So today we have a double header. The Yankees roll into Cleveland at 4:08 P.M. Central. The Dodgers and Mets play again at 7:08 P.M. Central. After tonight, we should know a lot more about who's going to the World Series.
Thursday, October 17, 2024
Month of MLB: Day 17
Last night, the Dodgers got four scoreless innings from Walker Buehler, and proceeded to crush the Mets 8-0 -- the fourth Dodger shutout in the post-season.
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After four innings, Cleveland leads the Yankees 2 to 1.
ReplyDeleteTony Bennett is retiring as the men's basketball coach at the University of Virginia. This will mean that there are only six active coaches who have won a men's basketball national title. Two of them are Rick Pitino and John Calipari.
ReplyDeleteAfter six innings, Cleveland leads the Yankees 3 to 1.
ReplyDeleteIn the top of the 8th, the Yankees get home runs from Judge and Stanton to take a 4-3 lead.
ReplyDeleteIn the bottom of the 8th, still 4-3 New York, Cleveland has runners on first and second with two out.
ReplyDeleteYanks bring in Luke Weaver to face David Fry.
ReplyDeleteFry strikes out on a pitch that's about a foot outside. After 8, the Yankees lead 4-3.
ReplyDeleteYankees lead 5-3 going into the bottom of the ninth, but Jose Ramirez reaches to lead off the inning when Anthony Rizzo can't handle his sharp grounder.
ReplyDeleteJosh Naylor comes up and Weaver gets him to hit into a 1-6-3 double play. So Cleveland is suddenly down to its last out.
ReplyDeleteLane Thomas then comes up and doubles off the top of the centerfield wall. Cleveland is still alive.
ReplyDeleteI'm so happy for Tony Kornheiser.
DeleteThis brings up Jhonkensy Noel, a pinch hitter for Cleveland.
ReplyDeleteWeaver v. Noel (2 out, man on 2d):
Pitch 1: ball outside (1-0)
Pitch 2: Noel BLASTS THE SECOND PITCH INTO THE LEFT FIELD SEATS AND THE GAME IS TIED!
That was a no-doubter -- it was gone as soon as he hit it.
ReplyDeleteThe announcers referred to Noel as "Big Christmas," which struck me as very cool.
DeleteThat is the best new nickname I've heard since "Johnny Football."
DeleteLuke Weaver strikes out Andres Gimenez to end the inning, but the damage has been done. Cleveland and the Yankees are tied at 5, and the folks in Cleveland will get bonus baseball -- with no ghost runners.
ReplyDeleteCleveland turns to Pedro Avila (6-1 with a 3.81 ERA in 54 appearances) to pitch the 10th. He retires Judge and then walks Stanton.
ReplyDeleteJazz Chisholm hits a grounder behind first base, but is retired on a spectacular play by Andres Gimenez, the Cleveland second-sacker.
ReplyDeleteSecond-sacker!!!
DeleteWith two out and Stanton at second, Avila intentionally walks Rizzo to pitch to Volpe.
ReplyDeleteAvila v. Volpe (1st and 2d, 2 out):
ReplyDeletePitch 1: ball inside (1-0)
Pitch 2: called strike (1-1)
Pitch 3: foul (1-2)
Pitch 4: ball high (2-2)
Pitch 5: swinging strike (3 outs)
So the Yankees are retired. And they have lost Stanton, because they sent in Jasson Dominguez to pinch run for him. Cleveland can now win this wild game in the bottom of the 10th.
Avila was Cleveland's eighth pitcher of the game. The Yankees now turn to Clay Holmes, who is their seventh pitcher of the game. Holmes is 3-5 with a 3.14 ERA in 67 games.
ReplyDeleteBo Naylor greets Holmes by promptly singling to right.
ReplyDeleteRocchio bunts Bo Naylor to second. A great bunt -- he almost beat it out. This is great baseball.
ReplyDeleteThat turns the lineup over and brings up the Kwan, the leadoff hitter. He grounds out to the pitcher, sending Bo Naylor to third.
ReplyDeleteSo it's up to David Fry, the designated hitter:
ReplyDeleteHolmes v. Fry (runner on 3d, 2 out):
Pitch 1: ball low (1-0)
Pitch 2: called strike (1-1)
Pitch 3: foul (1-2)
Pitch 4: FRY SLAMS A TWO-RUN HOMER INTO THE LEFT FIELD SEATS! CLEVELAND WINS THE GAME WITH A TWO-OUT, TWO-RUN HOMER IN THE BOTTOM OF THE NINTH, AND ANOTHER TWO-OUT, TWO-RUN HOMER IN THE BOTTOM OF THE TENTH!
Amazing.
DeleteCleveland: 7 runs, 11 hits, 1 error
ReplyDeleteNew York: 5 runs, 6 hits, 1 error
The Yankees still lead the series two games to one. But they were so close to going up 3-0. Wild scenes in Cleveland, where it looks like the end of a movie about baseball. Oh, Doctor!
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