All your Division Series questions, answered

Tuesday, October 11 View In Browser  Here are the keys to each Division Series Phillies-Braves Game 1 FAQ (1 ET, FOX) Mariners-Astros Game 1 FAQ (3:30 ET, TBS) Guardians-Yankees Game 1 FAQ (7:30 ET, TBS) Padres-Dodgers Game 1 FAQ (9:30 ET, FS1) Reason to rise: Judge motivated by sting of '21 These unsung heroes may surprise in Division Series Strongest arms to watch in postseason Here's how the Division Series underdogs rank Verlander on postseason: 'It's a different game' More top news > 3 reasons these Braves are better than '21 champs The Braves' run to the 2021 World Series title came as a bit of a surprise. They entered the postseason with 88 wins and then went on a magical run.   This year's squad won 101 games and erased a huge deficit in the NL East to become division champs and earn a bye in the first round. According to reliever A.J. Minter, "We're even more hungry to win another one, and we have the team to do it."   But why is this Atlanta squad better than the 2021 version? Well, for one thing, Ronald Acuña Jr. wasn't around in October last year. But that's not all ... How Swisher led Yanks to Judge As the Yanks get set for the ALDS vs. the Guardians, it's fun to look back at how Nick Swisher's free-agent departure to Cleveland inadvertently brought baseball's biggest bat to the Bronx. What SD needs to do to beat LA The Padres lost 14 of their 19 meetings with the Dodgers during the regular season, but the Friars insist this time might be different. Beat reporter AJ Cassavell has 4 reasons they might be right. All roads lead to Houston The Mariners always knew that to get to the World Series, they'd need to get through the Astros. And to do that, they must find success at Minute Maid Park, where they're 7-30 since 2019. 111 wins, but still question marks The Dodgers were the best team in MLB this season and are the favorites to beat the Padres in the NLDS. That does not mean, however, that the club doesn't have a few pressing concerns. Nothing but love from Bohm Earlier this year, Alec Bohm muttered some choice words during a tough day at the ballpark in Philly. But after turning things around to help the Phils advance to their first NLDS since '11, it's all good vibes now. Spanish-language ALDS broadcasts on MLB Network Watch Game 1 of the ALDS in Spanish exclusively on MLB Network's telecast presented by T-Mobile, with Mariners-Astros at 3:30 p.m. ET and Guardians-Yankees at 7:30. Find your channel at FindMLBNetwork.com. Today's Trivia Question Jose Altuve enters the ALDS with the second-most postseason homers (23) of all time. Who's hit the most? Answer » © 2022 MLB Advanced Media, L.P. MLB trademarks and copyrights are used with permission of Major League Baseball. Visit MLB.com. Any other marks used herein are trademarks of their respective owners. Please review our Privacy Policy. You (gahleexholly.hdhask@blogger.com) received this message because you registered to receive commercial email messages from MLB.com. Please add info@mail.mlblists.com to your address book to ensure our messages reach your inbox. If you no longer wish to receive commercial email messages from MLB.com, please unsubscribe or log in and manage your email subscriptions. Postal Address: MLB.com, c/o MLB Advanced Media, L.P., 1271 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020.