Every now and then in a postseason, a team that dominated in the regular season proves itself unable to deal with a worthy opponent. Truly challenged, they fold. I didn't anticipate that from the Dodgers and I don't think they can't adjust, but in the middle innings of last night's game, I was starting to think maybe that's what we were looking at here -- that if the Astros struck first, the Dodgers would be done for.
It's not the logical prediction, of course; the logical prediction is that the Houston 'pen is vulnerable to pressure, and the Dodgers duly applied it. But it didn't look like that would happen, and that's why the play the games...at least two more of them, which is a happy thing, at least for me.
Less so for our lone Wood picker, who wasn't able to capitalize as much as you might assume.
Bellinger 4
Seager 1
Wood 1
Bregman 4
Springer 4
Morton 7
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Money looks different this morning:
151 Yuhan
137 Currie
135 Bauer
124 Shotwell 2
121 Cooley
115 Shotwell 1
114 Williams
104 Powell
high 90s Stempel and MArbour
mid to low 90s Reid, Winklepleck, and Ansell
high 80s Tormey and Drake 2
mid 80s Brady, Bingham, and Drake 1
vegetative state: Bunting
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Last game of the three-top tonight at 8 ET; Kershaw v. Keuchel looks to shake things up at the top again, if only a bit. I'll have complete standings after that game. Good luck, everyone!
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