Today could have been a day without baseball. The Tampa Bay Rays were on the verge of a sweep of the Astros, and the Atlanta Braves are 3-1 against the Dodgers, who had a massive blowout win in Game 3 but might have considered saving some of those runs.
For those who don’t want to wait until next week for the World Series to start and want as much postseason baseball as possible, it’s a gift. Extra games mean more baseball before the end of the year. But for teams who are desperate for some rest after a series with no off days, they’d certainly rather have the time off before the next series.