Correa walks it off, Bryse Wilson delivers a gem, and the Dodgers unravel
Rates & Barrels: A show about Baseball
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4.7 • 873 Ratings
🗓️ 16 October 2020
⏱️ 39 minutes
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Summary
Eno, DVR and Britt discuss the implications of the Rays and Astros choosing to bullpen their way through Game 5, an unexpected gem from Bryse Wilson, another highly questionable in-game decision involving Clayton Kershaw, and their predictions for the remaining LCS games.
Rundown
1:57 Thoughts on the Rays' Decision to Bullpen Game 5
6:25 Which Relievers Will the Astros Turn to in Game 6?
8:02 How Good is Framber Valdez?
11:53 Final ALCS Predictions
16:20 More Randy Arozarena Facts (courtesy of @smada_bb)
20:11 What Is Driving the Decision-Making Around Pulling Kershaw?
22:10 How Did Bryse Wilson Turn In a Gem?
28:37 The Braves Face the Same Decision as the Rays in Game 5
31:28 Final NLCS Predictions
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to Rates and Barrels episode number 157, playoff episode number 15. |
| 0:20.8 | Yeah, we're getting up there. |
| 0:22.2 | It's Friday, October 16th on this episode. |
| 0:26.0 | We discuss the Astros, or my Astros, as they're now known on this show. |
| 0:31.1 | While they are incapable of winning the ALCS in six games, |
| 0:35.2 | they did extend the series another day. |
| 0:38.0 | Eno and Britt hear footsteps. |
| 0:39.5 | I know they're worried about their predictions. |
| 0:41.5 | We'll talk about how that happened. |
| 0:43.2 | We'll talk about both teams' decision to bullpen their way through game five and what |
| 0:46.9 | that means for the rest of the series. |
| 0:48.9 | We'll also talk about the Braves taking a 3-1 lead over the Dodgers. |
| 0:53.2 | It came with a gem from Bryce Wilson. |
| 0:56.2 | None of us saw that coming and an all-too-familiar pattern from an all-time great. |
| 1:03.0 | So, Eno, Britt, let's start with the Astros raise. |
| 1:06.9 | Plenty of drama. |
| 1:09.1 | The Astros opened it up with a leadoff homer from George Springer. |
| 1:13.3 | It ended with a Carlos Correa walkoff, |
| 1:16.4 | but there were a lot of swings throughout this game, |
| 1:19.8 | and everything kind of was coming up raise again, |
| 1:23.2 | because G. Man Choy hit a home run to tie the game in the 8, enabling the raise to go from |
| 1:30.1 | the JV relievers to the varsity closer in Nick Anderson, and it was Anderson who actually |
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