Houston Astros (2-1) at New York Yankees (1-2) American League Championship Series Game 4 • Yankee Stadium RHP Zack Greinke (18-5, 2.93) vs RHP Masahiro Tanaka (11-9, 4.45) The ALCS will resume after a rainout on Wednesday. The Yankees will now have to win three of four games while facing Greinke in Game 4, Justin Verlander in Game 5, and potentially Gerrit Cole on short rest in Game 6. Thursday...
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Joe Girardi has already interviewed for the Mets manager job according to Andy Martino of SNY. The former Yankees manager joins Luis Rojas, Carlos Beltran, Eduardo Perez, and Mike Bell as Mets managerial hopefuls that have interviewed to replace Mickey Callaway. Girardi has also interviewed for the Cubs manager job and is reported to be a finalist for the Phillies gig as well. Given Girardi’s...
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According to Matt Breen of the The Philadelphia Inquirer, Joe Girardi will receive a second interview for the Phillies managerial opening. Veteran managers Dusty Baker and Buck Showalter are the two other finalists to replace Gabe Kapler. The second round of interviews are expected to take place in the next few days and a decision is expected to be finalized next week per Breen. Joe Girardi has...
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Jon Heyman of MLB Network reports that Eduardo Perez and Mike Bell both interviewed for the Mets managerial vacancy on Thursday. A major league executive compared the traits of Bell to that of Astros manager A.J. Hinch as told by Mike Puma of the New York Post. Puma also notes free agent manager Buck Showalter’s candidacy for the Mets position has stalled over concerns with his previous...
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St. Louis Cardinals (91-71, 0-2) at Washington Nationals (93-69, 2-0) National League Championship Series Game 3 • Nationals Park RHP Jack Flaherty (11-8, 2.75) vs. RHP Stephen Strasburg (18-6, 3.32) The Cardinals look to get back into the series getting shutdown by Max Scherzer on Saturday in St. Louis. Cardinals offense has a grand total of four hits through the first two games. The games...
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