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Even though the Astros manager hinted pregame at a long leash for Verlander, he lifted his ace after the fifth inning. From there, the deep and rested Houston relief corps did what you'd expect for the most part. Baker used four different relievers, two of whom entered mid-inning, and those four pitchers combined for one run allowed on two hits in four innings of work with six strikeouts.
In large measure because they were the victims of a combined no-hitter in Game 4, the Philadelphia Phillies came into World Series Game 5 against the Houston Astros without having managed a hit in 11 straight innings. Whatever pressures stemmed from that streak, they were perhaps heightened by the fact that the Astros pushed across a run in the top of the first of Game 5 to take a 1-0 lead. In January, Schwarber became the first to have his Middies' baseball jersey - No. 12 - retired, during halftime of a Middletown boys' basketball game that Schwarber attended at Wade E. Miller Arena.
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The Ravens won for the second time in three games without quarterback Lamar Jackson, who has been out with a knee injury. The Guardians were this season’s youngest team in baseball, weighted by plate appearances and batters faced. They became just the eighth team to make the postseason as MLB’s youngest team, joining the 1986 Mets, 1970 Reds, 1950 Phillies, 1949 Dodgers, 1947 Dodgers, 1944 Cardinals and 1943 Cardinals, per Elias Sports. The Astros no-hit the Phillies in World Series Game 4 for the third postseason no-hitter, joining Roy Halladay’s in the 2010 NLDS and Don Larsen’s perfect game in the 1956 World Series.
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Against all odds, that sent the 42-year-old Pujols through to the semifinals and an eventual matchup with Juan Soto. Schwarber was a terrific sport, though, showing respect and tipping his cap to Pujols. Whenever Albert Pujols was added to the MLB Home Run Derby, most just assumed it was a career achievement award more than anything.
Veteran slugger Kyle Schwarber was 10-years-old when Albert Pujols competed in his first Home Run Derby. Now at age 29 for Schwarber, and age 42 for Pujols, Monday night was presumably the final honorary competition for the future Hall of Famer. "Nope. Move on to tomorrow. We'll be in the history books I guess."
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The Phillies were through 50 games and ultimately reached the World Series. That’s tied for the fourth-worst record through 50 decisions for any team to win a pennant, with the 2003 Marlins. Only the 2005 Astros (18-32), 2019 Nationals (19-31) and 1914 Braves (20-30) won pennants after worse 50-decision starts. Now in 2022, Schwarber will likely be the first hitter against the Cardinals in the NL Wild Card Series.
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He was able to muster just 10 homers before his full minute of bonus time, the same as Pujols after regulation, but with an extra 30 seconds to hit just four more home runs. The Cubs said the ball will stay on top of the video board - under a plexiglass case - for the remainder of the season. Devin Singletary and James Cook ran for long touchdowns in the third quarter, and the Buffalo Bills clinched the AFC East title by beating the Bears on Saturday in one of the coldest games played in Chicago. Josh Allen ran for a TD and threw for another in the game’s closing minutes, breaking a tie with Hall of Famer Dan Marino for the most touchdowns in a player’s first five NFL seasons. The iconic Hawks announcer called it quits during the 2021-’22 season, and was feted with his own night at the United Center. “This is a hockey game,” Foley said at the start of his career.
Police told the Times that they had been summoned to a home and witnessed a verbal argument they feared could turn violent. The World Series champions won two in a row after losing to the Cards on opening night. John Lackey (1-0) threw six solid innings against his former team, and new Cubs closer Wade Davis got his second save.
Of course, some of that is because of the matchup madness that dominates baseball. But none of that matters if the Cardinals can’t create the optimal matchup to unplug Schwarber’s power. Philadelphia Phillies' Bryce Harper warms up on deck during the third inning of the first baseball game of a doubleheader against the Washington Nationals, Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022, in Washington. Your favorite teams, topics, and players all on your favorite mobile devices.
Freddie Freeman and Trea Turner became just the fourth pair of teammates to rank first and second outright in MLB in hits in a season since 1900. Freeman and Turner joined Robin Yount and Cecil Cooper for the 1982 Brewers, Pete Rose and Vada Pinson for the ’65 Reds and Ty Cobb and Bobby Veach for the 1919 Tigers. Rookie Jeremy Peña hit .345 with a 1.005 OPS in the postseason, picking up both ALCS and World Series MVP honors along the way. Many Cubs fans are still talking about rookie sensation Kyle Schwarber's home run.
Former Cubs President Theo Epstein left Chicago with a bang, cavorting in the left-field bleachers basket during a Cubs game on his final day before moving with his family to the East Coast. His friends staged a “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” goodbye party, and then Elivis left the building. Epstein changed Chicago forever by building a championship team on the North Side. Before a losing streak ended the Sox’s chances, it looked as if Cairo would steer the team into the playoff hunt after Tony La Russa left with a medical issue. Cairo took the difficult assignment with no notice and handled himself well.
Earlier in the game, after the starter is pulled, perhaps the play against Schwarber and Harper is the southpaw Steven Matz. And interestingly, rookie Zack Thompson has a 0.00 ERA against left-handed hitting this season. But if you’re choosing between the two lefties, you likely go with the veteran Matz. Schwarber struggled to find his groove and, after his bonus time, also ended with just 13 homers, thus forcing a 60-second swing-off between the two players. Schwarber started off hot, five of his first seven swings were home runs.
St. Louis starter Lance Lynn went 5 1/3 innings in his first appearance since Oct. 2, 2015. The right-hander, who'd been out since having Tommy John surgery, gave up two runs and five hits. All season, the Mets were able to rely on Edwin Díaz, who struck out 50.2% of the batters he faced in ’22 -- that’s 118 of 235. He became one of just three pitchers to finish a season striking out more than half the batters he faced, minimum 40 innings pitched. He joined Aroldis Chapman from 2014 (52.5%) and Craig Kimbrel from 2012 (50.2%).
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