4 teams eye sweeps, 4 face elimination

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Wednesday, October 02 View In Browser  TOP NEWS 4 teams eye sweeps today, 4 must win or go home   The Tigers, Royals, Mets and Padres are a win away from a trip to the Division Series. The Astros, O's, Brewers and Braves have their backs against the wall. Four potential elimination games, starting at 2:30 p.m. ET. With ballpark rocking, Padres get the jump on Braves Iglesias' dash sparks aggressive Mets to win over Crew Skubal silences Astros, then 'pen hangs on for thrilling victory Ragans channels adrenaline into Royals' shutout of Orioles Tigers-Astros Game 2 FAQ (2:30 ET, ABC) Royals-Orioles Game 2 FAQ (4:30 ET, ESPN) Mets-Brewers Game 2 FAQ (7:30 ET, ESPN) Braves-Padres Game 2 FAQ (8:30 ET, ESPN2) MORE TOP NEWS MLB MORNING LINEUP PODCAST TOP PERFORMANCES Tarik Skubal: 6 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 6 K's, 1 BB 3rd Tigers pitcher with scoreless start in playoff debut Michael King: 7 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 12 K's 1st in MLB history with 12 K's, 0 BB, 0 R in 1st playoff start Mark Vientos: 2-for-4, 2 R, 2 RBIs 1st Met with multiple hits in postseason debut since 2006 Cole Ragans: 6 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 8 K's 6th scoreless start in Royals postseason history Corbin Burnes: 8 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 3 K's First O's pitcher with 8 IP in postseason since Mussina ('97) PLAY A SPORCLE BASEBALL QUIZ! MORE FREE GAMES AT MLB PLAY POSTSEASON BRACKET MUST-SEE PLAY Fernando Tatis Jr. sent the crowd into a frenzy with his first-pitch homer in Game 1.  STAFF PICKS Watch out for these 10 rookies in the postseason Rookies aren't just happy to be playing in October during their first seasons. They're expected to be key contributors to contending clubs right from the start of their careers. This year's group is no different. Padres had an ace up their sleeve In his first career postseason start, Michael King -- a key component of the Juan Soto trade last December -- rose to the occasion Tuesday night. He struck out 12 Braves across seven scoreless innings. Former Brewer Winker 'fired up,' exchanges words with Adames After lacing a key two-run triple in the second inning, Jesse Winker exchanged words with Milwaukee shortstop Willy Adames. Facing 3rd straight 1st-round bye, Dodgers have a new plan of attack Since the expanded postseason field came into play before the 2022 season, no team has more experience navigating through the "bye week" than Los Angeles. Left-field dilemma: Yanks still undecided on Verdugo, Domínguez While most areas of New York's roster appear set in stone ahead of the American League Division Series, the team's plans in left field remain murky. Check out the Phillies' postgame playlist, courtesy of three guys from Northeast Philly The Armentani Brothers grew up Phillies fans, but when the DJ group formed to make remixes of popular songs, they never could have imagined they'd be making the Phils' victory playlist. MLB Tonight before & after every game Catch live coverage including highlights, interviews, expert analysis and more before and after every postseason game, beginning today at 2 p.m. ET on MLB Network. MORE STORIES SCOREBOARD DET 3 HOU 1 KC 1 BAL 0 NYM 8 MIL 4 ATL 0 SD 4 © 2024 MLB Advanced Media, L.P. MLB trademarks and copyrights are used with permission of Major League Baseball. Visit MLB.com. Any other marks used herein are trademarks of their respective owners. Please review our Privacy Policy. You (gahleexholly.hdhask@blogger.com) received this message because you registered to receive commercial email messages from MLB.com. Please add info@marketing.mlbemail.com to your address book to ensure our messages reach your inbox. If you no longer wish to receive commercial email messages from MLB.com, please unsubscribe  or log in and manage your email subscriptions. Postal Address: MLB.com, c/o MLB Advanced Media, L.P., 1271 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020.