Tyler Glasnow (1-0, 4.85) vs. Tyler Mahle (3-0, 0.92)
First off, congratulatons to Shohei Ohtani and Mamiko Tanaka for the birth of their daughter yesterday!
Now, if Kirby Yates hadn't coughed up a game-winning walk-off home run to Adolis Garcia yesterday, we would also be talking about this game making a three-game sweep of the Rangers. Alas, it's only a rubber match now. Let's still get the win.
In the dead of winter, there's not much baseball to talk about. So we turn our gaze upon ourselves. Longtime readers of SoSG—hi Mom!—may recognize the individual styles of my esteemed colleagues, but for those who don't, here's a SoSG primer:
STEVE SAX: Saxy is prolific and thoughtful, and a bit more fond of puns and puzzles than most.