Tuesday was a bizarre today that included a game from the American League Division Series and a game from the National League Championship Series.
The New York Yankees bested the Cleveland Guardians with a 5-1 win to move on to the AL Championship Series. The Yankees two big-time sluggers, Giancarlo Stanton and Aaron Judge, both homered early in the game to support starter Nester Cortes. Lefty reliever Wandy Peralta closed the game out and pitched in every game of the series.
Phillies vs. Padres (1-0 lead), 4:35 p.m. ET, Fox Sports – Game 2
The Phillies took Game 1 of this series on Tuesday by a 2-0 score when Kyle Schwarber hit a 488-foot home run, Bryce Harper contributed a solo homer, and former Met Zack Wheeler tossed seven innings of shutout ball.
Right-hander Aaron Nola (2-0, 0.00 ERA) takes the mound on Wednesday for the Phillies coming off a scoreless start in each of the first two rounds of the playoffs.
Lefty Blake Snell (1-0, 3.12) will start for San Diego. After struggling in his first postseason start vs the Mets this year, Snell tossed 5 1/3 innings of one-run ball in a win over the Dodgers in the second round.
Yankees vs Astros, 7:37 p.m. ET, TBS – Game 1
After narrowly beating the Guardians, the Yankees will travel to Texas to face off against the Astros on Wednesday night.
Right-hander Jameson Taillon (0-1, inf ERA) will be making his first postseason start and just his second playoff appearance. The 30-year-old allowed two runs without getting an out in his playoff debut last week vs the Guardians.
Veteran Justin Verlander (0-0, 13.50 ERA) gets the nod for the Astros. The right-hander got knocked around by the Mariners for six runs in four innings in the previous round. The 39-year-old will be making his 32nd playoff start
