Reliever Jason Motte, who has been out because of a right shoulder strain, is a possibility for this round, and Maddon said he probably will use four starters in the best-of-seven series.
Texas had 19 hits, including at least one each by all nine starters in the first three innings.
After a lengthy closed-door meeting with pitchers Jered Weaver, Jason Vargas and Garrett Richards before batting practice Thursday, Manager Mike Scioscia said he will not scale back the workload of the Angels starters in the final three weeks of the season.
The same group that helped the Clippers outscore the Suns, 37-17, in the second quarter also helped squander most of a 30-point lead in the second half, forcing Rivers to reinsert his starters in the final three minutes.
The Colts and the Cincinnati Bengals rested starters in the final two regular-season games, the Jets won two road playoff games, and the Jets' bandwagon filled to capacity.
Updated ERA for those Giants starters in the last six games: 0.47.
That "dome-encased psyche lab experiment" was the Colts' decision, with their playoff position set, to rest their starters in the final two games of the regular season.
In other words, he is the same force against the best teams and pitchers, at the most pivotal moments, as he is against all manner of opponents — including also-rans and fifth starters — in the first six months.
Woodson plans to rest his starters in the final two games of the regular season after Sunday's victory clinched the No. 2 seed in the playoffs for the Knicks.
In our study the probability of continuing ICS use of starters in the first two years was lowest and increased to approximately the same probability as for previous users in the following years.
The change of transition probabilities in time was evaluated, e.g. the probability of continuing ICS use of starters in the first two years (51%) of follow-up increased to more than 70% in the following years.
