On Tuesday night, it was Tanner Houck making his Postseason debut. He pitched a 1-2-3 Top of the 7th inning with two strikeouts against the New York Yankees, helping the Boston Red Sox advance to the ALDS.
Last night, it was Max Scherzer’s turn in the National League Wild Card Game, unfortunately against the St. Louis Cardinals.
Mizzou is one of 10 Division 1 teams with with three or more players in the MLB Postseason. That’s pretty impressive. Of course, they’re all pitchers — and one is guaranteed to advance to the ALCS with the Red Sox playing the Rays.