聽聽聽聽聽聽En las series pautadas para 3 o 5 juegos, es de vital importancia triunfar en el primer partido. Esto establece presi贸n al contrario y facilidad para las decisiones de los equipos ganadores de cara al resto de la refriega. Bien, ayer resultaron en "sorpresas" dos de los 4 juegos programados. Veamos. En lo que ha sido un calco de la temporada regular, los Medias Blancas de Chicago sorprendieron con un juego de bullpen para blanquear a la bater铆a ofensiva de los Guardianes de Cleveland. No solo eso, sumaron 9 episodios m谩s a su cadena de 27 innings sin estar abajo en el marcador, en lo que va de playoff. Algo as铆 nadie lo vio venir. Por ello los equipos j贸venes entusiasman, y desde ya los patip谩lidos recuerdan a los Marlins del 2003, donde unos inexpertos muchachos le pasaron por encima a los Yankees. Y 驴quien fue el h茅roe de la partida? Munetaka Murakami, la apuesta japonesa de la temporada baja a la que le dieron 35 millones por dos a帽os. Carg贸 con el equipo en la primera mitad y bate贸 los jonrones por los que le pagaron, adem谩s, ayer la sac贸 con uno a bordo, para definir un marcador de 3 carreras a 0. De pronto, los Guardianes ya no se ven tan favoritos.
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聽聽聽聽聽In a best-of-3 or best-of-5 short series, taking Game 1 is huge because it puts the opponent in a major crunch and allows the winning club to completely dictate terms for the rest of the matchup. Well, yesterday brought a couple of big-time upsets across the four-game slate, so let鈥檚 dive in. In what looked like a total carbon copy of their regular-season script, the Chicago White Sox rode a textbook bullpen game to completely shut down and blank the Cleveland Guardians' bats. Not only did they secure the win, but they also racked up nine more frames to extend their postseason streak to 27 consecutive innings without trailing in a ballgame, a modern-day playoff miracle that absolutely nobody had on their bingo card. That鈥檚 exactly why these young, hungry squads get everyone so hyped; right now, the South Siders are giving off major vibes of those 2003 Florida Marlins, back when a bunch of inexperienced kids absolutely steamrolled the mighty Yankees. And who stepped up as the ultimate hero of the game? None other than Munetaka Murakami, their high-stakes offseason Japanese signing who inked a two-year, $35 million deal. After practically carrying the lineup on his back during the first half of the year and delivering the exact kind of light-tower power they paid for, he absolutely crushed a two-run bomb yesterday to lock down a clean 3-0 shutout, and just like that, the Guardians don't look like such a lock anymore.
聽聽聽聽聽Y en el American Family Field, los venezolanos tuvieron la voz cantante. A estas alturas de su incipiente carreras, todo el mundo ve a Jacob Misiorowski como garant铆a de ceros en la pizarra. Pero en un comienzo raramente tambaleante, concedi贸 dos carreras a unos encendidos Padres de San Diego y puso sin querer en jaque a los Cerveceros. 驴La raz贸n? La fama del bullpen californiano, el cual nadie quiere llegar a ver. De all铆 la importancia de lo hecho por el jardinero venezolano Jackson Chourio, quien ante la ventaja temprana de los cl茅rigos, reaccion贸 ayudando al equipo con un jonr贸n de dos carreras para empatar las acciones cerrando el tercer episodio. De all铆 en adelante fue un toma y dame de ceros, hasta que le toc贸 el turno al h茅roe del partido en el cierre del s茅ptimo tramo. 驴Quien? Lo adivinaron, el careta venezolano William Contreras, quien esper贸 una sinker a 100 MPH y la vol贸 por la banda contraria para cimentar el marcador final por 3-2 de lupulosos sobre San Diego. Y en 茅sta oportunidad, nadie lo castig贸 por correr las bases lentamente. Adi贸s a la leyenda del bullpen intraficable.
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聽聽聽聽聽聽Over at American Family Field, the Venezuelan contingent absolutely stole the show. At this early stage of his young career, everyone usually pencil in Jacob Misiorowski for automatic donuts on the scoreboard, but in a rare shaky outing, he coughed up two early runs to a red-hot San Diego Padres lineup and put the Brewers in a massive bind right out of the gate. The reason for the panic? Nobody wants to chase a game against that shutdown California bullpen. That鈥檚 why Venezuelan outfielder Jackson Chourio鈥檚 response was so critical; with the Friars holding an early lead, he sparked the offense by launching a clutch two-run jack to knot things up in the bottom of the third. From that point on, it was a classic heavyweight battle of goose eggs until the ultimate hero stepped up to the dish in the bottom of the seventh. Who else? You guessed it, Venezuelan backstop William Contreras, who sat on a 100 MPH sinker and absolutely blasted it opposite-field to seal the final 3-2 victory for the Brew Crew over San Diego, and this time around, nobody gave him any flack for his slow trot around the bags as the legendary mystique of that unhittable bullpen completely evaporated.
William Contreras (Izq.) y Jackson Chourio (Der.)
聽聽聽聽聽La segunda sorpresa del d铆a, se dio en el Tropicana Field. A ver, no estamos diciendo que los Rays sean unos peleles. Ganaron su divisi贸n sin atenuantes. Pero se esperaba m谩s de unos Yankees que arrollaron a los patirojos en la serie previa. Tampoco fue que les pasaron por encima. Fue uno de esos juegos sabrosos que se resuelven por la m铆nima. 驴Las claves? La herm茅tica jornada del abridor floridiano Drew Rasmussen, quien ponch贸 a 10 en ocho cap铆tulos; el jonr贸n del mexicano Jonathan Aranda, el cual signific贸 la 煤nica rayita del juego y dos jugadas defensivas excelentes de Tampa para enfriar a par de hombres en la goma. As铆 las cosas, aquel equipo envalentonado por 18 carreras anotadas en dos juegos, fue reducido a la nada en una blanqueada de 1-0, dentro del reconstruido Tropicana. 驴Algo de que preocuparse? Ya no parece tan descabellado la falta de Judge en la alineaci贸n yankee. Un hombre de sus caracter铆sticas podr铆a haber cambiado las cosas. Bien por los Rays y cuidadito, bombarderos.
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聽聽聽聽聽The second shocker of the day went down at Tropicana Field. Look, we鈥檙e not trying to say the Rays are some kind of pushovers; they took down their division title fair and square. But you definitely expected a whole lot more from a Yankees squad that completely ran roughshod over the Red Sox in the previous series. It鈥檚 not like they got absolutely steamrolled, though; it was one of those beautiful, nail-biting pitching duels decided by the slimmest of margins. The keys to the game? A completely lights-out performance by Florida's own Drew Rasmussen, who punched out 10 batters over eight spectacular innings, a solo shot by Mexico's Jonathan Aranda that accounted for the only run of the contest, and two absolute gems on defense by Tampa Bay to completely nail a pair of runners at the dish. Just like that, an offense that was flying high after hanging 18 runs over two games was completely neutralized and held to a big fat goose egg in a 1-0 shutout inside the rebuilt Trop. Is it time to panic in the Bronx? Well, missing Aaron Judge from the heart of that Yankee lineup doesn鈥檛 seem like a minor excuse anymore, as a big-time bat like his could have easily flipped the script. Hats off to the Rays, and you better watch your back, Bronx Bombers.
聽聽聽聽聽Y en Dodger Stadium, una reacci贸n tard铆a de Atlanta, casi se convierte en sorpresa. Pero no, los "casi" jam谩s ganan partidos. Y es que el venido antes de la fecha l铆mite de cambios a Los 脕ngeles desde Detroit, Tarik Sakubal, maniat贸 a la ofensiva del "Tomahawk" en una demostraci贸n del porqu茅 es el Cy Young reinante. Durante 6 interminables entradas, donde apenas acept贸 dos imparables, los Bravos sufrieron de su repertorio. Y Ozzie Albies acerc贸 con jonr贸n de dos carreras en el noveno, lo que pudo ser la mayor sorpresa de la jornada. Pero estos Dodgers no est谩n en 茅sta instancia por ser unos suertudos. Lo est谩n porque saben jugar pelota. Teo Hern谩ndez, Kyle Tucker y Max Muncy se encargaron de jonronear para la causa esquivadora y apoyar la joya de su abridor. Los chicos de Georgia necesitan carburar m谩s, si no desean ser barridos. Cosa ahora m谩s que posible, porque ahora les toca ver al resto de una rotaci贸n incre铆blemente fuerte. Ser谩 un valle de l谩grimas si este marcador de 5-3, Dodgers sobre Atlanta, es solo el comienzo de la despedida para los campeones del este de la Nacional. Ojal谩 ganen aunque sea uno.
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聽聽聽聽聽And over at Dodger Stadium, a late-inning rally by Atlanta almost turned into a shocking upset, but close only counts in horseshoes and handgrenades. The reality is that Tarik Skubal, who came over to Los Angeles from Detroit at the trade deadline, completely handcuffed the Tomahawk offense in a stellar showcase of why he is the reigning Cy Young winner, leaving the Braves absolutely suffocated by his filthy repertoire over six dominant innings where he surrendered just two hits. Ozzie Albies did make things interesting with a clutch two-run blast in the ninth to flirt with what would have been the biggest shocker of the slate, but this Dodgers squad isn鈥檛 deep in October just by catching lucky breaks; they are here because they know how to win ballgames. Teoscar Hern谩ndez, Kyle Tucker, and Max Muncy all launched longballs for the Blue Crew to back up their starter's gem on the bump, meaning the boys from Georgia urgently need their bats to wake up if they want to avoid getting swept out of the postseason. That sweep looks like a very real possibility now, as they still have to face the rest of an incredibly deep and dangerous Los Angeles rotation, and it is going to be a total sob story for the NL East champions if this 5-3 Dodgers victory is just the opening act of their early exit, so here's hoping they can at least salvage one.
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