This day in baseball history. One item of interest to Dodgers’ fans: the Sandy Amoros catch saved the 2-0 shutout Johnny Podres threw to win Game Seven of the 1955 World Series for the Brooklyn Dodgers.
The early game features the Rays at Astros, 11:05 AM PDT, TV: FS1
The Rays send RHP Tyler Glasnow to the mound to face the Astros’ grizzled veteran RHP Justin Verlander. In an injury-shortened season in which he missed nearly four months, Glasnow had the best W-L record of his short career. He was 6-1, with all the wins coming before he hurt his forearm. His four September starts were short but effective. Verlander’s season may have been the best of his already brilliant career. He was 21-6 with a 2.58 ERA, struck out 300 for the first time and notched his 3,000th career strikeout in his last start of the season. Oh, and he threw his third career no-hitter this year too.
Rays lineup:
Game 1. https://t.co/kTGiMcCB6f #StayHungry pic.twitter.com/1ZZ7K8wmHe
— Tampa Bay Rays (@RaysBaseball) October 4, 2019
Astros lineup:
#ALDS Game 1!
🏟 CLOSED
🚪 10:00am
⚾️ 1:05pm
📺 @FS1
📻 @SportsTalk790 & 850 AM#TakeItBack pic.twitter.com/8F3dEkHFUk— Houston Astros (@astros) October 4, 2019
The late game features the Twins at Yankees, 4:07 PM PDT,TV: MLBN.
These teams battled all year for the “Home Runs, Team” title (won by the Twins, 307-306), so of course it’ll be a pitchers’ duel. The Twins send RHP José Berríos to the hill in the Bronx to face the Yankees’ LHP James Paxton. This will be the first postseason start for each pitcher, although Berríos took the loss in the 2017 Wild Card Game between the Twins and Yankees.
Twins lineup:
Game 1. #BombaSZN pic.twitter.com/S9S0Ckww3b
— Minnesota Twins (@Twins) October 4, 2019
Yankees lineup:
This is when it all counts. This is when it matters. #NextManUp pic.twitter.com/jOqjAnWQVf
— New York Yankees (@Yankees) October 4, 2019
I won’t be around the rest of the day, as we’re going to Petaluma to see the great Robert Earl Keen. Today is the first day of http://www.hardlystrictlybluegrass.com/2019/webcast/, but his is one of several ancillary events not taking place in Golden Gate Park (where he plays tomorrow).
I will be checking the scores on my phone, though.
Look for Emmylou Harris. She may be there too.
The opening act was a guy named Waylon Payne, who was simply awful – one of the worst opening acts I’ve ever seen.
Over to the NLDS I go!
In case you were concerned about bullpens, the Dodgers may be better than you thought. https://twitter.com/SamMillerBB/status/1180127173341958150?s=20
TBS is showing ads for a creationist ark museum.
Are you serious? Yikes.
Devil Rays are doing a Kendrick.
Wheels are coming off for the Rays in the fifth, and Verlander looks to be in great form.