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The Brewers try a rare ploy in Game 5 of the NLCS as lefty starter Wade Miley is pulled after facing just one Dodgers batter and replaced by righty Brandon Woodruff. This works for five innings, but the Dodgers score twice in the 6th and twice in the 7th to back up a strong performance by Clayton Kershaw and win the game, 5 – 2.
The Red Sox and Astros are caught in an epic see-saw duel in Game 4 of the ALCS before Boston comes out on top, 8 – 6. The game features both starting pitchers being chased by the end of the 4th inning, a home run negated by fan interference, and a diving catch with the bases loaded by Andrew Benintendi in left field to end the game, among many highlights.
An article by Tracy Ringolsby published today in Baseball America claims there is growing consensus among owners for a complete realignment of Major League Baseball. This would include an expansion adding teams in Montreal, QC and Portland, OR to increase the ranks to 32 teams, who would then be divided into four divisions of eight teams each – north, east, midwest and west. Under the alleged plan, the schedule would also be shortened to 156 games and teams would play largely within their division during the regular season.
The Yankees even the ALCS with a 6 – 4 win over the Astros in Game 4. The Astros head into the bottom of the 7th leading 4 – 0, thanks in part to a bases-clearing double by Yuli Gurriel, but Aaron Judge gets the Yankees on the scoreboard with a huge homer, then adds a run-scoring double that ties the game in a four-run 8th inning during which New York bats around against three Houston relievers. Gary Sanchez drives in three runs for the Yanks.
The Dogers defeat the Cubs, 6 – 1, in Game 3 of the NLCS at Wrigley Field to move within one game of the World Series. Yu Darvish gives up a 1st-inning homer to Kyle Schwarber but then shuts down the Cubs until the 7th, when the bullpen takes over. Meanwhile, solo homers by Andre Ethier and Chris Taylor put the Dodgers ahead, and they seal the deal with a couple more runs on a triple by Taylor and a bases-loaded walk to Darvish, before adding a pair in the 8th.
The Indians take a three games to none lead over the Blue Jays in the ALCS with a 4 – 2 win. Starter Trevor Bauer is forced to leave the game with two outs in the 1st because a pre-existing cut on the little finger of his pitching hand has started bleeding, but six relievers combine to suffocate the Jays bats again, with Bryan Shaw getting credit for the win and Andrew Miller picking up the save. Mike Napoli wakes up from a postseason-long slump with a solo homer and an RBI double while Jason Kipnis puts Cleveland ahead to stay with a homer off Marcus Stroman in the 6th.
The Blue Jays seem to be on their way to a win in Game 2 of the ALCS, with a 3 – 0 lead over the Royals in the 7th, with David Price having retired 18 consecutive batters. But an innocuous pop-up to short right field by Ben Zobrist falls in for a single, and the Royals start a five-run rally, eventually winning, 6 – 3, to take a two games to none lead in the series.
The Mets win Game 1 of the NLCS, 4 – 2 over the Cubs, as Matt Harvey pitches into the 8th inning and Daniel Murphy and Travis d’Arnaud both homer at Citi Field.
2013 – The Red Sox defeat the Tigers, 4 – 3, in Game 5 of the ALCS. The Sox take an early 4 – 0 lead, but Jon Lester begins tiring in the 5th, when he gives up a first run. The Bengals add runs in the next two innings, but can’t tie the game as Koji Uehara records a five-out save.