Musgrove pitches Padres past Mets, into NLDS vs. Dodgers NEW YORK — There was more champagne. There will be more baseball. Tribune News Service · Oct 9, 2022
A Series of Unfortunate Decisions The Cardinals absolutely crumbled in the ninth inning yesterday. There’s no other way to explain how they went from up two with two outs to go for a win, to down four and having to bat in the bottom of the ninth. Closer Ryan Helsley, who was called upon to… Sports Illustrated · Oct 8, 2022
Mets Only Have Themselves to Blame for Starting Pitching Debacle New York tried to get cute with its first three starters. Now, it’s one loss away from a more than promising season ending in heartbreak. Sports Illustrated · Oct 8, 2022
Bryce Miller: Yu gotta believe: Padres' Darvish shines against Scherzer in dominant NL wild-card victory NEW YORK — On the mound for the Mets in the opening game of the NL wild-card series Friday at Citi Field stood Max Scherzer, the man who can cut down October lineups like a weed whacker. Tribune News Service · Oct 8, 2022
Emma Stone Booed at Citi Field for Wearing Padres Gear The award-winning actress was not given a warm welcome by Mets fans inside Citi Field on Friday night. Sports Illustrated · Oct 8, 2022
Padres stun Mets with four homers off Max Scherzer en route to 7-1 victory in Game 1 NEW YORK — Fans received orange towels Friday as they entered Citi Field. Tribune News Service · Oct 8, 2022
Max Scherzer Booed Off Mound in First Playoff Start With Mets It was not the start to the postseason that three-time Cy Young award winner wanted. Sports Illustrated · Oct 8, 2022
San Diego Padres vs. New York Mets, live stream, TV channel, time, how to watch MLB Playoffs The San Diego Padres will meet the New York Mets in the best-of-three NL Wild Card with Game 1 on Friday afternoon from Citi Field. USA Today Sports Media Group · Oct 7, 2022
Eight Thoughts Heading Into the First Day of the Playoffs For us baseball fans, few days are better than the one we have today. Four postseason games, back-to-back-to-back-to-back. Well, technically, there is some overlap, but that’s even better! More games means flipping channels, which means less of a chance we’ll have to sit through commercials for ... Sports Illustrated · Oct 7, 2022
SI:AM | One Thing to Watch in Each Wild-Card Series MLB’s expanded playoffs get underway on Friday with the four wild-card series. Sports Illustrated · Oct 7, 2022
NL Wild-Card Series Picks for Mets-Padres and Cardinals-Phillies Which teams will be moving on to the National League Division Series next week? Our MLB writers make their picks. Sports Illustrated · Oct 7, 2022
2022 MLB playoffs: ranking the title contenders from first to worst Will an expanded Wild Card round lead to an unexpected upset or will one of the established baseball juggernauts emerge as the World Series winners? The Guardian - US · Oct 7, 2022
Bryce Miller: Showalter's history with Manny Machado, Bob Melvin spice up wild-card opener Buck Showalter thinks the mission involved the short-season Aberdeen IronBirds. He sent former Orioles star and coach Brady Anderson on a stealthy operation to see teenager Manny Machado do a few laps with the under-the-radar farm club. Tribune News Service · Oct 7, 2022
Baseball Players LOVE Their Playoff Merch Only slightly less coveted than the postseason berth itself, the highly anticipated playoff paraphernalia is an MLB “rite of passage.” Sports Illustrated · Oct 7, 2022
Sports Illustrated · Oct 6, 2022 Three Things That Will Decide the Mets–Padres Wild-Card Series The matchup between No. 3 New York and No. 6 San Diego will come down to the production each team gets from its stars.
Tribune News Service · Oct 6, 2022 Which Padres offense shows up could be difference in playoffs The Padres offense could suddenly become what it was expected to be.
Tribune News Service · Oct 6, 2022 Tom Krasovic: Padres' big spending paid off with postseason berth Go big or go home.
Tribune News Service · Oct 5, 2022 SF Giants beat Padres to clinch first-ever .500 finish Absent a pennant race, a division sprint or wild card wackiness, the Giants wrapped their slog to the finish line of a disappointing season on a bright note Wednesday, in an 8-1 win over the San Diego Padres.
Tribune News Service · Oct 5, 2022 Padres' Mike Clevinger hits injured list with illness As the No. 4 starter in the rotation, Mike Clevinger being included on the Padres' wild-card series roster was far from a slam dunk.
Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 5, 2022 MLB finalizes playoff schedule All the best-of-three wild card series will begin on Friday.
Sports Illustrated · Oct 5, 2022 Pham: Joc Pederson ‘Lucky I Didn’t Hurt His A-- Even Worse’ Five months after the infamous slap that resulted in a three-game suspension, the now-Red Sox outfielder showed no remorse.
Tribune News Service · Oct 5, 2022 Padres beat Giants, will meet Mets as NL's No. 5 seed Bob Melvin didn't care where, or so he said.
Sports Illustrated · Oct 5, 2022 MLB Playoff Picture Finalized on Wild Tuesday Night The field is set for a memorable October.
The Philadelphia Inquirer · Oct 5, 2022 Phillies likely to face Cardinals in playoffs after getting blanked 10-0 by Astros HOUSTON — There are plenty of reasons why, when presented with the choice of facing the Mets or the St. Louis Cardinals, the Phillies would choose the Cardinals. The Mets were just swept in three games in Atlanta, but have won 14 of 19 games played against the Phillies this…
Newsday · Oct 5, 2022 Mets beat Nationals in doubleheader opener, but Atlanta claims division with win in Miami NEW YORK — The Mets left Georgia last weekend knowing full well they lost the opportunity to control their own fate, so when the out-of-town scoreboard read “FINAL” Tuesday night, there was little solace in the fact that the offense that deserted them against Atlanta was now clicking smoothly against…