On this day in baseball history we find the Mickey Owens passed ball, Al Gionfriddo’s catch, Mickey Mantle’s torn knee cartilage and the invention of the high five, among other things.
The early game is the Twins at Yankees, 2:07 PM PDT, TV: FS1
The Twins’ RHP Randy Dobnak will make his sixth big league start on the biggest stage you can get: facing the Yankees at Yankee Stadium in the postseason. He’ll face RHP Masahiro Tanaka, one of the few Yankees starter who was healthy all season. Tanaka has made five career postseason starts and has a 3-2 record with a 1.50 ERA to show for it.
Twins lineup:
Game 2. #BombaSZN pic.twitter.com/SSsCBO6c3S
— Minnesota Twins (@Twins) October 5, 2019
Yankees lineup:
Yankees #ALDS Game 2 lineup 💪
Watch pregame coverage live on YES: https://t.co/SIQpbzJlU2 ⚾ #NextManUp pic.twitter.com/JydWvP0bk1
— YES Network (@YESNetwork) October 5, 2019
The late game will be the Rays at Astros, 6:07 PM PDT, TV: FS1
The Rays ask LHP Blake Snell to get them even in the series, while the Astros send Gerrit Cole out to continue what Verlander did yesterday. By the way, Cole was 16-0 with a 1.78 ERA in his last 22 starts of 2019.
Rays lineup:
ALDS. Game 2. https://t.co/aHWFEqz0W2 #StayHungry pic.twitter.com/RCrDLZ9noC
— Tampa Bay Rays (@RaysBaseball) October 5, 2019
Astros lineup:
#ALDS Game ✌️!
🏟 CLOSED
🚪 5:00pm
⚾️ 8:07pm
📺 @FS1
📻 @SportsTalk790 & 850 AM#TakeItBack pic.twitter.com/72cr2WUOP9— Houston Astros (@astros) October 5, 2019
NPUT
Now it’s at least gotten a little more Interesting in Houston. I had given up.
We started watching Brokenwood on PBS instead, and I couldn’t stay awake through that.
Great D, Rays!
You misspelled “Devil Rays.”
Also, if I were pitching against the Dodgers, I would only throw off-speed pitches and cutters/sliders. Why not? We keep swinging at them.
Good lord, Cole. 9 k’s in 4.2 innings.
Watching the Astros. Yes, “juggernaut” comes to mind…
I would hate to have to hope for the Yanquis as a WS opponent.
I know. Pick your poison.
I still prefer the Twinkies, by far.
Oh, me, too! Just don’t think it’s happening. But strange turns do happen.
Cole is nasty.
Rays manager: “We got Verlander’d.”
Let’s hope the Nats Ryu the day tomorrow.
Excellent!
I am still trying to understand this Disquis stuff also I have changed my number.
Hey RBI and Link
What is going on? How do you feel about this season’s playoffs? I felt good about the Dodger’s chances until last night. Still I think they have a good shot.
Meh. They ran into Strasburg on a night when he had his “A” game. Not real worried yet.
I’d say they’re still the favorites but, in a short series, anything can happen.
Good to hear from you, Package, whatever your number is. Don’t be a stranger.
Thanks scooplew. Good to hear from you also. I would love to see you folks get a chance to do some celebrating.
And I hope you are part of the celebration.
Package! Hi!
The Nats can’t use only three pitchers all five games. Can they?
Twins getting hammered.
Grand salami for the Yankees. 7-0. Looking pretty invincible right now.
Good grief. Gregorius just hit a grand slam and the Yankees lead the Twins 7-0 in the third.
Jinx.
I keep replaying last night’s 9th inning. If A.J. had taken ball four, we’d have first and second, no outs. A shaken pitcher would then have to pitch to Muncy. After that, who knows? I really hope A.J. finds his groove. Not to mention Cody. Otherwise, we may not advance.
Cody is reminding me of Cody last postseason. From Houston MItchell’s Dodgers Dugout column in today’s LA Times:
Maybe a change of scene will do him good. We do like having first dibs at the plate…