The Lineup Is ranked 184 games on Saturday, October 24 and found 12 worth watching, led by Rays at Brewers (importance 197). Here's how that day's slate finished.
Milwaukee erased a four-run deficit, then scored the go-ahead run in the seventh to beat Tampa Bay 5-4 and take a 2-0 lead in the World Series. Frelick tied it with a sixth-inning home run.
South Carolina erased Tennessee’s 24-17 fourth-quarter lead and completed the upset, winning 27-24 on a 48-yard field goal with two seconds left. LaNorris Sellers scored the tying touchdown with 1:17 remaining.
The Valkyries beat the Dream 67-62 in Game 4 of the WNBA Finals, tying the series 2-2 after Atlanta had won the previous two games by 26 and 14 points. Williams led Golden State with 17 points.
Texas erased Ole Miss's 24-3 lead, then answered the Rebels' three straight touchdowns to win 34-27. Arch Manning's fourth-quarter touchdown restored the lead, and Raleek Brown ran for 157 yards as No. 19 Texas upset No. 7 Ole Miss.
The Mammoth erased a 4-2 deficit to beat the Lightning 5-4 in overtime. Simashev scored twice, including the winner 1:44 into overtime, completing the comeback.
Unranked UCF upset No. 2 BYU 39-31 in double overtime, rallying from seven points down to force a second extra period. Keyone Jenkins threw for 293 yards and three touchdowns, including the overtime equalizer.
Lens came from behind to beat Paris FC 2-1, scoring twice after the visitors took the lead on 45 minutes. Florian Thauvin equalised and assisted Thorgan Hazard's 83rd-minute winner; Lens also finished with ten men.
Bremen beat Mainz 3-2 after Niclas Füllkrug converted two penalties in the opening 25 minutes. Ludovit Reis restored Bremen's lead in the 61st, and Lee Jae-Sung answered two minutes later, but Mainz could not find an equalizer.
Every game gets an importance score, built from 11 factors — rankings, playoff stakes, rivalry, star power, elimination pressure, how close the game actually projects to be, and more. The score is explained, never a black box. Narratives are written from the real state of the season — not "tune in tonight."