It will either be the Rangers or Astros depending on what happens tomorrow

If we go off of who pitched Thursday for each team, the Rangers would be starting Rocker and the Astros would be starting Peter Lambert, obviously that could change.

Tomorrow the Rangers are throwing Gore so he is unlikely to be available for the series, maybe a few innings for Game 3.

Astros are still TBD for tomorrow but Ethan Pecko is the next guy up so that would be a bullpen game for them

Just now, BigHurt3515 said:

It will either be the Rangers or Astros depending on what happens tomorrow

If we go off of who pitched Thursday for each team, the Rangers would be starting Rocker and the Astros would be starting Peter Lambert, obviously that could change.

Tomorrow the Rangers are throwing Gore so he is unlikely to be available for the series, maybe a few innings for Game 3.

Astros are still TBD for tomorrow but Ethan Pecko is the next guy up so that would be a bullpen game for them

Don't want to play the Astros. They own the Sox and have for the past several seasons.

1 minute ago, Lip Man 1 said:

Don't want to play the Astros. They own the Sox and have for the past several seasons.

This.

If they had won the division, I’d be so much more hopeful. Now I’m just expecting to get our dicks kicked in.

1 minute ago, Milkman delivers said:

This.

If they had won the division, I’d be so much more hopeful. Now I’m just expecting to get our dicks kicked in.

With the pitching situation that's a real possibility. Just hope to get a win, not get swept and send it to a game three, where anything can happen.

FWIW, FanGraphs has our odds of making the LDS at 45.5%.

13 minutes ago, BigHurt3515 said:

It will either be the Rangers or Astros depending on what happens tomorrow

If we go off of who pitched Thursday for each team, the Rangers would be starting Rocker and the Astros would be starting Peter Lambert, obviously that could change.

Tomorrow the Rangers are throwing Gore so he is unlikely to be available for the series, maybe a few innings for Game 3.

Astros are still TBD for tomorrow but Ethan Pecko is the next guy up so that would be a bullpen game for them

Pecko just pitched

Maybe Wesneski

Edited Sunday at 02:50 AM4 days by caulfield12

4 minutes ago, caulfield12 said:

Pecko just pitched

Maybe Wesneski

he pitched tonight

4 minutes ago, BigHurt3515 said:

he pitched tonight

https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/earth-could-start-game-162-055738899.html

Pecko on short rest but only 51 pitches

Javier was hurt right groin tightness

Ronel Blanco

Imai unlikely

Ullola

Burrowes also unlikely

Pecko has not pitched in a game on less than four days of rest since his second professional outing in 2023 after facing three hitters in his pro debut in rookie ball.

Edited Sunday at 03:00 AM4 days by caulfield12

Neither team is great but I agree that I'd rather play in Arlington cause our Sox have bad history with that ballpark in Houston.

We got a shot but the offense has to show up.

Wild card game 1 update: coleson Montgomery is already 0-2, 2 Ks. 🤣

Rocker is 3-0 1.08 era lifetime against the Sox.

7 minutes ago, Falstaff said:

Rocker is 3-0 1.08 era lifetime against the Sox.

Our only losses to the Rangers this year have been the games he has started.

8 minutes ago, chw42 said:

Our only losses to the Rangers this year have been the games he has started.

So you're saying we'd lose game 1 and win the next 2......ok I'll take it

I think we actually match up with Houston well. We just happened to get the Astros at a bad time when they were hot. They have bats but I would favor the white Sox. As long as the bats show up, we should be fine. Astros walk a lot of hitters.

The White Sox are the lowest seed at #6. If they win the best of three down in the state of Texas, wouldn't they play Tampa next?

Edited Sunday at 03:32 AM4 days by Falstaff

28 minutes ago, NotSoRetro1983Hat said:

Wild card game 1 update: coleson Montgomery is already 0-2, 2 Ks. 🤣

Coleslaw?

https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/article/the-rays-have-the-best-record-in-the-al-theyre-about-to-pay-for-it-223338909.html

1 minute ago, Falstaff said:

The White Sox are the lowest seed at #6. If they win the best of three down in Texas, wouldn't they play Tampa next?

nope Yankees Red Sox winner goes to Tampa

White Sox AL West winner to CLE

3 minutes ago, Falstaff said:

The White Sox are the lowest seed at #6. If they win the best of three down in the state of Texas, wouldn't they play Tampa next?

No. There is no reseeding.

1 minute ago, Falstaff said:

The White Sox are the lowest seed at #6. If they win the best of three down in Texas, wouldn't they play Tampa next?

In my opinion, the only team our Sox match up very badly against are the Yankees because of their starting pitching.

Just now, Colome's Hat said:

No. There is no reseeding.

Aha , gotcha

I like the Sox to advance, regardless of opponent.

3 minutes ago, wegner said:

In my opinion, the only team our Sox match up very badly against are the Yankees because of their starting pitching.

Agree, NYY pitching is top shelf. Boston is loaded with LHP

11 minutes ago, Colome's Hat said:

I think we actually match up with Houston well. We just happened to get the Astros at a bad time when they were hot. They have bats but I would favor the white Sox. As long as the bats show up, we should be fine. Astros walk a lot of hitters.

More like we got them when our bats were ice cold. That was when Mune and Colson were both useless. Now only one of them is.

Edited Sunday at 03:42 AM4 days by chw42

1 minute ago, Falstaff said:

Agree, NYY pitching is top shelf. Boston is loaded with LHP

Of course I'd love to play either of those teams again because that means we are in the AL championship series

AL west comes down to tomorrow and with all games starting at the same time both Texas teams should have to use their best pitchers out of the pens to secure a victory. I think I'll root for 2 extra inning games.