MLB
Tuesday?s game- AL Wild Card
Orioles @ Blue Jays
Tillman is 1-1, 4.26 in four starts since coming off the DL (under 4-0). Orioles won six of his last seven road starts. He is 1-0, 4.03 in four starts against the Jays this year. Stroman is 0-5, 3.65 in his last six starts; his last five starts stayed under the total. He was 1-2, 7.04 in four starts vs Baltimore this year. Toronto won five of his last seven home starts.
Toronto is 10-9 vs Baltimore this year, with average of 9.4 runs/game. Jays are 36-53 in one-run games last two years; they went 6-4 in last ten games overall, losing two of three here to Orioles last week. Baltimore won seven of its last nine games.
Gibbons is in playoffs for second year in row, after not making it in first seven years as Toronto skipper; he was 5-6 in playoffs LY, Jays? first in playoffs since 1993. Orioles are in playoffs for third time in last five years; Showalter is 9-13 in playoff games.
NL Wild Card game is Wednesday.
Giants @ Mets
Bumgarner is 1-1, 3.54 in his last three starts; seven of his last ten starts went over total. SF is 9-8 in his road starts, 3-1 in his last four. He is 2-0, 3.27 against the Mets this year. Syndergaard is 4-2, 2.06 in his last seven starts; three of his last four went over. Mets lost four of his last six home starts. He is 1-1, 2.63 against the Giants this year.
Giants are 3-4 vs New York this year, with 10.6 runs/game scored. SF won its last four games to make playoffs after a dismal second half of season- they had best record in MLB at All-Star break. Mets are only Wild Card that had couple days to enjoy it and set up starter for this round. NY is 7-3 in last 10 games, but played also-rans the last two weeks. Last time they played a good team was Washington on September 14.
Giants won World Series is 2010, ?12, ?14; Bochy is 42-30 in postseason games as a manager. Collins made playoffs LY for first time in 11 years as a skipper (8-6); now he is in postseason for second straight year.
Tuesday?s game- AL Wild Card
Orioles @ Blue Jays
Tillman is 1-1, 4.26 in four starts since coming off the DL (under 4-0). Orioles won six of his last seven road starts. He is 1-0, 4.03 in four starts against the Jays this year. Stroman is 0-5, 3.65 in his last six starts; his last five starts stayed under the total. He was 1-2, 7.04 in four starts vs Baltimore this year. Toronto won five of his last seven home starts.
Toronto is 10-9 vs Baltimore this year, with average of 9.4 runs/game. Jays are 36-53 in one-run games last two years; they went 6-4 in last ten games overall, losing two of three here to Orioles last week. Baltimore won seven of its last nine games.
Gibbons is in playoffs for second year in row, after not making it in first seven years as Toronto skipper; he was 5-6 in playoffs LY, Jays? first in playoffs since 1993. Orioles are in playoffs for third time in last five years; Showalter is 9-13 in playoff games.
NL Wild Card game is Wednesday.
Giants @ Mets
Bumgarner is 1-1, 3.54 in his last three starts; seven of his last ten starts went over total. SF is 9-8 in his road starts, 3-1 in his last four. He is 2-0, 3.27 against the Mets this year. Syndergaard is 4-2, 2.06 in his last seven starts; three of his last four went over. Mets lost four of his last six home starts. He is 1-1, 2.63 against the Giants this year.
Giants are 3-4 vs New York this year, with 10.6 runs/game scored. SF won its last four games to make playoffs after a dismal second half of season- they had best record in MLB at All-Star break. Mets are only Wild Card that had couple days to enjoy it and set up starter for this round. NY is 7-3 in last 10 games, but played also-rans the last two weeks. Last time they played a good team was Washington on September 14.
Giants won World Series is 2010, ?12, ?14; Bochy is 42-30 in postseason games as a manager. Collins made playoffs LY for first time in 11 years as a skipper (8-6); now he is in postseason for second straight year.
