Wow!! One win away from the AL Series!
So, who goes in game 4, Sale?
For game 4 I think both teams are probably going to have bullpen games so it doesn’t matter so much who starts.
The Rays hit lefties so well, that I wouldn’t feel great giving Sale or Erod traditional starts. I’d rather try and mix and max the whole game. Obviously Eovaldi and Pivetta won’t be available for tomorrow. Houck pitched 61 pitches on Friday, but he might be available for an inning or 2.
So for righties you’ll have Houck, Whitlock, Braiser, Robles, Barnes, and Ottavino available and for lefties Sale, Erod, Perez, Davis, and Taylor. I hope Barnes and Otto are ready for action.
We might have to employ the same strategy if there is a game 5, but at least by then Eovaldi and Pivetta might be able to pitch an inning or 2.
For the Rays I believe Patino was scheduled to start tomorrow, and he pitched an inning tonight. He’s probably available tomorrow for limited duty along with their game 1 and 2 starters, and most of their bullpen.
Edit: I meant to also say what a great win, and great walk off HR by Vasquez the 8th time a catcher has had a walk off homer in post season history!