Jon Morosi (@jonmorosi) 9/30/19, 11:30 AM Stephen Strasburg and Patrick Corbin are both "ready to go" in relief for tomorrow's NL Wild Card Game, #Nats manager Dave Martinez told @MadDogUnleashed a moment ago on @MLBNetwork. @MLB
Jon Morosi (@jonmorosi) 9/30/19, 11:32 AM Asked if Sean Doolittle is his choice over Stephen Strasburg to close the Wild Card Game, Dave Martinez said, "We're going to see where we're at in the game . . . If we're up, and the situation allows, and the matchups are clear, I could see Doolittle closing." @MLB @MLBNetwork
WILD CARD GAMES TUESDAY NL wild card: Milwaukee Brewers at Washington Nationals, 8:08 p.m. ET (TBS) WEDNESDAY AL wild card: Tampa Bay Rays at Oakland Athletics, 8:09 p.m. ET (ESPN) LEAGUE DIVISION SERIES THURSDAY NLDS Game 1: Wild-card winner at Los Angeles Dodgers (TBS) NLDS Game 1: St. Louis Cardinals at Atlanta Braves (TBS) FRIDAY ALDS Game 1: Wild-card winner at Houston Astros (FS1 or MLB Network) ALDS Game 1: Minnesota Twins at New York Yankees (FS1 or MLB Network) NLDS Game 2: Wild-card winner at Dodgers (TBS) NLDS Game 2: Cardinals at Braves (TBS) SATURDAY ALDS Game 2: Wild-card winner at Astros (FS1 or MLB Network) ALDS Game 2: Twins at Yankees (FS1 or MLB Network) SUNDAY NLDS Game 3: Dodgers at wild-card winner (TBS) NLDS Game 3: Braves at Cardinals (TBS) MONDAY NLDS Game 4*: Dodgers at wild-card winner (TBS) NLDS Game 4*: Braves at Cardinals (TBS) ALDS Game 3: Astros at wild-card winner (FS1 or MLB Network) ALDS Game 3: Yankees at Twins (FS1 or MLB Network) TUESDAY ALDS Game 4*: Astros at wild-card winner (FS1 or MLB Network) ALDS Game 4*: Yankees at Twins (FS1 or MLB Network) WEDNESDAY NLDS Game 5*: Wild-card winner at Dodgers (TBS) NLDS Game 5*: Cardinals at Braves (TBS) THURSDAY ALDS Game 5*: Wild-card winner at Astros (FS1 or MLB Network) ALDS Game 5*: Twins at Yankees (FS1 or MLB Network)
Robert Murray (@ByRobertMurray) 9/30/19, 9:29 AM Brandon Woodruff starts tomorrow in the wild card game. But the Brewers are expected to heavily rely on their bullpen to attempt to beat Max Scherzer and the Nationals. “With our personnel, it puts us in the optimal position to be successful.” theathletic.com/1252595/2019/0…
Jon Morosi (@jonmorosi) 10/1/19, 9:03 AM Brent Suter is on the @Brewers roster for the NL Wild Card Game and could become the 2nd @HarvardBaseball player to appear in the @MLB postseason. The first was Eddie Grant of the 1913 New York Giants; he was killed in the Argonne Forest while serving in the @USArmy during WWI.
Jon Morosi (@jonmorosi) 10/1/19, 12:57 PM Sean Manaea, with a 1.21 ERA in 5 @MLB starts this season, will start for the @Athletics tomorrow in the AL Wild Card Game. @MLBONFOX @MLBNetwork
Jon Morosi (@jonmorosi) 10/1/19, 9:43 PM If you believe the #Nats have a 50/50 chance of defeating the #Dodgers in the Division Series, well, recent history says you are right: Wild Card Game winners are 28-30 overall in Division Series games against the No. 1 seeds under the current @MLB playoff format. @MLBNetwork
Jamal Collier (@JamalCollier) 10/1/19, 10:10 PM Patrick Corbin will start Game 1 of the NLDS against the Dodgers, per Dave Martinez
Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) 10/2/19, 7:09 AM Hader threw 30 pitches last night, 14 strikes. Per MLB Network research, it was only the third appearance of his career, regular season or postseason, in which he had more balls than strikes.
