Three Pages: Guardians Force Game 5; NLCS Preview; MLB's Big Proposal
Baseball Tonight with Buster OlneyShow Notes
Jesse Rogers joins Buster Olney from Rate Park following the Cleveland Guardians’ Game 4 win over the Chicago White Sox, forcing Game 5 in the ALDS. The guys discuss the 15 combined pitchers used in Game 4, another huge night from José Ramírez, and the White Sox on the ropes after starting the series 2-0. Then, Alden Gonzalez stops by after watching Brewers-Padres in San Diego. They talk about the Padres falling short again, the Los Angeles Dodgers facing the Milwaukee Brewers in the NLCS, what’s next for the New York Yankees, and the radical changes proposed by MLB as labor discussions continue with the players. Later, Sarah Langs plays The Numbers Game. Finally, Buster answers your questions during Bleacher Tweets.
0:00 Welcome
0:29 Guardians beat White Sox, force ALDS Game 5
4:07 Jesse Rogers joins
4:37 Guardians come back 0-2
5:20 15 combined pitchers used
7:02 18th and final game between these teams
9:00 White Sox will need pitching answers
10:00 José Ramírez with another huge night
11:01 White Sox now on the ropes
12:03 Winner advances to play Rays in ALCS
13:08 Alden Gonzalez joins
13:26 Brewers beat Padres in tight NLDS
15:10 Padres fall short again
20:41 Dodgers-Brewers NLCS preview
26:27 Yankees swept by Rays, what’s next for New York?
31:09 MLB proposes 154-game regular season
36:19 Sarah Langs plays The Numbers Game
38:53 Bleacher Tweets
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