AL Wild Card Notes | October 2, 2019
*Start time is 5:09 PM PST.
-Oakland Athletics = 277, 59th prime
This game comes 187-days after the death of Jim Holt at age 74:
https://freetofindtruth.blogspot.com/2019/04/59-62-74-97-277-jim-holt-former-mlb.html
*Tampa Bay Rays = 74
Read about Fiers no hitter, May 7, 2019:
http://freetofindtruth.blogspot.com/2019/05/46-50-57-58-277-mike-fiers-first-no.html
*A's are 0-2 in Wild Card
*Rays are 1-0 in Wild Card
*A's 119th season ***Philadelphia Phillies = 119
*Rays' 22nd season *Oakland = 22
Read NL Wild Card Notes:
https://gematriaeffectsports.blogspot.com/2019/09/brewers-nationals-nl-wild-card-october.html
MLB Schedule:
https://www.mlb.com/news/2019-mlb-postseason-schedule
10/2/2019 = 10+2+20+19 = 51 *If Rays advanced, it would be #5 seed vs #1 seed
10/2/2019 = 10+2+(2+0+1+9) = 24
10/2/2019 = 1+0+2+2+0+1+9 = 15
10/2/19 = 10+2+19 = 31
October 2 is the 275th day of the year, leaving 90-days remaining.
*There is no special start time for today's game.
*Yesterday's began at 5:08 PM / 8:08 PM. Washington = 58 / George Washington = 88
*The winner goes on to play #1 seed Houston Astros
Houston Astros = 51 (Tampa Bay is the #5 seed)
Houston = 41; Oakland = 41 (Oakland is the #4 seed)
The Rays can pick up their 97th win of the season, or their 34th away loss.
Athletics = 97
Oakland Athletics = 97
*Athletics = 34
If the A's lose, they will stay on 52 home wins. *Wild Card = 52
Tampa Bay Rays = 43 / 52
Kevin Cash = 52
Kevin Forest Cash = 239 (52nd prime) (Rays manager)
Tampa Bay Rays = 74 / 142
*Last night the Brewers picked up their 74th loss of the season in NL Wild Card.
Head to Head:
The A's are 109-76 vs Rays all-time
The A's 60-32 @ home all-time
The A's are 4-3 vs the Rays in 2019 *Athletics = 34 / 43; Tampa Bay Rays = 43 / 52
The A's are 2-2 @ home in 2019
*They last played June 23, Rays won 8-2 in Oakland
-That was 101-days ago *Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum = 101
Postseason:
Rays are 13-17 in postseason
*Athletics = 43 (14th prime)
A's are 82-77 in postseason
*Lost last game vs Rays 8-2, June 23, 2019
First postseason match between the two teams.
Pitchers:
Morton is 16-6 for season
-Oakland Athletics = 277 (59th prime) (59, 17th prime)
Morton is 91-87 for career in reg. season
Morton is 2-2 in postseason (4.60 ERA, 6 starts)
Morton is 1-1 away in postseason
Morton is 40-46 away in reg season.
Morton is 2-1 vs Oakland *Oakland = 22 / 31 *Rays 22nd season; TB = 20+2 = 22
-7 starts (2.97 ERA)
Morton is 0-1 @ Oakland (3 starts, 1.65 ERA)
*Charlie Morton = 74; Wild Card = 74; Oakland, California = 74
-This game is 41-days before Morton's 36th birthday
*Oakland = 41; Houston = 41
*Morton won World Series in 2017 with Houston
Manaea is 4-0 for season *Oakland = 41
Manaea is 35-28 for career
Manaea is 18-12 @ home *Rays = 18
Manaea is 1-1 vs Rays (3 starts, 2.70 ERA)
*First postseason game
*Sean Manaea = 74
The game is 243-days after Manaea's birthday. *Relationship with 243 and 54 (Baseball = 54)
The game is 122-days before Manaea's birthday. *Oakland on 122nd Meridian
Managers:
Rays' Kevin Cash is 414-396
-First postseason game
Today is 300-days after his 41st birthday (65 days before) *Oakland Athletics = 56 / 65
A's Bob Melvin is 1224-1172 in reg. season
-Melvin is 731-664 with A's
-Melvin is 7-12 in postseason (4-8 with Oakland) *Oakland = 58
---It is 2019 (19, 8th prime)
Today is 339-days after Melvin's 57th birthday (26 days before his 58th)
vs. Houston
Rays are 36-24 vs Houston all-time (18-9 @ home) (18-15 away)
-Houston was 3-4 vs TB this year
-Houston's first win of season was vs TB, 118-days after the death of H.W. Bush
---They won 5-1; Houston Astros = 51
A's are 68-71 vs Houston all-time (35-34 @ home) (33-37 away)
-Houston was 11-8 vs Oakland this year *George Herbert Walker Bush = 118
-Last game was September 12, 20-days ago
Neither the Rays or A's have played Houston in playoffs
Next Series Dates:
Oct. 4 - 17 / 26 / 53 / 33
Oct. 5 - 18 / 27 / 54 / 34
Oct. 7 - 20 / 29 / 56 / 36
Oct. 8 - 21 / 30 / 57 / 37
Oct. 10 - 14 / 32 / 59 / 39
Rays win 4-1 tonight?
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