Dodgers lineup against righty Kyle Hendricks as they seek to put a stranglehold on the NLCS in Game 3 at Wrigley Field: 1. Chris Taylor, SS; 2: Cody Bellinger, 1B; 3. Justin Turner, 3B; 4. Yasiel Puig, RF; 5. Andre Ethier, LF; 6. Chase Utley, 2B; 7. Austin Barnes, C; 8. Joc Pederson, CF; 9. Yu Darvish, P.
Anuncian Los Angeles Dodgers su alineación para el Juego 3 de la Serie de Campeonato contra los Cubs. Incluye diversos cambios: Hoy Yasiel Puig es el cuarto en el orden y aparecen desde el principio André Ethier, Chase Utley y Joc Peterson. Chris Taylor SS; Cody Bellinger 1B; Justin Turner 3B; Yasiel Puig RF; Andre Ethier LF ; Chase Utley 2B; Chris Barnes C; Joc Pederson CF y Yu Darvish P
Los Cubs mueven su alineación por segundo juego consecutivo en la Serie de Campeonato. Sale Javier Báez de la alineación , después de que no ha bateado hit en 19 turnos en la actual postemporada y entran Ben Zobrist y Kyle Schwarber, como primero y segundo en el orden, de manera respectiva.
No surprise that Joe Maddon is making some changes in his lineup, with Ben Zobrist playing second base for Javier Baez, who is 0-for-19 in the postseason, and inserting Kyle Schwarber into the second spot in the order. While the bats have struggled, keep in mind that in their seven playoff games, six of them have been started by opposing pitchers who ranked in the top six in the NL in WAR.
With a weekday start and the Cubs in an 0-2 NLCS hole, it's a pretty subdued scene in Wrigleyville hours before Game 3.
My cab driver Adam Luciani was born in Italy, but has lived close to Wrigleyville for 20 years and he's become a big baseball fan. He's predicting the Cubs will come back in the series. "Just look at last year, Even when they were losing, they thought they could win," the retired mechanical engineer said. "That's why you need young players. To have that energy." Forget all the numbers and analysis. You have to trust your cabbie. This series isn't over.
Joe Maddon has changed up his batting order as he'll have Ben Zobrist lead off and play second while Kyle Schwarber will bat second. The rest of the order includes Bryant, Rizzo, Contreras, Jay, Russell, Heyward and Hendricks.
Ya comienza la actividad afuera del Wrigley Field rumbo al Juego 4 de la Serie de Campeonato de la Liga Nacional que dominan los Dodgers 2-0 sobre los Cubs.
One thing to watch during tonight's NLCS Game 3 at Wrigley: the flags on the outfield foul poles. The wind is blowing straight out now, and that could be what the Cubs' need to ignite their struggling offense.
Red Sox left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez had right knee patellofemoral ligament reconstruction that will keep him from pitching for 6 months, the team has announced.
High praise from Astros ace Dallas Keuchel: "The Red Sox are the most knowledgeable group of hitters that I've ever pitched against. That's a compliment to their coaching staff, to their front office, to getting them ready, to the players to having a game plan."
Si los Cubs pretenden derrotar hoy a los Dodgers en el Juego 3 de la Serie de Campeonato de la Liga Nacional, tienen que batear. En los actuales playoffs, los Cubs promedian .162, .251 de porcentaje de llegar a base y .262 de slugging. Ningún jugador de Chicago ha conectado imparable contra el bullpen de los Dodgers, 0/24. Hoy se juega el tercero de la Serie en Wrigley Field.
VÃa Astros: Alineación para el cuarto partido de la Serie de Campeonato de la Liga Americana contra los Yankees de Nueva York. Los Astros han sido limitados a 2 carreras anotadas o menos en los tres partidos previos de la serie. La mejor ofensiva del béisbol fue limitada de esa forma en una sola ocasión durante la campaña regular, del 10 al 13 de septiembre.
VÃa Yankees: La alineación de los Yankees tendrá hoy al dominicano Gary Sánchez como bateador designado y a Andrew Romine como receptor de Sonny Gray. La posición de bateador designado ha tenido pésimos resultados para el dirigente Joe Girardi esta postemporada, habiéndose ido de 28-0 antes de un sencillo de Chase Headley anoche en el tercer partido de la Serie de Campeonato, una victoria 8-1 para los Yankees.
Hanley Ramirez is having surgery on his left shoulder, the Red Sox slugger announced Tuesday via Twitter. His shoulder bothered him all season, limiting him to primarily a DH role and contributing to a subpar .242/.320/.429 offensive performance with 23 homers and 62 RBI. "Coming back stronger in ‘18, love you all #RedSoxNation," Ramirez wrote. (Ctsy: @HanleyRamirez/Twitter)
Carlos Beltran and Brian McCann return to the Houston Astros' lineup for Game 4 against Yankees right-hander Sonny Gray after sitting out Monday night. The Astros are the highest-scoring team in baseball since the 2009 Yankees, but have scored only five runs through three games of the American League Championship Series.
Yankees manager Joe Girardi is starting Austin Romine behind the plate because ALCS Game 4 started Sonny Gray has worked better with Romine than Gary Sanchez. Sanchez will DH.
Hanley RamÃrez reveló en redes sociales que se sometió a cirugÃa de hombro. El primera base y bateador designado de los Medias Rojas puso una foto en su cuenta de Twitter en la cual dijo (traducido al español): "Hola, mi gente. Me sometà a cirugÃa en el hombro izquierdo hoy, manténganme en sus oraciones. Regresaré más fuerte en 2018". RamÃrez ha sufrido de problemas de hombro desde la campaña pasada, pero habÃa descartado la necesidad de someterse a cirugÃa.
Expect a heavy left handed lineup for the Cubs in Game 3 tonight against Yu Darvish. Ben Zobrist will be at second base in place of Javier Baez who is 0 for 19 this postseason. Joe Maddon will also employ an all lefty outfield as well with Kyle Schwarber, Jon Jay and Jason Heyward your likely starters.
Expect a heavy left handed lineup for the Cubs in Game 3 tonight against Yu Darvish. Ben Zobrist will be at second base in place of Javier Baez who is 0 for 19 this postseason. Joe Maddon will also employ an all lefty outfield as well with Kyle Schwarber, Jon Jay and Jason Heyward your likely starters.
Dustin Pedroia will decide within the next few days on a course of treatment for his left knee, according to a source familiar with his thinking. The Red Sox second baseman has seen specialists in New York and Boston. Surgery remains a possibility. "If you were to get it fixed, the recovery is a long time," Pedroia said last week. "So, I have a lot of things to weigh with the doctors and figure it out."
The NCAA, NFL, NBA, NHL and Major League Baseball on Monday filed a 71-page brief opposing New Jersey's attempt to legalize sports betting. The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the case Dec. 4.
What was all that yelling from CC Sabathia to Josh Reddick after the sixth inning? "That was just me being me, man," Sabathia said, laughing.
CC Sabathia appeared to bark some not quite family-friendly phrases at Astros right fielder Josh Reddick after getting him to ground out to end the sixth inning. When asked about it after the game, the Yankees lefty said, laughing: "That was just me being me, man."
Yankees third baseman Todd Frazier invoked two animal comparisons in his description of what it's like to face CC Sabathia. "He's a bulldog," Frazier said. "It's one of those things. Look at the size of him. He looks like a bear out there just on the mound, just ready to pounce on somebody. He has that going for him. And he hits his spots."
