League Championship Series Set To Begin
October baseball is starting to heat up as both League Championship Series are beginning this weekend. The ALCS starts Friday night as the defending World Series Champion New York Yankees travel to Texas to take on the Rangers. In this best of seven series, the first two games will take place in Arlington, Texas and then shift to the Bronx, New York. The NLCS starts Saturday night as the San Francisco Giants go into Philadelphia to take on the Phillies. The first two games are in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania before shifting to San Francisco, California.
In the ALCS, Game 1 will start Friday night with the Yankees CC Sabathia going up against the Rangers C.J. Wilson. Sabathia went 21-7 with a 3.18 ERA for the Yankees this year while Wilson went 15-8 with a 3.35 ERA for the Rangers.
Game 2 Saturday night, will feature a rising star in Phil Hughes pitching for the Yankees going up against the Rangers Colby Lewis. Hughes had an impressive season for the Yankees going 18-8 with a 4.19 ERA while Lewis went 12-13 with a 3.72 ERA for the Rangers.
Game 3 in the Bronx on Monday, will be one to watch as two of the games toughest lefties will compete. Texas has Cliff Lee going for them as the Yankees counter with veteran Andy Pettitte. Lee is the Rangers number one starter but, can not start until Game 3 because he just beat the Tampa Rays in Game 5 of the ALDS Tuesday night. With Tuesday night’s win Lee improved to 6-0 with a 1.44 ERA in the postseason. Pettitte is the all-time postseason leader in wins with 19 to go along with a 3.87 ERA.
This should be a fantastic series as the Yankees look to capture their 28th championship of all time while the Rangers are striving for their 1st ever championship.
In the NLCS, Game 1 will start Saturday night with the Giants Tim Lincecum going up against the Phillies Roy Halladay. This should be the pitching match-up of the year as Lincecum is coming off a complete game shutout with 14 strikeouts in the NLDS and Halladay coming off a no-hitter in the NLDS. Don’t miss this game!
In Game 2 Sunday night, the Giants will turn to Jonathan Sanchez with the Phillies countering with Cole Hamels. Sanchez is part of the Giants young pitching core on the rise and Hamels was the World Series MVP two seasons ago for the Phillies.
Game 3 on Tuesday will feature the Phillies Roy Oswalt competing against the Giants Matt Cain. Oswalt was a trade deadline pick up by the Phillies that has greatly benefited them. Since July 31st, the Phillies are 30-5 in games started by Halladay, Oswalt or Cole Hamels. This series is all about pitching as both teams have a top of the line staff. This is shaping up to be one of the best pitching match-ups we’ve seen in a long time.
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