Author: Jack Markowski

World Series Game 1 Thread: Yankees vs. Dodgers, 8:08 p.m.

NEW YORK YANKEES @ LOS ANGELES DODGERS Dodger Stadium | Los Angeles, CA | 8:08 p.m. FOX RHP Gerrit Cole (1-0, 3.31) vs. RHP Jack Flaherty (1-2, 7.04) The New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers will begin the 120th rendition of the World Series at Dodger Stadium tonight. To get to this point, the Yankees defeated the Kansas City Royals in four games in the ALDS before eliminating the Cleveland...

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Command Issues Continue to Plague Mets Pitching Staff

As if it wasn’t already apparent, the postseason has intensified the New York Mets pitching staff’s pre-existing command issues. After leading the National League with a walk rate of 9.6% during the regular season, the Mets have paced the league in that same stat in October as well (12.1%). They were able to eke past the Milwaukee Brewers in the Wild Card Series without their control...

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Dodgers Defeat Padres, Advance to Face Mets in NLCS

The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the San Diego Padres 2-0 in Game Five of the NLDS at Dodger Stadium on Friday night, setting them up for a showdown with the New York Mets in the NLCS. Rookie right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto, after allowing five runs in Game One, rolled through the Padres’ lineup with five shutout innings. Los Angeles’ bullpen combined for four perfect innings to...

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Game Chat: Padres vs. Dodgers, 8:08 p.m.

As the New York Mets enjoy some much-needed rest, all eyes are focused on the Los Angeles Dodgers (98-64) and San Diego Padres (93-69) as they face off in a decisive Game Five in the NLDS that will determine who advances to the NLCS. The winning team will have home-field advantage over the Mets in that series, with Game One set for 8:15 p.m. ET on Sunday night and Game Two scheduled for 4:08...

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How Mets’ Game One Starter Will Dictate NLCS

With four days in-between games for the first time since the All-Star break, the New York Mets have the luxury of lining up their starting rotation however they see fit for their first National League Championship Series appearance in nine years against either the Los Angeles Dodgers or San Diego Padres. Jose Quintana, Sean Manaea and Luis Severino all rose to the occasion towards the end of the...

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