After the Red Sox lost the AL Wild Card on the last day of the season thanks to Robert Andino's walk-off single for the Orioles and a walk-off home run for Evan Longoria of the Rays, the ALDS and NLDS began. The Rays took Game 1 behind surprising rookie choice Matt Moore, but Derek Holland came back to beat them 8-6 over ace James Shields in Game 2. Meanwhile, in New York, Justin Verlander lost to the Yankees 9-3 thanks to Robinson Cano's grand slam and 6 RBI in the hectic win. C.C. Sabathia, who couldn't seem to pitch well against the Sox, was the winner. See, if the Red Sox could get to the ALCS against the Yanks, they would clobber Sabathia, I bet.
In Philadelphia, fans were settling in to watch Kyle Lohse and Roy Halladay face off in the NLDS. Strangely, Halladay pitched very badly in the first inning, giving up 3 runs. However, he soon settled in and just pitched, watching Ryan Howard belt a three-run bomb in support and the rest of his offense pile up a total of 11 runs. The score was 11-3 going into the ninth, but the Cardinals fought back. They scored three runs before finally succumbing 11-6. Finally, in Milwaukee, Ryan Braun made a beautiful throw home to save a run early, and he added three hits while Prince Fielder smashed a two-run shot and Yovani Gallardo struck out nine men in a 4-1 win. I find it interesting that all of these clubs are known for good pitching, yet all but the Milwaukee-Arizona game turned out to be slugfests.
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