The Playoff Preview Episode (Ep. 114)

The Ringer's Ben Lindbergh and Michael Baumann celebrate the
extension of Clayton Kershaw's ERA reduction streak (01:00), then
bring on their colleague Zach Kram for a wide-ranging playoff
preview, including thoughts on wild-card game formats and strategy
(10:30), the lopsided nature of this year's wild-card matchups
(22:15), whether there's such a thing as a way to win in the
playoffs (25:00), which relievers and bullpens are best suited for
heavy playoff workloads (32:00), which teams might be at a
particular advantage or disadvantage in October (37:00), and which
teams might produce the best stories this month (44:00). Learn more
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