Game Thread: 9/12/2017: Tito's Indians keep rolling, Dodgers lose 11th in a row, Ellsbury sets Interference mark

[Rock Strongo]

Ellsbury sets catcher's interference mark

 

[DirtDirtDirt]

In the last 17 games

The Indians have picked up 15.5 games in the standings on the Dodgers for best record in baseball

That's just sick

 

[DirtDirtDirt]

Kluber vs awful Tigers tonight

No end in sight

 

[fishinabarrel]

Crazy what is going on in LA. They were over 90 wins in what, mid August? Now it's looking they might not make it to 100

 

[DirtDirtDirt]

Sonny Gray vs Blake Snell

Sean Manea vs Eddie Rodriguez


Keep applying that pressure

 

[Rock Strongo]

In the last 17 games

The Indians have picked up 15.5 games in the standings on the Dodgers for best record in baseball

That's just sick

yeah its a nutty run theyre on.

 

[DirtDirtDirt]

Crazy what is going on in LA. They were over 90 wins in what, mid August? Now it's looking they might not make it to 100

It would be tough for the worst teams in baseball to pull off what they have

 

[packerzrule]

 

[fishinabarrel]

It would be tough for the worst teams in baseball to pull off what they have

Brings up an interesting question on sort of the opposite end of the spectrum of the Indians am their win streak. Longest slump by an overall MLB leader?

 

[Rock Strongo]

my fantasy football team rolled 116-54

 

[Rock Strongo]

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is that the guy from highway to heaven?

 

[bksballer89]

Posted this on the AL East thread last night. Thoughts?

With this yanks win, they'll be 3 out with 19 to go for both teams. Here is the remaining schedule for Boston and New York.
Boston- 3 VS OAK, 3 AT TAMPA, 3 AT BAL, 3 AT CINCY, 3 VS TOR, and 4 VS HOU
NYY- 2 "AT" TAMPA, 4 VS BAL, 3 VS MIN, 3 AT TOR, 1 vs KC, 3 VS TAMPA, and 3 VS BAL

Yanks schedule is a little more favorable especially with this Rays series moving to NYC. My guess is Boston hold on but what I will say is I think the division will still be up for grabs entering the final weekend of the year.

 

[Rock Strongo]

jamaal charles still has gas in the tank

10/40, long of 12

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

Kluber vs awful Tigers tonight

No end in sight

FiveThirtyEight.com provides their odds for each MLB game. Tonight, they give the Indians a 77% chance of winning, which is the highest number I've seen all year (their may have been higher, but I didn't see it.

Doesn't get much better tomorrow either - 71% chance of winning.

Then they've got four against the Royals:
Game 1 - 64%
Game 2 - 67%
Game 3 - 69%
Game 4 - 75%

Then a six-game west coast swing vs LAA & SEA, where their average odds are 58% and the lowest are the first two vs LAA at 54%

Then it's back up to the high-sixties and seventies for the last six against MIN & CHW.

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

Crazy what is going on in LA. They were over 90 wins in what, mid August? Now it's looking they might not make it to 100

Yeah, an 11-game losing streak with last night's loss coming in a slug fest against their hated rival (who also happen to be one of the worst teams in baseball).

Not a good look.

 

[soxfan1468927]

Posted this on the AL East thread last night. Thoughts?

With this yanks win, they'll be 3 out with 19 to go for both teams. Here is the remaining schedule for Boston and New York.
Boston- 3 VS OAK, 3 AT TAMPA, 3 AT BAL, 3 AT CINCY, 3 VS TOR, and 4 VS HOU
NYY- 2 "AT" TAMPA, 4 VS BAL, 3 VS MIN, 3 AT TOR, 1 vs KC, 3 VS TAMPA, and 3 VS BAL

Yanks schedule is a little more favorable especially with this Rays series moving to NYC. My guess is Boston hold on but what I will say is I think the division will still be up for grabs entering the final weekend of the year.

It's coming down to the last weekend, I agree. Really a shame they aren't playing each other at all these last few weeks.

 

[bksballer89]

It's coming down to the last weekend, I agree. Really a shame they aren't playing each other at all these last few weeks.

Yeah I wish they had the Cubs/Cards end of the season schedule where they play 7X over the last 2+ weeks

 

[soxfan1468927]

FiveThirtyEight.com provides their odds for each MLB game. Tonight, they give the Indians a 77% chance of winning, which is the highest number I've seen all year (their may have been higher, but I didn't see it.

Doesn't get much better tomorrow either - 71% chance of winning.

Then they've got four against the Royals:
Game 1 - 64%
Game 2 - 67%
Game 3 - 69%
Game 4 - 75%

Then a six-game west coast swing vs LAA & SEA, where their average odds are 58% and the lowest are the first two vs LAA at 54%

Then it's back up to the high-sixties and seventies for the last six against MIN & CHW.

By my math, the odds of coming out of those 6 games without a loss is about 12.1%

 

[DirtDirtDirt]

Posted this on the AL East thread last night. Thoughts?

With this yanks win, they'll be 3 out with 19 to go for both teams. Here is the remaining schedule for Boston and New York.
Boston- 3 VS OAK, 3 AT TAMPA, 3 AT BAL, 3 AT CINCY, 3 VS TOR, and 4 VS HOU
NYY- 2 "AT" TAMPA, 4 VS BAL, 3 VS MIN, 3 AT TOR, 1 vs KC, 3 VS TAMPA, and 3 VS BAL

Yanks schedule is a little more favorable especially with this Rays series moving to NYC. My guess is Boston hold on but what I will say is I think the division will still be up for grabs entering the final weekend of the year.

Gtfo with the Reds

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

Indians starting pitchers since 8/3/17:

39 GS ~ 6.33 IP/GS ~ 10.2 K/9 ~ 5.17 K/BB ~ 1.024 WHIP ~ 2.30 ERA

A rotation doing that. Fucking sick.

Also, since the ASB, their bullpen ERA ranks 1st in MLB and they've score more runs than any other team.

<quietly prays>
Please, dear, sweet baby Jesus, don't let them rip my heart out with an ALDS playoff exit. . .