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Thursday, August 27, 2026 — Yamamoto meets Sale, Willie Stargell brings the thunder, and I defend a twelve-team postseason
All seven games are still to come today, with nothing underway and no finals on the board yet. My first stop is Atlanta, where Yoshinobu Yamamoto faces Chris Sale in the best pitching matchup of the day. The Braves won yesterday’s meeting, and now the Dodgers hand the baseball to Yamamoto with a chance to respond against one of the nastiest left-handers around. In the Bronx, Houston sends Hayden Wesneski against Gerrit Cole. The Yankees won yesterday, and Cole gives New York the kind of power arm that can take over the entire night when his fastball and command are working together. I’m also…
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