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Post by Fumbduckery on Sept 27, 2024 22:29:04 GMT -5
Lopez will start Saturday's game against the Royals, Buster Olney of ESPN reports.
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Post by Fumbduckery on Sept 27, 2024 22:37:26 GMT -5
We have a few chances left that Sale can pitch for us in a wild card series. One, we just totally hold him out until Tuesday. Or, we win on Saturday and Sunday and the Mutts lose both days, then we win game 1 on Monday without using Sale and eliminate the Mutts. Or we end up with the same number of wins as Arizona by the end of Sunday, we have the tiebreaker over them and we have one less win than they do right now. If they happen to lose tonight, then they also lose on Saturday and Sunday we would just have to win one game on Saturday or Sunday to tie them and get in. If they win just one game from the Padres this weekend we could still eliminate them by winning on Saturday and Sunday and Sale could start game 1 of the wild card series.
As dumb as the decision was to hold Sale out tonight, the baseball gods sure looked after us by us winning, the Mutts losing and Arizona losing in the 6th inning tonight 5-2.
The Padres are 41-18 in their last 59 games coming into tonight, so Arizona does have their hands full.
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Post by Fumbduckery on Sept 27, 2024 22:41:00 GMT -5
Arizona gets one run in the bottom of the 6th and strands two RISP, 5-3 Padres after 6.
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Post by bourjosgeorge on Sept 27, 2024 23:35:16 GMT -5
D-backs lost.
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Post by Fumbduckery on Sept 28, 2024 0:12:03 GMT -5
As things stand right now, we can go 3-1 in these last 4 games and claim a wild card spot over Arizona. And that's if Arizona were to win their last two games against the Padres, who are now 42-18 in their last 60 games.
If Arizona loses one game it gets even easier, if they lose both games it's a whole lot easier for us.
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Post by Fumbduckery on Sept 28, 2024 2:10:38 GMT -5
With the Twins loss tonight the Royals have clinched a wild card spot.
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Post by Fumbduckery on Sept 28, 2024 2:29:29 GMT -5
This is Asheville, NC. I'm pretty sure that's where wncbravesfan lives. Prayers go out for him and his loved ones.
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