ABOUT THIS EPISODE
Tampa Bay (98-64, .605, 1st AL East, 1st AL, 3rd MLB) knows when, but not who it will play in Game One of the American League Championship Series.
The Rays host at Tropicana Field on Monday, October 12th at 8 PM EDT and all ALCS games will be aired via TBS and the HBO Max streaming app.
Cleveland or Chicago must play a deciding Game Five on Saturday night after the Guardians evened up their ALDS with a win last night over the White Sox, 9-5.
The Dodgers beat the Braves 4-1 and the Brewers beat the Padres 3-1 on Wednesday to wrap up both NLDS after game fours and set the NLCS Game One for Sunday night at 8 PM EDT in Milwaukee, WI.
Major League Baseball announced a proposal to the players association on Thursday that details a shortened season (154 games) and an expanded division series round (from best-of-five to best-of-seven).
Today is the 33rd time this season the Rays will be off since the season opener and the third time it has been on a Friday. Tampa Bay has had one Sunday off (earlier this week), eight Mondays off, three Tuesdays, two Wednesdays (July 15th which was the day following the All-Star Game, and October 1st), and sixteen days off on Thursdays.
Last year, between games one and 162, the Rays had 23 days off, which included the ones that come as part of the All-Star Game break. This season, there were 24 scheduled days off, which did not include rain delays or postponements or days off between the regular season and postseason or between postseason games.
