Here are three things well be keeping an eye on around the baseball world throughout the day: 1. Game 1 winners go for sweep in Wild Card Series: The Tigers, Cubs, Red Sox, and Dodgers took home victories in Game 1 of their respective Wild Card series yesterday, and each of those clubs will be going for the sweep today. will kick things off at 1:08pm local time today for Detroit, while the Guardians will counter with with their season on the line. Two hours later (2:08pm local time), the Padres will hang the hopes of their season on . The Cubs will counter with an opener in the form of right-hander . Kittredge threw a scorele s inning for Chicago in Game 1 of the series yesterday and is likely to turn things over to lefty for the bulk of the game. Turning back to the AL, the Yankees will Miami Marlins Jersey have to overcome Red Sox starter with southpaw on the mound if theyre going to live to see Game 3, and the Reds last stand against the Dodgers will come with on the mound against . 2. Frustration in the Bronx: Infielder was not in the lineup for yesterdays first game of the Wild Card series against the Red Sox, and relays that Chisholm made no secret of his displeasure about riding the pine following the game. Chisholm conducted his post-game interview with his back turned to reporters and said he had not much conversation with about not playing. A 30-30 player worth more than four wins in 130 games this year according to either version of WAR, Chisholm is one of the leagues most talented second basemen. While his status as a left-handed hitter may not have made him the ideal choice to start against lefty , his .248/.322/.411 against southpaws is hardly a liability though it does trail the production of both (.302/.328/.491) and (.250/.361/.452) versus left-handers. 3. Toboni to be introduced: The Nationals are introducing newly minted president of baseball operations Paul Toboni at a pre s conference that kicked off about 15 minutes ago. Owners Mark Lerner, Ed Cohen, and Robert Tannenbaum are all on hand alongside Toboni. The decision to fire Mike Rizzo and hire Toboni, who had spent years working his way up the ladder in the Red Sox organization prior to being brought in to lead baseball operations in the nations capital, is the first change of leadership the Nationals have experienced since Rizzos hire all the way back in 2009. With a young team that lost 96 games this year despite steps forward from young players like and , Nationals ownership and their new baseball operations leader will be providing further insight into the teams direction and what lies ahead. Louis Head Jersey