I'm still stretched. Doing football and hoops has taken up lots of my time as late. Doesn't mean I'm not paying attention to baseball, I still am. Oh, I spent time in a hot air balloon, drinking lots of sparkling wine and eating fancy food. I know, a slacker am I.
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NL Divisional Series
Cardinals lead Dodgers, 2-1
From @ESPNStatsInfo
Matt Carpenter: 1st player to hit both a HR & double in 3 straight postseason games
Yasiel Puig is 3 for 12 in the NLDS, but he's struck out 8 times, all on outside pitches
Dodgers announce Clayton Kershaw to start Game 4 on short rest. He has a 0.96 ERA in 3 career postseason starts on 3-4 days rest.
From @MLBStatoftheDay
John Lackey has made 17 career #postseason starts, and owns a 2.92 ERA in those outings.
Giants lead Nationals, 2-1
From @ESPNStatsInfo
The last 11 LDS games the Giants have played have been won by the road team.
Nationals snap the Giants 10-game postseason winning streak, keep series alive with win in Game 3. Third longest streak in history.
From @MLBStatoftheDay
In 3 career road #postseason starts, Madison Bumgarner is 3-0 with a 0.78 ERA; in 4 home #postseason starts, he is 1-3 with a 5.06 ERA.
Pablo Sandoval's #postseason hitting streak is now 14 games - tied for the seventh longest in history.
AL LCS
Orioles and Royals moved on to the next round.
From @MLBStatoftheDay
Nelson Cruz @ncboomstick23’s 16 #postseason HRs tie Carlos Beltran for 9th most in history. 8 of his 16 have come vs. Detroit.
Nelson Cruz @ncboomstick23 now has 16 homers, 32 RBIs and 25 extra-base hits over his first 37 #postseason games.
The @Royals are the second winner of the #WildCard Game to advance to the LCS, joining the 2012 @Cardinals.