Joe Musgrove it was a nightmare for New York Mets on Sunday night, not giving up a run in the seven innings he pitched and sent San Diego Padres direct to Series Divisionales from National League.
Spectacular performance of the Californian Musgrove from the mound of Citi Field of New Yorkbecoming the first pitcher to shut out his opponent for seven innings in a postseason-defining game, giving up just one hit.
No team had ever managed to leave its rival in just one hit in a decisive match Playoffs.
To such an extent did the frustration of the Mets that your technician, Buck Shoewalterasked the judges in the sixth inning to review whether Musgrove he was using some substance to help him.
Review for Joe Musgrove at the request of Mets manager Buck Shoewalter ????.
Musgrove has 6 innings pitched, 5 strikeouts, 0 runs and only 1 hit received. pic.twitter.com/AZptPpoggB
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The they checked the cap and even the earsbut all they found was a very inspired pitcher who was unhinging his opponent.
While the defense triumphed, the attack of San Diego did not falter and scored his first two runs in the second inning after a hit in the batting of Austin How that they took advantage of to complete the diamond Josh Bell y Ha-Seong Kim.
One of the curious images of the party starred the Puerto Rican Francis Lindorwhen when batting in the fourth inning and with 3-0 in favor of the Fathershit his right knee with the ball after impact with the bat.
He was treated on the pitch and was finally able to continue, although without scoring in any of his three presences batting.
More annotations would arrive in the fourth and fifth ‘innings’, to complete the final 6-0 in the eighth. It was John Soto who caused two more runs from the bat, leaving the game almost resolved, but could not complete with his own run when he was intercepted in full batting by Manny Machado.
San Diego Padres they reach the division series after sixteen years and manage to take the step they couldn’t two seasons ago when in 2020 they were eliminated in the wild card round.
Los Fathers are added to Seattle Mariners y Cleveland Guardians as the winners of this wildcard away series, the only ones who made the home court factor good were the Philadelphia Phillies by bending the St. Louis Cardinals.
It will be a very special match for the Dominican Manny Machadofor facing his previous team, the Dodgerswith whom he only played half a season in 2018 before becoming a free agent and signing for ten seasons with San Diego Padres.
“Everyone wants to see this seriesit only matters to win three, try to take some in The Angels and get to San Diego to defend our stadium in front of our fans,” he said after the match.
This coming Tuesday, October 11, the Fathers will start the Series Divisionales before the Dodgers en el Dodger Stadium de The Angels.
The other three keys that will follow the same schedule will be Houston Astros contra Mariners de Seattle, New York Yankees compared to Guardians de Cleveland y Atlanta Braves midiéndose a Philadelphia Phillies.
The format for these division series will be best-of-five, with the first two home games of Dodgers, Astros, Yankees y Bravesand the two later ones with Padres, Mariners, Guardians and Phillies.
If it were necessary to reach the fifth and final match, it would be played in Los Angeles, Houston, New York or Atlanta.
