Cora leaves his starter in, Dodgers mash a huge dinger.
Roberts takes his starter out, Red Sox mash a huge dinger.
Both managers get crushed. Not every decision is a referendum on "analytics" and "feel." Sometimes world-class athletes do great things, and sometimes they blow it.
Odds of winning the 2018 World Series, from Fangraphs:
Astros 24.0
Dodgers 21.0
Red Sox 15.4
Indians 13.0
Yankees 9.2
Cubs 5.5
Brewers 4.3
Rockies 3.2
Braves 2.7
Athletics 1.8
That's 63.3% chance it's an AL team, and only 36.7% chance it's an NL team.
Christian Yelich is now hitting .324/.400/.599 with 36 HR and 109 RBI this year.
He’s hitting .175/.250/.211 with 0 HR and 5 RBI in 15 games versus the #Cubs.
"I love my town. I love where I come from."
Tucupita Marcano, a Padres' prospect named for a hometown his dad starred in as a Venezuelan pro, is just beginning his journey.
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Aaron Nola has had an incredible season, and is second in the NL in ERA. If he threw 90 consecutive scoreless innings, he would still not catch Jacob deGrom for the ERA title.
Jacob deGrom made 32 starts this season.
He allowed 0 runs in 8 starts
He allowed 1 run in 10 starts
He allowed 2 runs in 5 starts
He allowed 3 runs in 8 starts
He allowed 4 runs in 1 start
He never allowed more than four runs in any start
Ryan Fitzpatrick’s wife, Liza, is due with the couple’s seventh child in January. The seventh child will join Brady (11), Tate (9), Lucy (7), Maizy (5), Zoey (3) and Ruby (1). But Fitzpatrick now looks as if he is trying to challenge Philip Rivers for league-lead in children (8).