It's the final four-game day of the MLB postseason, and with two pivotal Game 3 matchups in the American League and two Game 4 elimination matchups in the National League, the stakes couldn't be higher.
In the ALDS, the Detroit Tigers host the Cleveland Guardians in the early matchup. That series is tied 1-1, with Detroit getting a 3-0 win in Game 2 behind an excellent Tarik Skubal outing. He went seven innings and allowed just three hits with zero walks and eight strikeouts, and Kerry Carpenter slugged a pinch-hit, three-run homer in the top of the ninth to provide all of the scoring. On Wednesday, Alex Cobb took the hill for Cleveland against Keider Montero for Detroit.
Later in Kansas City, the Royals host the Yankees in Game 3. K.C. took Game 2 by a score of 4-2 to take home-field advantage in the series. Maikel Garcia had four hits, and Salvador Perez homered in the victory. In Game 3, the Yankees send Clark Schmidt to the mound against Seth Lugo for the Royals.
Over in the NL, the Phillies have their backs against the wall in Game 4 against the Mets. The pitching matchup will see Ranger Suarez for Philadelphia against Jose Quintana for New York. Quintana allowed no runs in six innings in a wild-card start against the Brewers. He made three starts against the Phillies in the regular season, holding Philly hitters to a .224/.274/.259 slash line in three Mets wins.
Sabrowski gets through with a clean bottom of the 4th
After Wenceel Pérez reached second base on Josh Naylor's error at first base, Sabrowski struck out Colt Keith and Spencer Torkelson, and got Trey Sweeney to fly out to end the inning.
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Erik Sabrowski enters the game to pitch for the Guardians
Alex Cobb went 3 innings and allowed 2 runs on 3 hits with 2 strikeouts and a walk.
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the Guardians are the 3rd team in postseason history with multiple PH PA thru the first 3 innings of a game, joining:
Jake Rogers' double started off the bottom of the third inning and three batters later he was home on Matt Vierling's sacrifice fly to left field. 2-0 Tigers.
That's now four runners left on base through three innings for Cleveland as Josh Naylor grounds out with Steven Kwan on second base and José Ramírez (IBB) on first base.
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Spencer Torkelson is 0-for-13 with eight strikeouts and three walks so far in the postseason
A flyout and two strikeouts for Cobb, who keeps the Tigers from adding to their 1-0 lead.
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Hurter gets out of a jam
After giving up back-to-back singles, Hurter settles in and shuts down the Guardians. The visitors strand runners at first and third, and Detroit stays on top 1-0 as we move to the bottom of the second inning.
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AJ Hinch makes a change on the mound
Lefty Brant Hurter is in to replace starter Keider Montero, who pitched a flawless first inning.
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The Tigers had been 0-for-12 with runners in scoring position in this series. They've now put 2 hits back-to-back:
Kerry Carpenter's 3-run HR in the 9th Riley Greene's two-out RBI single here in the 1st to score Parker Meadows
