Morning Briefing: Mets Hang On to Live Another Day

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Good morning, Mets fans!

The Mets’ bats came back to life behind Jacob deGrom on Saturday as the mets hung on to defeat the Padres in Game 2 of the NL Wild Card series. It will come down to an ultimate Game 3 Sunday at 7:07 p.m. ET to determine who advances to the ALDS. Chris Bassitt will take the mound for the Mets.

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Tim Healey of Newsday Sports reported that the New York Mets removed Joely Rodriguez from the Mets’ Wild Card series roster due to a shoulder injury. Taijuan Walker is his replacement.

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Per Jesse Rogers of ESPN, the Rays and Guardians combined for 38 strikeouts over the course of their 15-inning pitchers duel on Saturday in which the Guardians came away victorious. That is the most ever strikeouts in a major league postseason game.

According to James Smyth of YES Network, a seven-run deficit is the second-largest comeback in MLB postseason history. The Seattle Mariners tied that on Saturday when they came back from an 8-1 deficit against the Blue Jays to ultimately defeat the Jays 10-9 to advance to the ALDS. Per Jeff Passan of ESPN, Seattle has been out of the postseason the last 20 years. They now advance to face the Houston Astros.

The Cleveland Guardians defeated the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday to advance to the 2022 ALDS against the New York Yankees. Game 1 is Tuesday, October 11 at Yankee Stadium in New York.

Kevin Acee of The San Diego Union Tribune wrote an article that dives into notes on the San Diego Padres, including their hopes to keep Yu Davish past 2023.

With the Blue Jays and Rays being eliminated, the New York Yankees are the only team remaining from the AL East.

The Seattle Mariners have advanced on to the American League Divisional Series. Their statement: “Embrace the Chaos!” A statement that has never been truer about the MLB postseason so far.

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Andrew Steele-Davis recapped Max Scherzer’s rough outing against the Padres on Friday in which he gave up seven runs to put the Mets in a position where they were facing elimination.

Andrew Steele-Davis recapped Eduardo Escobar’s strong Game 1 performance from Friday night.

Andrew Steele-Davis recaps the Mets’ offense’s Friday night struggles.