*Official* 2022 Wild Card Playoffs

[Zakath]

All series scheduled to run from Friday, October 7 through Sunday, October 9: All times Central. All games at higher seed.

AL
#6 Tampa Bay (86-76) at #3 Cleveland (92-70) (Guardians won season series 4-2, 2-1 in games played in Cleveland); winner gets New York in ALDS
Friday, 11:07 (ESPN) - Cleveland 2, Tampa Bay 1
Saturday, 11:07 (ESPN2) - Cleveland 1, Tampa Bay 0 (15)

#5 Seattle (90-72) at #4 Toronto (92-70) (Mariners won season series 5-2, 1-2 in games played in Toronto); winner gets Houston in ALDS
Friday, 3:07 (ESPN) - Seattle 4, Toronto 0
Saturday, 3:07 (ESPN) - Seattle 10, Toronto 9

NL
#6 Philadelphia (87-75) at #3 St. Louis (93-69) (Phillies won season series 4-3, 2-2 in games played in St. Louis): winner gets Atlanta in NLDS
Friday, 1:07 (ABC) - Philadelphia 6, St. Louis 3
Saturday, 7:37 (ESPN2) - Philadelphia 2, St. Louis 0

#5 San Diego (89-73 vs. #4 New York (101-61) (Padres won season series 4-2, 2-1 in games played in New York); winner gets Los Angeles in NLDS
Friday, 7:07 (ESPN) - San Diego 7, New York 1
Saturday, 6:37 (ESPN) - New York 7, San Diego 3
Sunday, 6:07 (ESPN)* - San Diego 6, New York 0

[Bobby Thigpen]

I'll take Cleveland, Seattle, St Louis and New York.

[Zakath]

Kind of expected a pitcher's duel between Bieber and McClanahan, and that's exactly what we're getting.

[Zakath]

And just like that, Ramirez hits a 2-run HR to give the Guardians the lead.

[Harwar]

After watching the White Sox all season, i'm starved for good teams playing good ball, and the Gaurdians & Rays provided that today.

[notjimrose]

Jose Quintana looking like his old self for the Cardinals this afternoon, shutting down the Phillies through 5 1/3.

[Nellie Fox]

Jose Quintana looking like his old self for the Cardinals this afternoon, shutting down the Phillies through 5 1/3.

Old school. No overpowering fastball, just changing speeds, mixing things up. In, out, up down. Keeping hitters off balance.

[Zakath]

15 innings of baseball so far today and 3 runs have been scored, all off of home runs.

[Nellie Fox]

15 innings of baseball so far today and 3 runs have been scored, all off of home runs.

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[Zakath]

Cardinals trying to find a way to piss this one away.

[Zakath]

And they succeeded. HBP'ed one run in, and then Segura punches a seeing-eye single to right to score two more. 3-2 Phillies, top of the ninth.

[Zakath]

Big inning from the Phillies continues. Five runs off clutch hitting and some great baserunning.

[Zakath]

Phillies send 10 men to the plate in the ninth and score 6. Hoskins struck out to start the inning, and he struck out to end it. Lots of damage in the middle.

[Zakath]

Cardinals get one back in the ninth, but not enough. Phillies win 6-3.

[Zakath]

Getting a lot of great pitching performances today, including Castillo completely shutting down the Jays for 7 innings. Hopefully they saw what happened to the Cardinals trying to protect a lead.