Convincing a Pittsburgh sports fan to tune in to playoff baseball tonight may be a tough sell, especially when competing against the Penguins and Thursday night football. But if there is one pitcher billing that may get them to touch that dial, it is happening in Houston.
Gerrit Cole and Tyler Glasnow, the two highest profile starting pitchers the Pirates have produced this millennium, will square off in a do-or-die game five of the American League division series.
So expect a whole lot of this:
And this:
In case you need a reminder, the Astros got Cole for a package of Joe Musgrove, Colin Moran, Michael Feliz and Jason Martin in Jan.