# MLB Playoffs 2026 (incl. World Series) **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** baseball-mlb\ **Created:** [September 27, 2026, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs-2026-incl-world-series/1033429 "2026-09-27T23:27:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2026, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs-2026-incl-world-series/1033429/21 "2026-09-30T21:58:00Z")
Phils win 4-3. Deciding game tomorrow. White Sox with an early 4-1 lead over the Astros, bottom of the second. ---
**Author:** ![Jaycat.again](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jaycat.again/32/11525_2.png) [@Jaycat.again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jaycat.again)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2026, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs-2026-incl-world-series/1033429/22 "2026-09-30T22:23:39Z")
Very much in character for the Cheat-stro’s, setting a moving pick between the White Sox catcher and the dropped strike three. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2026, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs-2026-incl-world-series/1033429/23 "2026-09-30T23:58:25Z")
Astros are almost gone. Yanks will try to end Boston’s season in minutes. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2026, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs-2026-incl-world-series/1033429/24 "2026-10-01T01:42:09Z")
> [@What\_Exit](#): > > Astros are almost gone. And, now, they are. This is the first time that the White Sox have won a playoff series since 2005, when they were World Series champions. Ironically, in that WS, they also beat the Astros (who were then in the NL). ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2026, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs-2026-incl-world-series/1033429/25 "2026-10-01T01:45:45Z")
Yanks got Sonny Grey out in only 4 & 2/3. 2 men on are Grey’s. Erik Miller just choked again, Yanks now up 2-0. I’m liking Miller. And 3rd base coach just waved us out of the inning. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2026, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs-2026-incl-world-series/1033429/26 "2026-10-01T01:56:22Z")
The White Sox are on track to sweep their way through the playoffs and the world series! ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2026, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs-2026-incl-world-series/1033429/27 "2026-10-01T02:20:04Z")
Stick a fork in the Red Sox. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2026, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs-2026-incl-world-series/1033429/28 "2026-10-01T02:24:29Z")
Gladly. And that rally was against their best reliever. 9 more outs though. 8 more. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2026, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs-2026-incl-world-series/1033429/29 "2026-10-01T02:34:21Z")
Good hustle on Jones to beat out the throw to first on the strikeout. A lot of guys would just trot. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2026, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs-2026-incl-world-series/1033429/30 "2026-10-01T02:42:39Z")
Only 2 poor plays by Yanks. Grisham was lazy on a hit to center and played it into a double, and the 3rd base coach waved us out of the inning. Otherwise lots of good stuff, lots of 2 strike hits or at least balls put in play. Also no dumbasses slow walking a solo homer while they’re behind and facing elimination. WTF was up with Contreras? * * * * * * Crap, Cubs down 2 already, looking bad for them. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2026, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs-2026-incl-world-series/1033429/31 "2026-10-01T03:15:00Z")
And the Yankees Win! [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/le1QF3uoQNg/maxresdefault.jpg "Theme From New York, New York (2008 Remastered)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=le1QF3uoQNg) ---
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2026, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs-2026-incl-world-series/1033429/32 "2026-10-01T14:58:01Z")
The biggest surprise of that two game set was the 21 singles hit by the Yanks. It was like watching games from 30 or 40 years ago. I miss that kind of baseball. ---
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2026, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs-2026-incl-world-series/1033429/33 "2026-10-01T15:14:14Z")
I don’t want to kick someone when they’re down, but I was wondering what was up with Sonny Gray’s neck last night. This is kind of blatant. Why didn’t Boone say anything to the umps? [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/TQ1KuqI-EPg/maxresdefault.jpg "Sonny Gray was obviously using sticky stuff, a breakdown #mlb #baseball #redsox #yankees #playoffs") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQ1KuqI-EPg) ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2026, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs-2026-incl-world-series/1033429/34 "2026-10-01T15:22:34Z")
Yanks had a team .382 average with a 1.010 Ops. Even got 4 steals and none caught. Pitching line had a 1.00 ERA and .56 Whip. 19Ks vs 3BB. San Diego was sharper, but damn impressive. The Red Sox had a 10.13 ERA and 2.13 Whip. 14ks vs 8 walks. ---
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2026, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs-2026-incl-world-series/1033429/35 "2026-10-01T15:40:53Z")
Nothing went right for the Sox. Last time we faced Tolle, he pitched 7 shutout innings. Last time we faced Gray, he pitched 7.1 shutout innings. It looks like the rivalry is back. Boston has a lot of talent and you know they’ll beef up the offense in the offseason. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2026, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs-2026-incl-world-series/1033429/36 "2026-10-01T16:04:44Z")
It must be time for this thread: > [@MLB off-season & Hot Stove 2026-2027](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-off-season-hot-stove-2026-2027/1033516): > > I figured we could use a companion thread to the Play-Off thread. I wanted to reply to off-season stuff for the Red Sox. The biggest issue for Boston is Sonny Grey is likely to walk away. They don’t have enough starters with him. On the bright side for them, he’s probably their only worry. Yanks free agent losses are actually positives. Grisham will be gone and Chisholm will probably be gone. Won’t be gone, but costly, David Bednar will command a large salary increase. Decisions for Yanks: S… ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2026, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs-2026-incl-world-series/1033429/37 "2026-10-01T16:53:33Z")
And this one: > [@When Did / Will the Astros Outlive the Cheatstros Label for You](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-will-the-astros-outlive-the-cheatstros-label-for-you/1033519): > > Continuing the discussion from [MLB Playoffs 2026 (incl. World Series)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs-2026-incl-world-series/1033429): I have a generic baseball fan question. I’m not taking any position on it, at least not yet. But I’m just curious what y’all think: The Astros cheating scandal was about play in 2017 & 2018. Which story broke in 2019. We’re coming up on a decade since that story began. So: Who’s left on the team or management who was formally implicated in knowing about the cheating or participating in it? Who else wasn’t formally im… ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2026, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs-2026-incl-world-series/1033429/38 "2026-10-01T19:08:22Z")
Here’s last night’s box score from the Yanks/BoSox game. Garrett Crochet of the Sox had a forgettable pitching line: 0.0 innings pitched 3 hits 4 runs, all earned No walks, 1 strikeout, no home runs allowed 1 Wild pitch ERA: **INF** (That’s an earned-run average of infinite) He recorded a strikeout, but the batter made it to first base because the pitch was a wild pitch. In his defense, he left having allowed only one run. But he left the bases loaded and all three baserunners eventually scored. > **[Yankees 9-2 Red Sox (Sep 30, 2026) Box Score - ESPN](https://www.espn.com/mlb/boxscore/_/gameId/401907963)** > > Box score for the New York Yankees vs. Boston Red Sox MLB game from September 30, 2026 on ESPN. Includes all pitching and batting stats. ---
**Author:** ![Jaycat.again](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jaycat.again/32/11525_2.png) [@Jaycat.again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jaycat.again)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2026, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs-2026-incl-world-series/1033429/39 "2026-10-01T19:22:36Z")
> [@When Did / Will the Astros Outlive the Cheatstros Label for You](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-will-the-astros-outlive-the-cheatstros-label-for-you/1033519/1): > Oops, wrong thread, sorry. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2026, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs-2026-incl-world-series/1033429/40 "2026-10-01T20:37:23Z")
Seemed to me that the Red Sox took a big gamble and lost putting Crochet on the mound after not playing for so long. I could see it in a regular season game, not in a post-season elimination game. With the 3 batter minimum, they were unable to give Crochet the hook until the game got away from them. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs-2026-incl-world-series/1033429.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs-2026-incl-world-series/1033429.md?page=3)