Can baseball’s playoffs possibly live up to the wild finish to the regular season? It’ll be difficult, but the sport received a much-needed injection of enthusiasm late Wednesday night with Tampa Bay and St. Louis completing miracle runs to the playoffs.
All of which makes for what appears to be wide- open divisional series. Philadelphia was the overwhelming NL favorite for six months but stopped hitting in September. Now, Milwaukee is gaining steam as a trendy NL pick.
New York was the AL favorite all season, but its starting pitching has become a huge concern, leading many to believe Detroit, behind ace Justin Verlander and a deep lineup, can upend the Bronx Bombers.
Today
3 p.m. Rays at Rangers, TBS
6:30 p.m. Tigers at Yankees, TBS
Saturday
Noon D-backs at Brewers, TBS
3 p.m. Cardinals at Phillies, TBS
5 p.m. Rays at Rangers, TNT
6:30 p.m. Tigers at Yankees, TBS
