Posted by Sabrina B. @gametimegirl

The Braves and Giants have to wait until tomorrow night. First up, the Rangers send Cliff Lee to the bump at the Trop to face David Price and the Rays (1:37 ET). The Rangers haven’t ever won a postseason series exactly. In fact, they’ve lost exactly nine straight LDS games. Which is exactly why they went out and acquired an ace like Cliff Lee in the first place. The Cliff Lee that’s 4-0 with a 1.56 ERA in five career post season starts. Except that in three starts this season against these Rays (two with the Mariners and one with the Rangers), this Cliff Lee is 0-3 with a 4.56 ERA.

Next up, Harry Leroy Halladay will be making his postseason debut at home for the Phillies against the Reds (5:07 ET). Halladay’s 169 wins are the second-most in the Divisional Era (or, if you have a calendar, since 1969) by any pitcher making his postseason debut. That’s because Mark Langston had 178 wins before making his debut in 1998 with the Padres. So it figures that he’ll face Edinson Volquez in Game 1, since Volquez won just four games this season. That’s tied for the third-fewest wins in the regular season by any pitcher making a Game 1 start in a postseason series.

Last up, the Yankees head out to Target Field to take on the Twins (8:37 ET). New York took down Minnesota in the 2003 ALDS, the 2004 ALDS, and the 2009 ALDS. As a matter of fact, the Twins have lost each of their last 9 games in the ALDS dating back to 2004. But they’ll send Francisco Liriano out to start Game 1 against CC Sabathia. And Liriano is a lefty. And that’s significant because the Yankees have lost each of their last 9 games this season when the other guys started a lefty.
-ESPN