"Every baseball season begins as a locked box of possibilities - an infinite number of ways to tell an infinite number of stories, any of which could end up being the story of the baseball season. But only one of those possible stories sneaks out of the box. We watch baseball to find out which story that is, whether it's the one with the happy ending or the sad, the one that drives us crazy or the one that makes us sing."
"We've landed on a win-or-go-home, do-or-die night at Yankees Stadium with a pitching matchup of ... [checks notes] ... Connelly Early vs. Cam Schlittler. The number of things that had to happen for us to arrive at this juncture is nothing short of astounding. Both of these guys started the season in Double A, with Schlitter pitching for the Somerset Patriots until June, and Early for the Portland Sea Dogs until July."
A win-or-go-home Game 3 at Yankees Stadium will feature Connelly Early against Cam Schlittler. Both pitchers began the season in Double-A—Schlitter with the Somerset Patriots through June and Early with the Portland Sea Dogs through July. Their paths intersect only now despite the two minor-league teams meeting twice earlier in the season. Two high-payroll franchises will rely on pitchers who were largely unknown to most fans four months ago. Early has only four big-league starts and has never pitched on the road in a true major-league ballpark; his two prior road starts occurred in the minor-league park the A's are using in Sacramento.
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