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Bat Flips and Infield Shifts @flipsandshifts.bsky.social · 14d

POSTSEASON PREDICTIONS
Here are Austin, Brendan, and Greg's wildcard round picks and postseason predictions through the World Series

Bat Flips and Infield Shifts @flipsandshifts.bsky.social · 30m

NLCS GAME TWO

Yoshinobu Yamamoto allows one run and three hits as he goes the distance to lead the Dodgers to a 5-1 win.

Snell and Yamamoto this series - 17.0 IP, 1 R, 1 BB, 17 K

Bat Flips and Infield Shifts @flipsandshifts.bsky.social · 6h

The Dodgers steal home-field advantage thanks to a fantastic 8 innings from Blake Snell, win Game 1 2-1

Bat Flips and Infield Shifts @flipsandshifts.bsky.social · 6h

The Mariners are two wins away from their fiest ever World Series thanks to a big 1st inning, stellar performances out of the bullpen

Bat Flips and Infield Shifts @flipsandshifts.bsky.social · 12h

I wouldn't call it a hangover, the Blue Jays are more than capable against quality arms (Carlos Rodon, Max Fried, Logan Gilbert early in Game 2). The Mariners are attacking with fastballs and excecuting quite well.

Bat Flips and Infield Shifts @flipsandshifts.bsky.social · 1d

There’s not really a different way to put it; the Seattle Mariners have played a perfect first two games of the ALCS thus far. Barring a surprise, they’ll head back to Seattle up 2-0

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Bat Flips and Infield Shifts @flipsandshifts.bsky.social · 1d

Two walks and a 1-2 homer from Julio Rodriguez puts Seattle up 3-0 in the 1st inning before Trey Yesavage is able to record and out.

With how the Blue Jays' offense looked yesterday and Logan Gilbert on the mound, it sure feels like Toronto is in a canyon early

Bat Flips and Infield Shifts @flipsandshifts.bsky.social · 1d

Seattle comes from behind to steal Game 1 3-1 behind a stellar performance from Bryce Miller, limiting the Blue Jays to just two hits and three walks.

Bryce Miller - 6.0 IP, 1 R, 3 BB, 3 K
Kevin Gausman - 5.2 IP, 2 R, 1 BB, 5 K

Bat Flips and Infield Shifts @flipsandshifts.bsky.social · 2d

And just like that, we’re off and running.

George Springer sends the first pitch he sees over the fence to give the Blue Jays an early 1-0 lead

Bat Flips and Infield Shifts @flipsandshifts.bsky.social · 3d

The Milwaukee Brewers will host the Los Angeles Dodgers Monday night to start the NLCS

Bat Flips and Infield Shifts @flipsandshifts.bsky.social · 3d

Brice Turang hits the Brewers’ 3rd solo home run of the night to take a 3-1 lead in the 7th inning

Bat Flips and Infield Shifts @flipsandshifts.bsky.social · 3d

Chad Patrick’s fastball has enamored me all season; he was a borderline under the radar selection but I never got to it

Bat Flips and Infield Shifts @flipsandshifts.bsky.social · 3d

That’s two errors now for the Cubs if you’re keeping track at home

Bat Flips and Infield Shifts @flipsandshifts.bsky.social · 4d

This game is taking years off my life

Bat Flips and Infield Shifts @flipsandshifts.bsky.social · 4d

TIE GAME

Leo Rivas’ pinch hit single drives in the tying run in the bottom of the 7th

Bat Flips and Infield Shifts @flipsandshifts.bsky.social · 4d

KERRY CARPENTER FOR THE LEAD

The lefty ambushes Gabe Speier to give Tarik Skubal a one-run lead in the 6th inning

Bat Flips and Infield Shifts @flipsandshifts.bsky.social · 4d

NLDS GAME 4s

A costly fielding error leads to a Dodgers walk-off win to advance to the NLCS

Chicago holds Milwaukee to just 3 hits as the Cubs even the series, set up for a Game 5 on Saturday

Bat Flips and Infield Shifts @flipsandshifts.bsky.social · 5d

Look good, play good?

The Phillies break out the powder blues, hit three home runs to rout the Dodgers in LA 8-2

Ranger Suarez (1-0) - 5.0 IP, 1 R, 1 BB, 4 K
Yoshinobu Yamamoto (1-1) - 4.0 IP, 3 R, 1 BB, 2 K

Bat Flips and Infield Shifts @flipsandshifts.bsky.social · 5d

The Cubs score four in the 1st off Quinn Preister, hold off Milwaukee late behind stellar Brad Keller's four-out save to secure their first win of the series.

Drew Pomeranz (1-0) - 1.0 IP, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
Quinn Preister (0-1) - 0.2 IP, 4 R, 2 BB, 1 K

Bat Flips and Infield Shifts @flipsandshifts.bsky.social · 5d

Detroit scores nine unanswered as the Tigers force a winner-take-all Game 5 in Seattle on Friday

Troy Melton (1-1) - 3.0 IP, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K
Gabe Speier (0-1) - 0.2 IP, 2 R, 1 BB, 0 K

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Bat Flips and Infield Shifts @flipsandshifts.bsky.social · 5d

WANT IT ALL

The Toronto Blue Jays win ALDS Game 4 5-2 and take the series over the Yankees, advancing to the ALCS for the first time since 2016

Bat Flips and Infield Shifts @flipsandshifts.bsky.social · 6d

Opener Aaron Nola feeding into Ranger Suarez is sick and twisted but I kind of love it

Bat Flips and Infield Shifts @flipsandshifts.bsky.social · 6d

ALDS GAME 3's

Seattle routs Detroit in Game 3, wins 8-4 to go up 2-1 in the series

Aaron Judge doinks a homer off the left field foul pole as the Yankees come from behind to fight off elimination and beat Toronto 9-6

Bat Flips and Infield Shifts @flipsandshifts.bsky.social · 7d

Milwaukee uses a strong bullpen performance, power from William Contreras and Andrew Vaughn to take Game 2 of the NLDS and head to Chicago with a 2-0 series lead

Jacob Misiorowski in relief - 3.0 IP, 0 R, 2 BB, 4 K
Shota Imanaga - 2.2 IP, 4 R, 0 BB, 3 K

Bat Flips and Infield Shifts @flipsandshifts.bsky.social · 8d

The Dodgers hang on and win Game 2 4-3 behind Blake Snell's stellar start to take a 2-0 series lead headed back to Los Angeles

Snell - 6.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 4 BB, 9 K

Bat Flips and Infield Shifts @flipsandshifts.bsky.social · 8d

ALDS RECAP
Toronto dominates the Yankees as they take a 2-0 series lead behind Trey Yesavage's stellar start and a 4/5 day from Daulton Varsho

Seattle evens the series thanks to two homers from Jorge Polanco off Tarik Skubal