Game 4 of the N.L.C.S. took 13 innings to complete and lasted more than five hours. And in the middle of it all was Manny Machado, the controversial Dodgers star.
Jhoulys Chacin went five and a third scoreless innings, upstaging the bullpen, and the light-hitting Orlando Arcia homered again in Game 3 of the N.L.C.S.
Dave Sarachan, handed the reins after a World Cup qualifying debacle, was expected to coach for one game. A year later, he is still running the team, but for how much longer?
Jackie Bradley Jr.’s glove usually outdoes his bat. But in Game 2 of the A.L.C.S he hit a big bases-loaded double and in Game 3, on Tuesday, he hit a grand slam.
He was not seen as a serious threat to the champion, but after lasting 12 rounds against Ali, he saw the fight, though he lost, as a capstone to his career.
The data-driven Astros covet Pressly’s talent for generating rotation on his fastball and curveball, a key for turning a relief corps that was a playoff liability last year into an asset.
A closer acquired after being suspended for a domestic-violence violation gave up a grand slam on Tuesday. But, a teammate said, “You want him in the game.”
