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 Hello, and welcome to another edition of ‘Live-Blogging Shish on Baseball’. Tonight, it is the 2021 American League Wild Card Game, between New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox.
This storied rivalry has seen 163rd games, League Championship Series, Division Series, and now a wild card game. One game. Win or go home for both these franchises. The question is will there be a Bucky Dent, Aaron Boone, or David Ortiz? Tonight’s Starting Pitchers are a pair of right-handers. Yankees will start Gerrit Cole, while Red Sox will start Nathan Eovaldi. Cole comes in with a strikeout/walk ratio of 5.93, with a pitches/plate appearance of 4.09, and a 0.91 groundout/airout ratio. For Eovaldi, he comes in with a K/BB ratio of 5.57, 3.83 with a P/PA, and a 0.92 GO/AO ratio. It is New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox in the 2021 American League Wild Card Game, coming up shortly. Starting Lineups: New York Yankees:
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 Hello, and welcome to another edition of ‘Live-Blogging Shish on Baseball’. Tonight, it is an American League West Showdown, between Seattle Mariners and Oakland Athletics.
This is crucial final 3-game series between these two teams. Mariners swept last week’s series. So, both teams need to sweep this series and sweep their final series. And they are also hoping for the any two between Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, or Toronto Blue Jays to lose for a 2nd AL West Team will play in the AL Wild Card Game. As for the AL West, Mariners beat the A’s Tonight, Oakland is eliminated from AL West Crown. While an A’s win will shred Astros Magic Number to win AL West from Mariners to 1-game. Tonight’s Starting Pitchers are left-hander Cole Irvin for the A’s. And right-hander Chris Flexen will start for the Mariners. Irvin comes in with a strikeout/walk ratio of 3.08, a pitches/plate appearance of 3.48, and a 0.71 groundout/airout of 0.71. For Flexen, he comes in with K/BB of 3.11, 3.78 P/PA, and GO/AO of 0.93. It is Oakland Athletics and Seattle Mariners, coming up shortly. Starting Lineups: Oakland Athletics:
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 Hello, and welcome to another edition of ‘Live-Blogging Shish on Baseball’. Tonight, it is Toronto Blue Jays and Minnesota Twins.
Jays are in a dog fight with Red Sox, Yankees, A’s, and Mariners. They are currently 0.5 GB Yankees for the 2nd AL Wild Card Spot. New York and Boston are off tonight, but will face each other in a 3-game series starting Tomorrow Night. For the Twins, their season will be over on October 3rd. And all they can do now is play spoiler to the Blue Jays, in this 4-game weekend series. Tonight’s Starting Pitchers are left-hander Steven Matz for the Blue Jays and Michael Pineda for the Twins. Matz comes in with a strikeout/walk ratio of 3.33, a 3.95 pitches/plate appearance, and 1.28 groundout/airout. For Pineda, he comes in with a K/BB ratio of 4.05, a P/PA of 3.77, and a GO/AO of 0.91. It is Toronto Blue Jays and Minnesota Twins, coming up shortly. Starting Lineups: Toronto Blue Jays:
Minnesota Twins:
 Hello, and welcome to another edition of ‘Live-Blogging Shish on Baseball’. Tonight, it is an American League game, between Detroit Tigers and Tampa Bay Rays.
Tigers are hoping to have a better end to the 2021 Season. As they are looking forward for the 2022 Season. But will this be the last season Miguel Cabrera? That remains to be seen. For the Rays, their magic number to clinch an American League Postseason berth is 8. They are currently hold the best record in the American League. This is the first of a 4-game series for Detroit and Tampa Bay. Tonight’s Starting Pitchers are left-handed Tyler Alexander for Tigers. While Louis Head will start for the Rays. Starting Lineups: Detroit Tigers: 1. Robbie Grossman, RF 2. Jonathon Schoop, 1B 3. Miguel Cabrera, DH 4. Jeimer Candelario, 3B 5. Eric Haase, LF 6. Nico Goodrum, SS 7. Dustin Garneau, C 8. Willi Castro, 2B 9. Derek Hill, CF Tampa Bay Rays: 1. Yandy Diaz, 3B 2. Manuel Margot, RF 3. Nelson Cruz, DH 4. Randy Arozarena, LF 5. Brandon Lowe, 2B 6. Jordan Luplow, 1B 7. Joey Wendle,, SS 8. Mike Zunino, C 9. Kevin Kiermaier,, CF Hello, and welcome to another edition of ‘Live-Blogging 2020 Tokyo Paralympics. Tonight, it is the Gold Medal Game in Men’s Wheelchair Basketball, between Team USA and Japan.
For Team USA, a win and they will repeat as Paralympic Champions. For Japan, it would be a sweet ending as host nation of these Olympic and Paralympic Games. It is Team USA and Japan in Gold Medal Game in Men’s Wheelchair Basketball, coming up shortly. Match Location: Lynn Family Stadium, Louisville, KY
Hello, and welcome to another edition of ‘Live-Blogging Shish on Women’s Soccer’. Tonight, a National Women’s Soccer League Match ‘doubles’ as a semifinal match for the inaugural ‘The Women’s Cup’. And that match is between Racing Louisville FC (4-6-3, 15 points) and Chicago Red Stars (6-7-2, 20 points). ‘The Women’s Cup’ is a 4-team tournament that this year consists of 2 NWSL Clubs and 2 International Clubs. The International Clubs playing in this tournament is Paris-Saint Germain Féminine of Division 1 Féminine and Frauen-Bundesliga’s FC Bayern Munich. The two international clubs will play against each other, while the NWSL Clubs will play a regular season match tonight. The winners of those matches will play in the Championship Match. If any of these matches are tied at end of regulation. They will go to penalty kicks. No word on whether Racing Louisville or Chicago Red Stars will get a point in the NWSL Standings, if their match is tied at the end of regulation. Now, to the NWSL side of this match, between Racing and the Red Stars. The Host Club (Racing Louisville FC) is in 9th Place in the NWSL Standings and needs a win to stay in contention for the 6-team playoffs. For the Red Stars, they are in 5th Place and are fighting with Washington Spirit, OL Reign, Houston Dash, and tonight’s opponent Racing Louisville FC. It is Racing Louisville FC and Chicago Red Stars in a match that doubles as an NWSL Regular Season and The Women’s Cup Semifinal Match. The Match will begin shortly. Match Location: SeatGeek Stadium, Bridgeview, IL
Hello, and welcome to another edition of ‘Live-Blogging Shish on Women’s Soccer’. This Evening, it is a National Women’s Soccer League Match, between Chicago Red Stars (6-5-2, 20 points) and Orlando Pride (4-4-5, 17 points). Red Stars and Pride are in the middle of a Playoff Chase. Both clubs have players coming back from Olympic Break. But both clubs also have star players holding the fort. For the Red Stars it is Mallory Pugh. For the Pride, it is Sydney Leroux and Ashlynn Harris. Red Stars win and they will move to 2nd in the NWSL Standings. While a Pride win, and they move into a 3-way tie for third with Chicago and NJY Gotham FC. It is Chicago Red Stars taking on Orlando Pride, coming up shortly.  Hello, and welcome to another edition of ‘Live-Blogging Shish on Baseball’. Tonight, it is an American League game, between Boston Red Sox and Detroit Tigers.
Red Sox are looking to stay in the Postseason Race. They are the first AL Wild Card by 3 games. They are also looking at winning the AL East, as they are 1 game behind the Rays. But they have the Yankees hot on their tail, despite beating them 10 out of 13 games. For the Tigers, their Postseason hopes are dim. Their best way of getting in is through the wild card. They are 8.5 games behind Oakland A’s. However, they are 12-6 since the All-Star Break. And they are also on milestone watch for Miguel Cabrera. Cabrera hit his 498th home run, last night. He is 2 homers away from reaching the 500-home-run milestone. He is at 2944 hits, so he is at 56 hits away from 3000. Tonight’s Starting Pitchers are left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez for the Red Sox and right-hander Casey Mize for the Tigers. Rodriguez comes in with a strikeout/walk ratio of 4.32 and a pitches/plate appearance of 4.01. As for Casey Mize, he comes in with a K/BB ratio of 2.90 and a pitches/plate appearance of 3.82. It is Boston Red Sox taking on Detroit Tigers, coming up shortly. Starting Lineups: Boston Red Sox: 1. Kiké Hernández, 2B 2. Jarren Duran, CF 3. Xavier Bogaerts, SS 4. Rafael Devers, 3B 5. J.D. Martinez, DH 6. Alex Verdugo, CF 7. Hunter Renfroe, RF 8. Franchy Cordero, 1B 9. Christian Vazquez, C Detroit Tigers: 1. Akil Baddoo, LF 2. Jonathon Schoop, 2B 3. Robbie Grossman, RF 4. Miguel Cabrera, 1B 5. Eric Haase, DH 6. Jeimer Candelario, 3B 7. Grayson Greiner, C 8. Zack Short, SS 9. Derek Hill, RF  Hello, and welcome to another edition of ‘Live-Blogging Shish on Baseball’. Tonight, it is a National
League East Showdown, as Atlanta Braves take on New York Mets. This Blog Post will feature Game 2 of a doubleheader. Mets This 4-game series could be an elimination series one of these two teams’ postseason chances. It is more of must win series for the Braves, as they are without Ronald Acuña, Jr. Braves are hoping their trade with the Cubs for Joc Pederson will be a stop gap for the 2021 season. For the Mets, they are 4 games ahead of Phillies and 5 in front of Braves for the NL East. They would like to put the NL East away. But they are going to need more hitting other than Francisco Lindor and Pete Alonso. Game 2’s Starting Pitchers are right-hander Bryce Wilson for the Braves. It is Atlanta Braves taking on Philadelphia Phillies, coming up shortly. Starting Lineups: Atlanta Braves:
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