AL Wild Card Tampa Bay Rays v Oakland Athletics – Let The Pitching Commence
Tonight’s Wild card game should be a sellout.
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The starting pitchers for tonights win or go home AL Wild Card game between the Tampa Bay Rays v Oakland Athletics have been confirmed. Get your viewing seat ready as it’s going to be an epic clash, as both have thrown in their number one pitchers, for the obvious reason – you might as well leave it all on the mound.
The reason why Manaea gets the nod for Oakland is succinctly shown below – a September 1.21 ERA is awesome for someone coming back from injury. The worry for me (as an A’s fan) is his lack of experience only 39 career starts and four this season. The good news Mike Fiers is up second, hopefully, he won’t be called into action too early.
.@BABYSMGIRAFFE‘s return to the mound has helped carry the @Athletics down the stretch. pic.twitter.com/j8duDheyrR
— MLB Stats (@MLBStats) October 2, 2019
Tampa have opted for Charlie Morton most likely because of his recent record against the A’s:
RT MLB: RT MLBStats: Will Charlie Morton’s success vs. Oakland carry the #Rays to the ALDS? pic.twitter.com/xDJCj7U5J2
— sportsjp (@sportsjp) October 2, 2019
This has the hallmarks of a classic pitching duel and extra innings is a strong possibility. May the best team win (but preferably Oakland).
