Jazz Chisholm explains how he used video games to get over Game 1 loss to Red Sox
Yankees infielder Jazz Chisholm tells reporters how he cleared his mind after Game 1 loss to Red Sox by beating someone in the video game MLB The Show.
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Baseball enjoyers have a big day on tap Thursday, Oct. 2 with a tripleheader of winner-take-all games set to decide Major League Baseball‘s wild card series.
The Los Angeles Dodgers‘ swept the Cincinnati Reds, but all the other best-of-three series were pushed to the limit on Wednesday. Things get underway at 3 p.m. ET with the Cleveland Guardians hosting the Detroit Tigers. The Chicago Cubs and San Diego Padres face off at Wrigley Field at 6 p.m. ET and then the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox clash in the nightcap.
The winners advance to the best-of-five Division Series, which begin on Saturday.
Here’s how USA TODAY Sports’ MLB experts see the winner-take-all games playing out:
Guardians vs Tigers predictionBob Nightengale: Guardians 4, Tigers 2Gabe Lacques: Tigers 4, Guardians 2Jesse Yomtov: Guardians 5, Tigers 3Cubs vs Padres predictionBob Nightengale: Cubs 5, Padres 3Gabe Lacques: Padres 7, Cubs 4Jesse Yomtov: Padres 6, Cubs 3Yankees vs Red Sox predictionBob Nightengale: Yankees 5, Red Sox 4Gabe Lacques: Red Sox 5, Yankees 3Jesse Yomtov: Red Sox 7, Yankees 2MLB playoff bracket