There were eight teams vying for four spots in the Division Series, and within two days we are down to just two teams. Sweeps were the name of the game on Saturday, and three teams were able to complete them in extremely close fashion — fitting for how MLB probably wanted this round of the playoffs to kick off. Let’s jump right into how three teams had their season end in the blink of an eye:
ALWC Game 2
Cleveland Guardians 1, Tampa Bay Rays 0 (15 innings)
(CLE wins, 2-0)
Pitching was the name of the game for this series in the first game, and that was further enforced in Game 2.