV: TBS
RHP Lance Lynn will start for the backs-against-the-wall Dodgers and RHP Brandon Pfaadt starts for the upstart D-Backs. The Diamondbacks lead the series 2-0.
- 1948 In Game 6 of the Fall Classic, the Indians beat Boston at Braves Field, 4-3, to capture the team’s second World Series title in franchise history. Bob Lemon wins the game, with Gene Bearden pitching the final one and two-thirds innings to earn the save.
- 1965 In Game 5, a 7-0 victory over the Twins at Dodger Stadium, Willie Davis becomes the second player to steal three bases in a World Series game. The L.A. center fielder joins Pirates shortstop Honus Wagner, who accomplished the feat on the same date 56 years ago against Detroit in Game 3 of the 1909 Fall Classic.
- 1975 As the first host of Saturday Night Live, George Carlin compares baseball to football in the opening monologue of the ground-breaking show. The comedian jokes the national pastime is a gentler game, portraying the sport as pastoral and played in a park as opposed to football, where the objective is to march downfield and penetrate enemy territory in a stadium.
- 1978 Rookie right-hander Bob Welch strikes out Reggie Jackson with two men on base and two out in the top of the ninth inning, dramatically preserving a 4-3 Dodger victory over the Yankees in Game 2 of the Fall Classic. The relief performance will put the 21-year-old in the national spotlight.