Stitches weighs wild-card picks as he awaits Guardians-White Sox Game 5

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New York Post · collected 2026-10-09 · by Stitches

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Stitches reflects on his baseball betting picks during the MLB wild-card and division series rounds, noting losses for favorites like the Yankees and Padres while expressing relief that the Dodgers advanced over the Braves. He awaits the conclusion of the White Sox-Guardians matchup, which could determine further betting outcomes; the Guardians currently lead 9-5 after overcoming significant odds (listed as -427) in their favor.

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Stitches is evaluating MLB wild-card picks as the Guardians and White Sox prepare for Game 5 of their series. In the division-series round, Stitches's predictions did not fare well: the Blankees lost despite being favored at -130 odds against Tampa Bay; the Padres were eliminated by the Brewers after losing key games; and the Dodgers successfully defeated the Bravos but with high negative odds of -235. Stitches expresses disappointment over these outcomes, noting that the Padres' series was particularly disappointing, with close calls like a near-winning strike missed by Mason Miller and an outfield catch by Garrett Mitchell that denied Manny Machado a tying home run. The article concludes with uncertainty about the outcome of the White Sox-Guardians series and its impact on betting strategies.

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Blankees Padres Rays Tampa Bay White Sox

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White Sox ORG · 2× Blankees ORG · 1× Brewers ORG · 1× Cam Schlittler PERSON · 1× Gerrit Cole PERSON · 1× Max Fried PERSON · 1× Padres ORG · 1× Rays ORG · 1× Tampa Bay ORG · 1× Ty France’s PERSON · 1×

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Learn all you need to know about MLB Betting - Read about the Best Baseball Betting Sites - Learn all about How to Bet on Baseball We will do the math when the White Sox-Guardians series ends.

framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-09

🔮 Lost Game 2 when Mason Miller, one strike from victory, couldn’t seal the deal.

2026-10-09 · New York Post

Stitches weighs wild-card picks as he awaits Guardians-White Sox Game 5 · assertive framing

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The division-series round did not go as well as the wild-card round. asserted

round → go → round

We took the Blankees (-130), who turned out to be a false favorite. asserted

who → take → Blankees

They threw Cam Schlittler, Gerrit Cole and Max Fried at Tampa Bay. asserted

They → throw → Bay

The Rays threw them a shovel to clear their walkways with this winter. asserted

Rays → throw → winter

They lost Game 1 after Ty France’s homer hit the roof and landed in Jackson Chourio’s glove. asserted

homer → lose → glove

Lost Game 2 when Mason Miller, one strike from victory, couldn’t seal the deal. asserted

Miller → lose → deal

Then they were eliminated when Garrett Mitchell robbed Manny Machado of a game-tying homer. asserted

Mitchell → eliminate → homer

This series did more damage to my heart than a corned beef sandwich. asserted

series → do → sandwich

The Dodgers (-235) cut our losses by chopping down the Bravos. asserted

Dodgers → cut → Bravos

Learn all you need to know about MLB Betting - Read about the Best Baseball Betting Sites - Learn all about How to Bet on Baseball We will do the math when the White Sox-Guardians series ends. asserted

series → learn → math

They had two chances to finish off the Guardians. asserted

They → have → Guardians

They will be going back to Cleveland instead, 9-5 the final. asserted

They → go → Cleveland

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