Last licks. In the final lap, so it’s time to clear out the mailbox. 

“I hear the head of the Fed’s FRAUD unit is going after bigger fish after the Sam Bankman Fried trial. My guess is Daniel Jones.” — D Mac. 

The way this season has gone, Stitches may be on the Fed’s fraud list. 

The Game 5 starters underwhelmed us in Game 1.

Arizona led that game, 5-3, in the ninth inning before Texas tied it, then won it.

The D’backs’ Zac Gallen was average at best allowing three runs, including four walks over five innings.

The Rangers’ Nathan Eovaldi had his worst outing of the postseason, giving up five runs over 4 ²/₃, but was bailed out by the late heroics.

Taking Gallen and the D’backs in the rematch for $100 (-105, Caesars Sportsbook). 

A couple of household names, Andrew Heaney and Joe Mantiply, started Game 4.

Eleven pitchers later the Rangers decked the D’backs, 11-7.

Texas built an 11-1 lead on homers by Corey Seager, Marcus Semien and Johan Heim.

Lourdes Gurriel’s homer sparked a late rally but it was too little, too late.

Our too little, too late win has us at -1,893 babyruths.