What a night for October baseball! While three of the four Wild Card series got wrapped up on Wednesday, the one between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Atlanta Braves turned into an absolute instant classic, and now we’re heading for a winner-take-all Game 3.
Wild Card Chaos: Three Series Down, One Left to Decide
The White Sox were out there making history, taking out the Astros by getting an early lead and just pulling away. That’s gotta feel good, winning their first postseason series since their 2005 World Series title. Over in the AL East, the Yankees pitching staff just continued to dominate a pretty helpless-looking Boston Red Sox lineup. Seriously, that Red Sox offense looked lost. The Yankees, even without Aaron Judge, saw Ben Rice and rookie George Lombard Jr. step up huge, powering their offense to victory. Down in the NL, the Cubs needed their offense to go red hot, and it just never happened. Their pitching was always a bit suspect, but honestly, they weren’t the problem. The Padres absolutely shut them down, holding the North Siders to a measly one run over two games. Brutal.
Phillies Just Said “Not Tonight”
But then there was the Phillies and Braves. Philly lost on Tuesday, so they were literally hanging on by a thread on Wednesday. Atlanta had a 3-1 lead going into the eighth inning. You know everyone was thinking it was over, right? The Braves were cruising. But hold up, because Kyle Schwarber and Bryce Harper had other plans. They absolutely exploded, hitting back-to-back solo shots against lefty Dylan Lee, tying the game up. Are you kidding me?! That’s the kind of clutch hitting you dream about! They weren’t done either. The Phillies ultimately scratched out a run in extras and then, incredibly, blanked the Braves to win in 10 innings. Talk about a gut punch to Atlanta!
So, the stage is set, folks. Thursday’s 2:00 p.m. ET matchup on Peacock is for all the marbles. It’s an “all hands on deck” scenario for both teams’ pitching staffs, meaning whoever ends up starting probably won’t even matter that much. Every arm is likely going to see action. This is what Wild Card baseball is all about, and you know both teams are going to leave everything on the field. Don’t miss it!
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Originally reported by Bless You Boys.
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