MLB playoffs Friday scores: Padres bash Max Scherzer’s Mets, Phillies stun Cardinals in wild card openers
Philadelphia Phillies rallied to score six runs in the frame and hang on to win 6-3 – stunning the fans at Busch Stadium.
Playing their first postseason game since 2001, the Seattle Mariners beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-0 behind 7 ⅓ scoreless innings from starter Luis Castillo.
In New York, the San Diego Padres hit four home runs against Mets ace Max Scherzer, started off by Josh Bell’s two-run shot in the first inning of an eventual 7-1 win.
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Shane Bieber dominates, Jose Ramirez homers in win | BOX SCORE
Behind an ace-like performance from Shane Bieber and a clutch home run from Jose Ramirez, the Guardians beat the Tampa Bay Rays 2-1 in Friday’s Game 1 of the American League wild card series at Progressive Field.
Bieber was masterful outside of one fastball to Jose Siri, tossing 7 ⅔ innings on 99 pitches to earn the victory. Bieber, rocked in his only other playoff appearance two years ago, allowed just three hits and struck out eight before being lifted with a runner on in the eighth.
BOX SCORE: Guardians 2, Rays 1
Albert Pujols, 42, is playing in the final postseason of his 22-year career, beginning Friday afternoon against the Philadelphia Phillies in a best-of-three wild-card series at sold-out Busch Stadium.
When the teams line up for introductions, Pujols will get the longest ovation. When he comes to the plate for the first time during the game, he’ll get another one , as fans grab their cell phones and take pictures for posterity. They’ll do the same thing every time he comes to bat
says of Alejandro Kirk, the club’s catcher and designated hitter. “His smile is something everybody loves and he likes to have fun.”
October often shines brightest on those who make contact, who swing not for the fences but with purpose. Kirk, who has struck out just 57 times in 468 at-bats, might be the perfect playoff concoction for a Jays team with plenty of muscle and star power.
throughout Major League Baseball’s postseason for the first time.
ESPN, Fox and other broadcasters of playoff games will be able to show the look-ins on their social media accounts, and live action will also be show on MLB’s official account. There isn’t a limit on how long each look-in can last.
Twitter will be the only social media platform to officially stream live look-ins during the postseason, which begins Friday with four wild-card round games.
– Associated Press
best-of-three series against the Padres beginning on Friday, but they have proven throughout the season that they are able to rise through adversity.
Whether it was an early-season injury to Jacob deGrom, midseason injury to Max Scherzer or getting hit by a pitch an MLB record 112 times, the Mets have managed to bounce back more often than not when a speed bump arises.
In the postseason, anything can happen. Ask last season’s Braves squad.