Eno and DVR discuss their final takeaways from the Wild Card Round including Cam Schlittler's excellent showing in Game 3 against the Red Sox, and the series-clinching wins from the Cubs and Tigers before moving onto the Division Series matchups.

Matt Gelb and Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic join the show to break down the heavyweight battle between the Phillies and Dodgers, before Eno and DVR examine three other intriguing Division Series matchups with Brewers-Cubs, Blue Jays-Yankees, and Mariners-Tigers set to get underway Saturday.

Rundown

0:53 Cam Schlittler Dominates in Series-Clinching Start Against Red Sox

7:09 The Cubs' Use Similar Script in Game 1 to Close Out Padres

11:53 The Tigers Pull Away with a Big Seventh Inning

18:39 Matt Gelb Joins the Show to Discuss the Phillies

31:42 Fabian Ardaya Joins the Show to Discuss the Dodgers

49:01 Matchup Preview: Brewers vs. Cubs

57:13 Matchup Preview: Blue Jays vs. Yankees

1:07:01 Matchup Preview: Mariners vs. Tigers

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Eno and DVR discuss the Guardians' eighth-inning eruption and how they might be a lineup with an approach that doesn't perfectly align with their tools. Plus, they wonder how the Padres will deploy their excellent bullpen after using a few key arms on consecutive days to draw level with the Cubs, the Yankees-Red Sox series unsurprisingly going to the three-game Wild Card Round max, Roki Sasaki landing in the Dodgers' bullpen at the exact right time, and the curious pitching plan employed by the Reds, especially in Wednesday's elimination game.

Rundown

0:53 Tigers-Guardians: An Improbable Five-Run Eighth Inning

8:00 George Valera: A Ghost of Guardians Prospect Lists Past

13:43 Mike Shildt Leans on the Elite San Diego Bullpen

21:55 How Deep Will Yu Darvish Go in Game 3?

25:45 Red Sox-Yankees: Of Course It Was Going Three

33:43 Reds-Dodgers: Roki Sasaki Looks Very Good in Relief

41:14 Questioning The Reds' Pitching Plans in the Short Series

48:46 The Reds' Surprising, Long-Standing Offensive Woes

53:19 Wondering What's Next for the Reds

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Eno, DVR, and Jed discuss Tarik Skubal's dominant performance in Game 1 against the Guardians, a calculated risk in Cleveland with Chase DeLauter's MLB debut in Game 2, a flexible role for Daniel Palencia in the Cubs' playoff bullpen, the Yankees' decision to bring Jazz Chisholm Jr. off the bench despite improvements against lefties and a 30-30 season, and the Dodgers' eruption against Reds ace Hunter Greene.

Rundown

0:57 Tarik Skubal Dominates; The Case for Backing Up the Brinks Truck

4:15 Chase DeLauter Gets the Nod in Center Field for Game 2

9:34 Daniel Palencia's Impressive Showing Against San Diego

12:41 Jackson Merrill's Costly Decision to Bunt

16:33 Yankees-Red Sox, Plenty of Questions!

28:00 Breaking From Regular Season Plans at a Critical Time

33:57 Is Eno Ready to Waffle to the Dodgers?

43:11 Brian Snitker Out as Manager in Atlanta

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Eno, Britt and DVR discuss their full bracket predictions with growing concerns about the amount of folks on the Phillies-Mariners bandwagon (Eno, the King of Waffles, comes through again!). Beyond the playoffs, they're joined by Tim Britton to discuss the keys behind the Mets' stunning collapse, and they discuss a few managerial vacancies with changes coming in Texas, San Francisco, and Minnesota.

Rundown

6:54 A Lot of Phillies-Mariners Love

15:16 The Inevitable Path to Chalk When Picking in the Playoffs

21:32 Not Much Correlates to Postseason Success

26:43 Tim Britton Joins the Show to Discuss the Mets' Collapse

35:47 Chances of Another Pete Alonso Reunion?

44:27 News & Notes from the Playoffs

52:10 Beyond the Playoffs: The Manager Carousel is Spinning

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The playoff field is set! Eno and DVR break down the four Wild Card Round matchups and make predictions for the Best-of-3 series getting underway Tuesday (full playoff predictions coming in Part 2, released Tuesday). The American League matchups will feature two division rivalries with the Yankees-Red Sox and Guardians-Tigers matchups, while the Cubs will host the Padres and the Dodgers will host the Reds, who overtook in the Mets in the final days of the regular season to secure their spot.

Rundown

2:20 Yankees v. Red Sox in the Wild Card Round

13:09 Guardians v. Tigers, Revenge Opportunity for Detroit

23:29 Cubs vs. Padres, A Pod Divided

32:34 Dodgers v. Reds; Cincinnati Playing with House Money?

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Eno and DVR discuss a few injury updates ahead of the final weekend of the regular season and share a quick breakdown of the viewing guide with two divisions and Wild Card spots still up for grabs in the final days of the season. Plus, they discuss a few second-half surprises among hitters, before Senior Hot Dog Correspondent Niv Shah drops by with the final Taste of the Majors review of the 2025 season, and a few thoughts on how to manage endgame ottoneu pickups.

Rundown

1:41 Kyle Tucker Returns on Friday; Cade Horton Might be OK?

5:16 Trea Turner: Not Guaranteed to Return This Weekend

6:42 Nick Lodolo: Groin Injury on Thursday Not Deemed Serious

9:36 Weekend Viewing Guide: Playoff Battles in the Balance

23:45 Noteworthy Second-Half Hitters

39:11 Senior Hot Dog Correspondent Niv Shah Joins the Show!

Strategy Talk: Final ottoneu Adds

59:00 Reviewing The Atlanta Dog

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Eno & Trevor grab the wheel as DVR is out today and there is a lot to talk about with all the crazy races coming down to the wire in the last few days of the regular season. They talk about the Guardians taking over 1st place, Tong struggles vs the Cubs, the NL Wild Card, Mariners clinching the AL West, who is the AL MVP and what is going on with the Mets' starting pitching.

Rundown

1:01- Recapping Guardians-Tigers Game 2

8:51- Crochet dominates Blue Jays

16:45- Tong struggles vs Cubs

21:28- NL Wild Card Race craziness

25:52- Mariners clinch AL West

26:50- Judge or Raleigh for AL MVP?

41:50- Should Seattle rest guys?

46:28- Tracking fatigue

52:35- What happened to the Mets' starting pitching?

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DVR is off today, so Eno is joined by Jed Lowrie to talk about everything baseball. They break down the challenge system coming to MLB, some news you should know, an update on the big races still going on, managerial impact on beating run differential and what is going on with Riley Greene.

Rundown

:46- Challenge system is coming to MLB

15:10- Patrick Zapulski is the new Rays owner

18:50- Astros sinking, fell all the way out, for now

24:54- Santander activated & Manoah DFA'd in Toronto

26:15- AL East is still up for grabs

28:48- Guardians take Game 1 of their series vs Detriot

32:40- Managerial impact on beating run differential

48:50- What's going on with Riley Greene?

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