The Tigers roared past the Yankees and spent the past five days working to stay fresh. The Giants needed seven games to oust the Cardinals and spent the past five days outscoring them 20-1. Which team will continue its winning streak in Game One of the World Series?
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Forget game 3, THIS is a must win game for the Tigers. That wasn't just a blowout loss, it was a breakdown on normally reliable factors that shakes a team to it's core. If they don't offset that with a win and now, the snowball will continue and the Giants will do to the Tigers what the TIgers did to the Yanks
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No Pecota odds?
We're having some technical difficulties with the sim. Hoping to take care of them ASAP and get the odds up before game time. Sorry about that.
Translation...PECOTA is saying Verlander has a 105% chance of winning, and they fear something is a little off (though it's really not).