Forget about the Mets for a sec, because October baseball is already serving up some absolutely wild storylines, and Ray Kerr just dropped jaws. The dude technically outpitched Blake Snell, helping tie up the NLDS at a game apiece against those dastardly Dodgers, proving his legend keeps growing with every single outing.
NL East Shake-Up and Playoff Drama
While the Mets aren’t playing, other teams are making headlines. Ray Kerr’s performance was clutch, combined with Michael Harris II almost cycling, to snag a crucial win against the Dodgers. Over with the Nationals, James Wood had himself an excellent 2026 season overall. But for a second year running, a late-season power-outage kinda pulled his numbers down when everything was wrapped up. It just goes to show, sometimes the full picture is a lot different than the last few weeks.
October Surprises Across MLB
The playoff drama isn’t just in the NL East either. Talk about clutch: the Brewers are up 2-0 against the Padres in their NLDS, thanks to 22-year-old Jackson Chourio. Facing Mason Miller and his ridiculous 104 mph fastballs, Chourio added to his already impressive postseason resume by sending a single up the middle, driving in both the tying and winning runs. That’s big time stuff right there. And get this: Kyle Tucker is showing everyone that a monster postseason can literally erase any regular season, no matter how much of a disaster it felt like. On the flip side, Austin Wells is learning the hard way that even running like the wind can still land you with the “designated goat” title in October.
Tonight, we’re looking at another cracker of a playoff game. Cam Schlittler is starting for the Yankees, and he’s found a whole new level of nasty this October, totally leaning into his curveball. Facing off against him, the Rays are giving the ball to Old Friend Freddy Peralta to go toe-to-toe with the Yankees’ ace. You might miss the old Randy Johnson-style playoff aces, but what if I told you we’ve still got aces out there, and they’re shutting games down? The Rays, with their best-in-class outfield defense that just eats up would-be extra-base hits, definitely have an advantage, even if their funky stadium helps. It’s October, folks, and anything can happen.
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Originally reported by Amazin’ Avenue.
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