Battle for MLB League Championship Series spots


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2020 Major League Baseball 

162nd Regular Season
United States of America (USA) & Canada
23 July – 28 October 2020
 
The Major League Baseball (MLB) teams will battle for the League Championship Series spots between 09 and 15 October.
 
New York Yankees are currently locked at 1-1 with Tampa Bay Rays in a three-game American League Division Series tie.
 
The winner between the two teams is scheduled to face Houston Astros in the League Championship Series.
 
The Astros secured their place in the League Championship Series after recording a comfortable 2-0 win over Oakland Athletics in the American League Division Series tie.
 
Lance McCullers Jr
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The winner between Astros and (the Yankees or Rays) will advance to the 2020 MLB World Series. 
 
Lance McCullers Jr, the Astros starter, says they are happy to silence their critics with their performances in the MLB postseason. 
 
"The way people want to perceive us is fine," Astros starter Lance McCullers Jr. said. 
 
"People are allowed to have their own opinions. People are allowed to feel any way they want to feel about the Houston Astros. 

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"But we have to go out there and win baseball games. And Carlos Correa -- when he's right, there's nobody better."
 
Meanwhile, Los Angeles Dodgers are currently leading 1-0 against San Diego Padres in a three-game National League Division Series tie.
 
The winner between the Dodgers and Padres will progress to the League Championship Series where they will face either the Miami Marlins or Atlanta Braves. 
 
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The Braves are currently leading 1-0 against the Marlins in another three-game National League Division Series tie.
 
The Dodgers and Braves will meet in the League Championship Series if they win their next games in the Division Series. 
 
The winners from the League Championship Series will progress to the 2020 MLB World Series. 
 
The World Series will begin on October 20, with a potential game seven scheduled to be played on October 28. 
 
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, all games of the World Series will take place at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, the USA.
 
Therefore making this the first World Series since 1944 to be held at only one ballpark.
 
The following MLB matches will be broadcasted by ESPN on SuperSport TV between 09 and 15 October:
 
Start times in CAT
 
Saturday, October 10
 
01h00 -  Tamba Bay Rays v New York Yankees 
 
22h00 - Atlanta Braves v Miami Marlins 
 
Sunday, October 11
 
02h30 - Los Angeles Dodgers v San Diego Padres 
 
Monday, October 12
 
02h30 - Miami Marlins v Atlanta Braves 
 
Tuesday, October 13
 
01h00 - Houston Astros v New York Yankees or Tampa Bay Rays 
 
Wednesday, October 14
 
01h00 - New York Yankees or Tampa Bay Rays v Houston Astros  
 
Thursday, October 15
 
02h30 - Los Angeles Dodgers or San Diego Padres v Atlanta Braves or Miami Braves


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Published: 10/09/2020