Episode Details

On Thursday night, the Atlanta Braves punched their ticket to a second-round matchup with the defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers, setting up the final eight teams of the postseason. With the League Division Series set to start on Saturday, it’s time to preview each of these highly intriguing matchups.

On this episode of the Baseball Bar-B-Cast, Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman start by recapping the do-or-die Wild Card Game 3 that saw the end of the Philadelphia Phillies’ season before previewing the key players in the Braves-Dodgers NLDS. They then take a look at the New York Yankees and Tampa Bay Rays ALDS matchup and name some of the possible X-factors in the series.

Later in the show, Jake and Jordan continue their LDS preview with the first-ever postseason showdown between the Chicago White Sox and the Cleveland Guardians. They close out the show with the intriguing showdown between the San Diego Padres and Milwaukee Brewers, which features two teams that are still searching for their first-ever World Series title.

1:21 - The Opener: Wild Card Game 3 recap
14:03 - Dodgers vs. Braves
28:26 - Yankees vs. Rays
43:58 - White Sox vs. Guardians
53:10 - Padres vs. Brewers

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