{"id":2677,"date":"2019-10-02T18:49:54","date_gmt":"2019-10-02T18:49:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/mlb\/?p=2677"},"modified":"2020-12-03T14:36:53","modified_gmt":"2020-12-03T14:36:53","slug":"tampa-oakland-al-wild-card-charlie-morton-v-sean-manaea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/mlb\/tampa-oakland-al-wild-card-charlie-morton-v-sean-manaea\/","title":{"rendered":"Tampa Bay @ Oakland Athletics AL Wild Card Charlie Morton v Sean Manaea"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>AL Wild Card Tampa Bay Rays v Oakland Athletics &#8211; Let The Pitching Commence<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_2680\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2680\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2680\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2019\/10\/Oakland-300x151.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"151\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2019\/10\/Oakland-300x151.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2019\/10\/Oakland-768x386.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2019\/10\/Oakland-1024x515.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2019\/10\/Oakland.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2019\/10\/Oakland-600x302.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2680\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tonight&#8217;s Wild card game should be a sellout.<br \/>Editorial credit: trekandshoot \/ Shutterstock.com<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The starting pitchers for tonights win or go home AL Wild Card game between the Tampa Bay Rays v Oakland Athletics\u00a0have been confirmed. Get your viewing seat ready as it&#8217;s going to be an epic clash, as both have thrown in their number one pitchers, for the obvious reason &#8211; you might as well leave it all on the mound.<\/p>\n<p>The reason why Manaea gets the nod for Oakland is succinctly shown below &#8211; a September 1.21 ERA is awesome for someone coming back from injury. The worry for me (as an A&#8217;s fan) is his lack of experience only <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/player\/sean-manaea-640455\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">39 career starts<\/a> and four this season. The good news Mike Fiers is up second, hopefully, he won&#8217;t be called into action too early.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BABYSMGIRAFFE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BABYSMGIRAFFE<\/a>&#8216;s return to the mound has helped carry the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Athletics?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Athletics<\/a> down the stretch. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/j8duDheyrR\">pic.twitter.com\/j8duDheyrR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 MLB Stats (@MLBStats) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MLBStats\/status\/1179440908464353282?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 2, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Tampa have opted for Charlie Morton most likely because of his recent record against the A&#8217;s:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">RT MLB: RT MLBStats: Will Charlie Morton&#8217;s success vs. Oakland carry the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Rays?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Rays<\/a> to the ALDS? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xDJCj7U5J2\">pic.twitter.com\/xDJCj7U5J2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 sportsjp (@sportsjp) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sportsjp\/status\/1179412110763266050?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 2, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>This has the hallmarks of a classic pitching duel and extra innings is a strong possibility. May the best team win (but preferably <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/mlb\/category\/american-league-west\/oakland-athletics\/\">Oakland<\/a>).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AL Wild Card Tampa Bay Rays v Oakland Athletics &#8211; Let The Pitching Commence The starting pitchers for tonights win or go home AL Wild Card game between the Tampa Bay Rays v Oakland Athletics\u00a0have been confirmed. 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