An Intentional Walk That I Actually Didn't Hate

Your daily dose of postseason baseball—plus a special guest!

OK, what do we have today? The Guardians try one of the craziest intentional walks in baseball history. Buehler? Buehler? A comparison of 32-year-old legends. And a special, short essay from a special guest star about the San Diego Padres and the pain of letting your heart believe.

Yankees 6, Guardians 3 (Yankees lead series, 2-0)

Before we get to the intentional walk—by far the most interesting thing that happened in this fairly dreary game of blunders and missed opportunities—let’s talk for a moment about how the Cleveland Guardians won games this year. Here are the highest winning percentages in the last 50 years for teams when they’re leading after six innings (minimum 70 games played):