ALDS Update: Revenge of the AL East

[deeply exhales]

Alright, boys. We're still alive.

That was an incredible performance by Masahiro Tanaka, and another reason why Greg Bird is finally here to stay. And while it got a bit scary with Aroldis Chapman giving up some scarily bad-timed balls, we finished strong, and live to fight in the Bronx for at least one more day. I didn't think we could do it, but we're fighting for our lives, and we're finally playing well...though I would have appreciated more than one run...

On the other side...

I tend to forget how dangerous this guy can be in the playoffs, and once again he rose to the occasion, hitting like hell and powering his thought-dead team past the Astros in a win nobody saw coming, especially after the Astros chased Doug Fister in the first. The Sox were scoring less than the Yankees, getting beaten by more...and yet now they might have more of a chance than the Yankees to stay in the race. If they have a game like they did today, they might be alright.

Tomorrow, we get two more win-or-die games from this conference, plus another win-or-die game, and a 'let's see who's gonna take the lead' game. Sure to be a fun, eventful day.