MLB: A Retrospective Of October 2018, NLWC
(originally written October 2018)
NLWC: COL/CHC ALWC: OAK/NYY NLDS: LAD/ATL NLDS: COL/MIL ALDS: NYY/BOS ALDS: CLE/HOU NLCS: LAD /MIL ALCS: HOU/BOS WS: LAD/BOS
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Rox part-time C Tony Wolters came through with the biggest hit of his career in the 13th, breaking a 1-1 tie with an RBI single up the middle off the Cubs' Kyle Hendricks. It held up, and the Rockies advanced.
TSR loves championship baseball, and aims to preserve the memory of every key postseason catch, call, decision, etc. long past October. Here, we run down the 2018 NL Wild Card Game.
The starting pitching did not disappoint: the Cubs' Jon Lester threw six innings of one-run ball, while the Rockies' Kyle Freeland threw 6.2 shutout frames in response.