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Fun fact: Rowdy Tellez pitched the ninth inning of the Brewers' playoff clincher last night. He got the Marlins' Jesus Sanchez to swing and miss on a 4-2 pitch to record a strikeout. (You read that right. He had already thrown 4 balls)

FolesMVP09 wrote: ↑Sat Sep 23, 2023 5:37 pm Castro going to have a 2 HR, 5 RBI game today and become as legendary as Drew Ellis in Phillies lore...

I've already 100% forgotten about Drew Ellis. Or ... maybe that was your point.

Matt Gelb @MattGelb As of now, MLB believes Phillies and Mets can play today. The conditions are brutal. League is making the call. Phillies have Rodolfo Castro is in the lineup. He has batted once in the last 24 days. (I didn't know league was able to intervene/decide) OK with this one being called...

Send Castro out as the only fielder.

I know we still need to clinch, but I'm terrified of bad-weather injuries.

I think folks are sleeping on the Brewers. They'll be able to set up with a strong top two and they have arguably the best bullpen in the National League. I can absolutely see them in the NLCS. Hitting will be the question. They need to get enough from Contreras, Yelich, Adames, Canha. There's a lot...

Sunday doesn't look great either TBH, and Monday is 50-50.

Regardless, you make every decision based on Wheeler starting Game 1 of the Wild Card. Work around that.

Orioles lose third straight by giving up 2 in bottom of night, allowing Rays to stay within 1.5 games Houston loses to Kansas City (!) and Texas sneaks into first. Astros are a half-game from missing playoffs entirely. Diamondbacks, Cubs, Marlins, Reds continue to jockey for two spots. None playing ...

Meanwhile, the Dodgers are essentially building a plan to "bullpen game" most of the playoffs.

Some Braves fans freaked out that the minor injuries to Fried (yesterday) and Morton (tonight) means those 2 starters won't have pitched in 2+ weeks entering the NLCS on Oct. 7. They're scared of us (assuming we advance). They think it's over if they split the first two games of the NLDS in Atlanta....