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• Morning Briefing: Bring on the Giants!
NEW YORK -- And now for meaningful games in October.
The New York Mets and San Francisco Giants will meet in Wednesday’s National League wild-card game at Citi Field at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN.
Noah Syndergaard (14-9, 2.60 ERA) opposes left-hander Madison Bumgarner(15-9, 2.74). Those aces finished third and fourth, respectively, in ERA among major league qualifiers. Only Kyle Hendricks (2.13) and Jon Lester (2.44), both of the Chicago Cubs, had better ERAs.
The Mets won the season series from the Giants, 4-3. That’s why the game will be played in New York despite the teams finishing with identical 87-75 records.
The Mets have Monday off. They will work out at Citi Field at 1 p.m. ET on Tuesday.
Team officials will not have major roster decisions because wild-card teams typically only carry nine or 10 pitchers for that winner-take-all game. That allows for 15 or 16 position players. If the Mets reach the division series against the Cubs, it gets tougher. And the Mets may be faced with decisions such as whether to carry Alejandro De Aza or Michael Conforto.
NEW YORK -- And now for meaningful games in October.
The New York Mets and San Francisco Giants will meet in Wednesday’s National League wild-card game at Citi Field at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN.
Noah Syndergaard (14-9, 2.60 ERA) opposes left-hander Madison Bumgarner(15-9, 2.74). Those aces finished third and fourth, respectively, in ERA among major league qualifiers. Only Kyle Hendricks (2.13) and Jon Lester (2.44), both of the Chicago Cubs, had better ERAs.
The Mets won the season series from the Giants, 4-3. That’s why the game will be played in New York despite the teams finishing with identical 87-75 records.
The Mets have Monday off. They will work out at Citi Field at 1 p.m. ET on Tuesday.
Team officials will not have major roster decisions because wild-card teams typically only carry nine or 10 pitchers for that winner-take-all game. That allows for 15 or 16 position players. If the Mets reach the division series against the Cubs, it gets tougher. And the Mets may be faced with decisions such as whether to carry Alejandro De Aza or Michael Conforto.