by Big Al Staff
Tuesday, Oct 01, 2024The Tuesday sports card features MLB action. Major League Baseball has four games with the debut of the Wildcard playoffs. All four of these series are best-of-three contests.
The Houston Astros host the Detroit Tigers on ABC at 2:32 p.m. ET. The Astros have won three of their last four games after their 4-3 victory at Cleveland on Sunday. Houston is the third seed in the American League playoff bracket after winning the National League West with an 88-73 record. They tap Framber Valdez as their starting pitcher for Game 1. The left-hander has a 15-7 record with a 2.91 ERA and a 1.11 WHIP. The Tigers had won six games in a row before losing their final two games in the regular season after a 9-5 loss at home against the Chicago White Sox on Sunday. They claimed the sixth seed in the American League playoffs with an 86-78 record. Tarik Skubal takes the ball for them in the opener of this series. The left-hander has an 18-4 record along with a 2.39 ERA and a 0.92 WHIP. The winner of this series plays at Cleveland against the Guardians in Game 1 of the ALDS on Saturday. Houston is a -155 money-line favorite with the total set at 6.5.
The Baltimore Orioles play at home against the Kansas City Royals on ESPN2 at 4:08 p.m. ET. The Orioles won for the fifth time in their last six games after a 6-2 victory at Minnesota on Sunday. The Orioles earned the fourth seed in the American League playoffs with a 91-17 record which put them in second place in the American League East. They turn to Corbin Burnes for Game 1 of this series. The right-hander has as a 15-9 record with a 2.92 ERA and a 1.10 WHIP. The Royals have won four of their last six games after a 4-2 win at Atlanta on Sunday. They finished in a tie for second place with the Tigers in the American League Central with an 86-76 record. They claimed the fifth seed in the American League playoff brackets by winning the tiebreakers versus Detroit. They counter with Cole Ragans as their starting pitcher. The left-hander has an 11-9 record with a 3.14 ERA and a 1.14 WHIP this season. The winner of this series travels to New York to play the Yankees in the first game of the ALDS on Saturday. Baltimore is a -162 money-line favorite with an over/under of 7.
The Milwaukee Brewers are at home against the New York Mets on ESPN at 5:32 p.m. ET. The Brewers had won three games in a row before their 5-0 loss to the Mets on Sunday. They won the National League Central with a 93-69 record to claim the third seed in the NL playoffs. They send out Freddy Peralta as their starting pitcher in Game 1 of this series. The right-hander has an 11-9 record with a 3.68 ERA and a 1.21 WHIP. The Mets clinched their spot in the National League playoffs with their 8-7 victory on the road in Atlanta against the Braves in the opening game of their doubleheader yesterday. They have two of their last three games after losing the nightcap yesterday by a 3-0 score. New York finished in a tie for second place with the Braves with an 89-73 record but took the sixth seed in the NL playoff bracket by losing the tie-breaker with them. They turn to Luis Severino as their starting pitcher for Game 1. The right-hander has an 11-7 record with a 3.91 ERA and a 1.24 WHIP. The winner of this series travels to Philadelphia to play the Phillies in the first game of the NLDS on Saturday. Milwaukee is a -135 money-line favorite with a total of 7.5.
The San Diego Padres host the Atlanta Braves on EESPN at 8:38 p.m. ET. The Padres have lost three of their last four games after an 11-2 loss at Arizona on Sunday. They took the fourth seed in the National League playoffs after finishing in second place in the NL West with a 93-69 record. They send out Michael King as their starting pitcher for Game 1. The right-hander has a 13-9 record along with a 2.95 ERA and a 1.19 WHIP this season. The Braves clinched their spot in the playoffs and the fifth seed with their shutout victory against the Mets in the second game of their doubleheader last night. They counter with A.J. Smith-Shawver who has only pitched 4 1/3 innings at the major league level this season. The right-hander has a 0-0 record with a 0.00 ERA and a 1.15 WHIP in those limited innings. The winner of this series plays at Los Angeles against the Dodgers in the opening game of the NLDS on Saturday. San Diego is a -192 money-line favorite with an over/under of 7.
The Houston Astros host the Detroit Tigers on ABC at 2:32 p.m. ET. The Astros have won three of their last four games after their 4-3 victory at Cleveland on Sunday. Houston is the third seed in the American League playoff bracket after winning the National League West with an 88-73 record. They tap Framber Valdez as their starting pitcher for Game 1. The left-hander has a 15-7 record with a 2.91 ERA and a 1.11 WHIP. The Tigers had won six games in a row before losing their final two games in the regular season after a 9-5 loss at home against the Chicago White Sox on Sunday. They claimed the sixth seed in the American League playoffs with an 86-78 record. Tarik Skubal takes the ball for them in the opener of this series. The left-hander has an 18-4 record along with a 2.39 ERA and a 0.92 WHIP. The winner of this series plays at Cleveland against the Guardians in Game 1 of the ALDS on Saturday. Houston is a -155 money-line favorite with the total set at 6.5.
The Baltimore Orioles play at home against the Kansas City Royals on ESPN2 at 4:08 p.m. ET. The Orioles won for the fifth time in their last six games after a 6-2 victory at Minnesota on Sunday. The Orioles earned the fourth seed in the American League playoffs with a 91-17 record which put them in second place in the American League East. They turn to Corbin Burnes for Game 1 of this series. The right-hander has as a 15-9 record with a 2.92 ERA and a 1.10 WHIP. The Royals have won four of their last six games after a 4-2 win at Atlanta on Sunday. They finished in a tie for second place with the Tigers in the American League Central with an 86-76 record. They claimed the fifth seed in the American League playoff brackets by winning the tiebreakers versus Detroit. They counter with Cole Ragans as their starting pitcher. The left-hander has an 11-9 record with a 3.14 ERA and a 1.14 WHIP this season. The winner of this series travels to New York to play the Yankees in the first game of the ALDS on Saturday. Baltimore is a -162 money-line favorite with an over/under of 7.
The Milwaukee Brewers are at home against the New York Mets on ESPN at 5:32 p.m. ET. The Brewers had won three games in a row before their 5-0 loss to the Mets on Sunday. They won the National League Central with a 93-69 record to claim the third seed in the NL playoffs. They send out Freddy Peralta as their starting pitcher in Game 1 of this series. The right-hander has an 11-9 record with a 3.68 ERA and a 1.21 WHIP. The Mets clinched their spot in the National League playoffs with their 8-7 victory on the road in Atlanta against the Braves in the opening game of their doubleheader yesterday. They have two of their last three games after losing the nightcap yesterday by a 3-0 score. New York finished in a tie for second place with the Braves with an 89-73 record but took the sixth seed in the NL playoff bracket by losing the tie-breaker with them. They turn to Luis Severino as their starting pitcher for Game 1. The right-hander has an 11-7 record with a 3.91 ERA and a 1.24 WHIP. The winner of this series travels to Philadelphia to play the Phillies in the first game of the NLDS on Saturday. Milwaukee is a -135 money-line favorite with a total of 7.5.
The San Diego Padres host the Atlanta Braves on EESPN at 8:38 p.m. ET. The Padres have lost three of their last four games after an 11-2 loss at Arizona on Sunday. They took the fourth seed in the National League playoffs after finishing in second place in the NL West with a 93-69 record. They send out Michael King as their starting pitcher for Game 1. The right-hander has a 13-9 record along with a 2.95 ERA and a 1.19 WHIP this season. The Braves clinched their spot in the playoffs and the fifth seed with their shutout victory against the Mets in the second game of their doubleheader last night. They counter with A.J. Smith-Shawver who has only pitched 4 1/3 innings at the major league level this season. The right-hander has a 0-0 record with a 0.00 ERA and a 1.15 WHIP in those limited innings. The winner of this series plays at Los Angeles against the Dodgers in the opening game of the NLDS on Saturday. San Diego is a -192 money-line favorite with an over/under of 7.
