Guardians-Yankees rained out, to play ALDS Game 5 on Tuesday
The decisive Game 5 of the AL Division Series between the Cleveland Guardians and New York Yankees has been postponed by rain after a 2 1/2-hour delay and rescheduled for Tuesday at 4:07 p.m. Both teams took batting practice ahead of the scheduled 7:07 p.m. start.
Rays-Yankees get most viewers during Division Series
NEW YORK โ The Tampa Bay Rays and New York Yankees drew the five-most watched games of the Division Series, boosted by prime-time start times. Tampa Bayโs 2-1 win in Game 5 on Oct. 9 was the most-watched game of the round, averaging 3,723,000 viewers on TBS, the network said Friday. Among the other three series, the most-viewed game was the Los Angeles Dodgersโ 6-5 win over San Diego in Game 2, which averaged 1,655,000 viewers on FS1. The nine AL telecasts totaled 25.5 million on TBS, including the five most-watched games of the round. Los Angelesโ opening win over San Diego on Oct. 6 was seen by 1,504,000 on FS1, the highest-rated Padres game in San Diego since 2006.
Springer, Correa rally Astros past Aโs 10-5 in ALDS opener
George Springer, MVP of the 2017 World Series, had four hits for Houston. Altuveโs line-drive single to left scored Maldonado and Springer to put the Astros back in front, 6-5. He singled and took second when third baseman Alex Bregman barehanded the ball and threw it past first for an error. Bassitt was cruising along until the Astros jumped on him for three straight hits in the fourth. Bregman homered leading off, Kyle Tucker followed with a single and scored on Correaโs homer to center that tied the game, 3-3.
LEADING OFF: Cubs' Darvish tries to save season vs Marlins
A look at what's happening around the majors Friday:___TRY AGAINThe Cubs and Marlins resume their series a day after poor weather caused a postponement at Wrigley Field. He wasnโt in the starting lineup for Thursdayโs postponed game, but manager Don Mattingly had not ruled out using him. The ace right-hander was a steady presence for the Cubs throughout the pandemic-shortened season, joining the NL Cy Young Award conversation. The Marlins will counter with 22-year-old Sixto Sรกnchez, who debuted Aug. 22 and posted a 3.46 ERA in seven starts. โThatโs the thing.โThe Braves wonโt play again until Tuesday, when theyโll open an NL Division Series against either the Cubs or Marlins in Houston.
Game 2 of Marlins-Cubs wild-card series postponed
CHICAGO โ The Chicago Cubs are counting on Yu Darvish to help them avoid a playoff sweep by the Miami Marlins. Game 2 of the NL wild-card series between the Cubs and Marlins was postponed Thursday because there was rain in the forecast. But as much as anything, I think respect for the organization โ of where we're going and how we're doing it and how we're trying to get there and what we're building. I think, hopefully, people are seeing that.โThe Marlins will have one of baseball's top prospects on the mound for Game 2. โI felt like his stuff is dynamic enough that he can dominate a game if he's on,โ Mattingly said.
Yanks sweep Indians 10-9 in draining game, meet Rays in ALDS
New York Yankees' Gio Urshela (29) and Mike Ford celebrate after the Yankees defeated the Cleveland Indians 10-9 in Game 2 of an American League wild-card baseball series, early Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/David Dermer)CLEVELAND โ It took the New York Yankees nearly five hours on the field, carried them from Wednesday to Thursday and September into October to complete the sweep. "They werenโt going to lose.โAt 4 hours, 50 minutes โ even without two rain delays totaling another 76 minutes โ it was draining. New York went 2-8 during a testy season series with top-seeded Tampa Bay, which won the AL East by seven games over the second-place Yankees. RECORD STOREIndians pitchers walked 12, tied for the most in any postseason game.