Thursday night’s Diamondbacks starting pitcher Brandon Pfaadt was pulled from Game 3 of the NLCS vs. the Phillies in the sixth inning while throwing a shutout.
The rookie pitcher finished with just two hits against nine strikeouts over the span of 5.2 innings and 70 pitches.
Pfaadt won his other two postseason starts this year. He is also the first pitcher in MLB history to clock zero runs and zero walks in back-to-back postseason starts, according to ESPN Stats & Info.
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Perhaps the story of the MLB postseason has been the apparent home field advantage for the Philadelphia Phillies.
Citizens Bank Park has been packed since the start of the wild card series, and as the team’s offense has exploded against the rival Atlanta Braves in the NLDS and the Arizona Diamondbacks in the NLCS, the volume has only increased.
MLB’s decibel tracker, for example, went all the way up to 111 during a Bryce Harper home run in Game 1.
Here is what 111 decibels sounds like. pic.twitter.
Steve Smith’s criticisms of Jerry Jeudy sparked some on-field tension between the NFL Network commentator and Broncos wideout last Thursday.
Jeudy shouted in Smith’s direction over for calling Jeudy average, and Smith retaliated by ripping the ‘bum’ wideout to shreds during the live pre-game broadcast.
Jerry Jeudy Addresses TNF Pre-Game Spat With Steve Smith
One week after the exchange, Jeudy addressed the situation, speaking with the media on Thursday.
Notre Dame scored a massive win over the USC Trojans last Saturday. The game capped a run of four-straight games against ranked opponents in which the Irish went 2-2. Unfortunately for Detroit Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown, a USC alumnus, he had to pay an “agreement” made with teammate Julian Okwara, a Notre Dame alum.
I say “agreement” because that’s what St. Brown called it. Why did he call it that? He doesn’t want to be suspended by the NFL, of course.
St. Brown showed up to the team’s facility on Wednesday to find a full leprechaun costume waiting at his locker.
MLB fans were not happy with the TBS broadcast of NLCS Game 3 on Thursday after a big moment in the game was missed due to a momentary blackout .
With a runner on third base and two outs in the seventh inning, Diamondbacks’ Geraldo Pardomo hit a hard ground ball back at Phillies pitcher Jose Alvarado. At the moment the ball hit Alvardo’s glove, fans watching on TBS experienced a brief blackout on their screen.
The broadcast resumed as Philadelphia’s defense was beginning to walk off the field after recording an inning-ending out at first base.
Ahead of last Thursday night’s game between the Broncos and the Chiefs, former NFL receiver Steve Smith Jr. unleashed a rant about Denver receiver Jerry Jeudy that went viral.
The former Panther had tried to apologize to Jeudy after some comments he made about the Broncos player on a podcast. However, according to Smith, Jeudy rebuffed his attempted apology, which sparked the fiery rant from Smith on NFL Network.
Jeudy gave his side of the story on Thursday.
On Thursday No. 2 Michigan came under fire for allegedly stealing its opponents’ signs. Hours after the allegations became public, Wolverines coach Jim Harbaugh has denied wrongdoing in a statement.
“I want to make it clear that I, and my staff, will fully cooperate with the investigation into this matter,” Harbaugh said in a statement released by the Michigan athletic department.
Formula 1’s governing body, the FIA, announced Thursday that it will increase the maximum possible fine stewards are allowed to impose to a staggering €1 million.
The decision from the FIA quadruples the current maximum allowable fine, which is capped at €250,000. That figure had not been amended in more than a decade, prompting the governing body to make a change.
F1 drivers aren’t happy with the significant adjustment to the rule, and many of the sport’s star drivers weighed in on the looming changes.
Raiders quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo will not play in Sunday’s game against the Bears because of his back injury, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter.