Ideally, the Mets would save Diaz to put out his best effort in the ninth inning for a series-sealing save. That should give the New York manager plenty of options in the latter innings. Showalter used five other hurlers in relief of Scherzer and deGrom and none of them was on the mound for more than two innings. He could close in the ninth, or be used for multiple innings to shift the momentum fully in New York's favor. He threw just 28 pitches to get five outs in the seventh and eighth innings.ĭiaz will be available for Game 3, but the length of his outing is up for debate. Showalter's plan to put Diaz in the highest leverage situation of Game 2 worked out. Mets manager Buck Showalter called on Edwin Diaz earlier than expected in Game 2.ĭiaz pitched a shutdown seventh inning that eventually set up the four-run bottom half of the frame that opened the contest up in the Mets' favor. Musgrove's damage limitation could help him stay on the mound longer than Bassitt, who also has to get over his disastrous outing against Atlanta in Game 3. He gave up 22 home runs over the entire regular season, but Musgrove only allowed one long ball in his last four starts. Musgrove's run concession has been smaller in the last month and he has been able to limit opponents to a small number of home runs. He walked two batters and gave up a home run. Musgrove conceded four earned runs on five hits in his July 24 start versus the Mets. New York's Game 3 starter allowed nine earned runs on 12 hits in his two meetings with the Padres in the regular season, He did strike out 11 batters on July 23, so there is precedent for success against San Diego. He gave up five earned runs over 3.2 innings in that start. Bassitt's poor outing helped Atlanta confirm its spot on top of the National League East.īassitt was also rocked for five earned runs by the Chicago Cubs at home on September 12. The San Diego right-hander had some trouble with walks in his previous three starts, but he got out of all of the jams he put himself in.īassitt gave up four earned runs and walked three batters in his last start against the Atlanta Braves last Sunday. Musgrove conceded one earned run on 15 hits over 22 innings in his last four appearances. Joe Musgrove enters Game 3 off a much better close to the regular season than Chris Bassitt. Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images The winner of Sunday's Game 3 faces a quick turnaround to Tuesday to face the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NLDS. Diaz's appearance lasted into the eighth, but he should still be fresh if the Mets need him to finish off the series.
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New York made the most peculiar move of the series so far, as it sent Edwin Diaz out to pitch the seventh inning of Game 2. San Diego will throw Joe Musgrove against New York's Chris Bassitt to start, but they could be on short leashes if they struggle. The only pitchers that will not be available for Sunday's Game 3 are the starters from the first two contests. New York took two runs off Blake Snell in Game 2 before it erupted in the seventh inning against Adrian Morejon. San Diego scored all seven of its Game 1 runs in the 4.2 innings in which Scherzer was on the mound.
San Diego took Game 1 after it roughed up Max Scherzer with a handful of home runs.ĭespite all the great starting pitchers in the series, there have been 18 runs plated between the two sides. The Mets forced Game 3 with a Game 2 win on Saturday night behind Jacob deGrom.
The San Diego Padres and New York Mets have the only Wild Card series that went the distance.
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