A tough night for a baseball player And ballroom fan; When it’s Game 4 of the World Series and your team is one W away from the championship, should the Viennese Waltz really matter?

Hell yes it should! Thank God for multiple televisions and Freddie Freeman. And I’m very grateful to the ABC censors who stopped us from seeing the Bruno bits in that silly opening sequence with Derek Hough.

Olympic rugby player Ilona Maher with partner Alan Bersten. The judges wanted to see more dancing from the sultry athlete, so Bersten packed her tango with lots of kicks and twists as they danced it to “Psycho Killer.” Something clicked for Maher; She was much more graceful this week. “I can really see that there was very, very hard work, especially on the frame,” said judge Bruno Tonioli. “Lots of content, but still needs to work on the footwork… Much better.” Score: 24 out of 30

NBA champion Dwight Howard with partner Daniella Karagach. Karagach took a hard blow to her partner by saying that he had not managed to get through a single performance without making mistakes. Yikes! Luckily for the champion, Karagach’s favorite pastime is choreographing memorable contemporary numbers with lots of jaw-dropping moves. And once again she didn’t disappoint: the jury was more than enthusiastic about the dynamic duo. “Dancing with this intensity,” Inaba said. “To be honest, I wasn’t sure you’d ever go there. You left nothing behind tonight!” Score: 28 out of 30

Jenn Tran (The Bachelorette) with partner Sasha Farber: Season 32 celebrity Alyson Hannigan visited the duo at rehearsals for no other reason than to show them what it’s like to act scared Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Thanks? The only problem was that there was nothing frightening about their contemporary homage to sexy vampires. Damn good! “The Queen of the Damned! “They really went all out with this performance,” Tonioli said. “You were actually in charge of the dance and won it, darling.” Score: 28 out of 30

Super Bowl Champion Danny Amendola with partner Witney Carson. Amendola has the right amount of masculinity for his Argentine tango – and he’s a master at throwing his partner – but his timing was off and he could use a little more passion. However, the judges saw something different. “It was so amazing,” Hough said. “They are a fantastic partner for Witney. I say this, the connective tissue… your shoulders get a little hunched forward and tense.” Score: 28 out of 30

Olympic Stephen Nedoroscik with partner Rylee Arnold: The gymnast got to play a zombie-like character walking on his hands in a contemporary number, which more than made up for his bottom-place finishes last week. “Everyone performed really well tonight, but that was hands down the best!” said Inaba. Score: 28 out of 30

The BachelorJoey Graziadei with partner Jenna Johnson. The pro figured out that the best way to showcase Graziadei’s leading man’s bonafides was to have him play a puppeteer to her lithe marionette. It worked! Their Argentine tango was, as Tonioli said, fascinating. “You’re the ultimate puppet master because you’re always in control, which is a compliment,” Hough said. “There were two moments where the elevators were a little unstable, but my friend, you are amazing.” Score: 29 out of 30

Chandler Kinney (Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin) with partner Brandon Armstrong. Kinney rounded out the partner portion of the evening with an impeccable Viennese waltz to the title song pretty Little Liars. Damn, this lady is good (no matter what Inaba says). “The beauty and feeling of being haunted,” Tonioli said. “The quality of the movement…it was really exquisite.” Score: 29 out of 30

Dance-off

Kinney and Armstrong enjoy immunity based on their previous results. Couples compete against each other while performing the same dance style.

Howard vs. Maher: Neither pair showed any proficiency in their cha-cha, but Maher had more energy. However, the judges are far from letting this stop them from targeting the Olympian for elimination. “They have both come so far in this competition,” Inaba said. “I thought you were off to a good start, Dwight. Ilona, ​​you were technically better than Dwight.” winner:Howard

Tran vs. Nedoroscik: The gymnast tried to outshine Trans Salsa with his gymnastic skills, but the bachelorette’s technical skills are unbeatable. “It’s a lot of fun,” Hough said. “For me, Jenn and Sasha, you guys jumped right into it, there was a lot of content.” Winner: Tran

Graziadei vs. Amendola: It’s a hot guy! But honestly, didn’t you already predict the winner before the jumps started? Man, that Johnson is a great choreographer. “The battle of the six packs!” said Tonioli. “There was so much testosterone. Guys, you worked so hard and did so well. The energy was out of this world.” Winner: Grace

Man, talk about a broken record: Another voting milestone was reached on Tuesday.

The bottom three celebrities Kinney, Tran and Nedoroscik.

Now it’s Trans’s turn. Totally undeserved.

DWTS is free next week because of the election. Vote, people!