Arizona Diamondbacks Prepared for Intense Match vs. Phillies
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00:03 Let's take a look at the NLCS today,
00:04 which is gonna get underway at 8.07 tonight.
00:07 That's gonna be Christopher Sanchez, the lefty,
00:09 going up against Mantle Ply, the lefty here
00:11 for the Arizona Diamondbacks.
00:13 The total in this baseball game opened up at 8.5.
00:16 Now we see here, Mike, that's sitting at a 9.5.
00:19 And a total line that opened up at -126
00:21 as a favorite for the Philadelphia Phillies,
00:23 that has climbed to 132.
00:25 Now typically you could say to yourself,
00:26 we don't know how long they're going to go.
00:28 Both of these pitchers actually were quality
00:30 during the regular season.
00:31 So it's not as if you're gonna line up
00:33 in a spring training game
00:34 and just be throwing random guys on the mound.
00:37 But this is gonna be more of a matchup game.
00:39 So before we get into the actual details of the game,
00:41 talk to me how you approach this,
00:43 because Sanchez and Mantle Ply,
00:45 we don't see them going anywhere,
00:46 probably getting out of the fourth inning,
00:48 which only means you might only get two at-bats
00:50 to try to line these guys up.
00:52 In a bullpen game,
00:53 what's your handicapping point of view here for us, Mike?
00:56 - Yeah, a good point, Donnie.
00:59 I'm with you, I'm aligned with you
01:00 on the way this series is going to play out.
01:02 I think the Diamondbacks got their one game,
01:06 and I think Philly had a game where the starting pitcher
01:10 was just too good for them, right?
01:11 So they limited the number of runs there.
01:14 But I think to your point,
01:15 the fact that Mantle Ply is a lefty,
01:17 I think helps that,
01:19 I think that's gonna be his key component there.
01:22 I think missing lefty bats is gonna be important for him.
01:26 But I think Philly's gonna get rolling again.
01:28 I just see them putting up enough runs to make this happen.
01:31 You're right, I think this is more of a bullpen game.
01:33 So there can be a lot more volatility in games like this,
01:37 when we don't know exactly what we're getting
01:38 or how much time we're going to get
01:40 out of the starting pitchers.
01:42 I think Philly gets back on track, though.
01:44 I think their bats are fine.
01:45 And I think that last night was a blip in the radar
01:48 before they make the World Series.
01:50 (upbeat music)
01:53 (bells chiming)