The Royals are in trouble after last night’s loss:

Entering the 2024 Division Series, in the best-of-five postseason series tied 1–1, the team won Game 3 and won the series 45 out of 62 times (73%). Under the current 2-2-1 format, teams with a 2-1 lead and Game 4 on the road have won the series 22 of 33 times (67%). Of those 22 series wins, 18 came on the road in Game 4.

Michael Wacha is ready to start with the season on the line:

“I don’t really think about the belt that much,” Wacha said before the match on Wednesday. “I want to go out there and give our guys a chance to win a ball game just like every other start throughout the season. And this one is no different. I want to go out there, hopefully go deep and give our guys a chance to win a ball game.”

Patrick Mahomes attended yesterday’s game:

Mahomes was seen celebrating in a suite after the clutch knock, jumping up and down and making his way to a former teammate of his who was wearing a Yankees jacket. That former teammate is Gehrig Dieter, who is named after Lou Gehrig and is apparently a die-hard fan of the Bronx Bombers.

Salvador Perez feels at home in the postseason:

That’s October. “This is what he lives for,” said Cole Ragans, the winning pitcher in Game 2 of the ALDS. Ragans has learned this over the past year, when he grew into a top player under the tutelage of Perez. Even when Perez’s body barks at him, telling him that men in their mid-30s aren’t built to perform regularly in the big leagues, he pushes through the physical challenges because he craves the mental ones.

“I like to think about the game,” Perez said. “I want to be in charge. I say to these guys: give me all the pressure. I got it. I want to think about fastball, slider, curveball, how we got him out of the last at-bat, what we’re doing now, what he’s looking for. That’s why I love catching so much.”

The Detroit Tigers took a 2-1 series lead against the Cleveland Guardians.

The New York Mets defeated the Philadelphia Phillies to reach the NLCS for the first time since 2015.

The Los Angeles Dodgers forced a game five with a win over the San Diego Padres.

The roof of Tropicana Field suffered heavy damage from Hurricane Milton.

MLB is starting to get clarity on who Diamond Sports Group will broadcast in the future.

The WNBA Finals are on hiatus as the Minnesota Lynx and New York Liberty prepare to open the series tonight.

Wimbledon will no longer use human lines judges.

Rafael Nadal will retire at the end of this year.

The DOJ can force a breakup of Google.

Nintendo comes with an alarm clock.

Celebrities are spending millions on a startup that aims to save the dodo bird from extinction.

Your song of the day is Red Wine Supernova by Chappell Roan.