The Windup Newsletter ⚾ | This is The Athletic’s MLB newsletter. Sign up here to receive The Windup directly in your inbox. Oh no, Orion Kerkering. I’m so sorry. Plus: The Cubs survive, and either the Tigers or Mariners are advancing tonight to the ALCS. I’m Levi Weaver, here with Ken Rosenthal. Welcome to The Windup!

Phillies fans, this first section is for you. We’ll recap the game for everyone else after Ken’s section, but this requires a small intervention. Everyone else, just skip right down to Ken and pick it up from there. I grew up a Texas Rangers fan. And in the 2011...

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