Eno and DVR discuss the opening games of the ALDS matchups, and try to make sense of a mediocre outing from Blake Snell, Austin Meadows' disappointing 2020, and their appreciation for Enoli Paredes as an unheralded arm in the soft underbelly of the Houston bullpen. 

Rundown
0:39 Giancarlo Stanton Puts Game 1 Out of Reach
3:02 How the Fifth Innings Shaped the Rays’ Bullpen Usage
9:18 Austin Meadows’ Oblique Injury and 2020 Struggles
11:44 A Pivotal Error Flips Game 1 On the A’s
20:08 Enoli Paredes: A Reliever for Stuffists
21:16 Deivi Garcia Gets the Nod for Game 2
25:59 Aaron Judge Did an Aaron Judge Thing
31:52 When the Play-by-Play Tweet Goes Spoiler

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