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The Phillies trailed 2-0 entering the ninth but launched their
comeback when Cardinals closer Ryan Helsley had trouble finding
the strike zone.
Helsley, who jammed the middle finger on his pitching hand
Tuesday, allowed J.T. Realmuto's one-out single to start his
issues. He walked Bryce Harper and Nick Castellanos to load the
bases before hitting Alec Bohm to force in a run and pull the
Phillies within 2-1.
Andrew Pallante replaced Helsley (0-1) and allowed Segura's
two-run single through the glove of Cardinals second baseman
Tommy Edman against a drawn-in infield for a 3-2 lead. Bryson
Stott had a run-producing fielder's choice, Brandon Marsh
followed with an RBI single and Kyle Schwarber had a sacrifice
fly for the sixth run of the inning.
Mariners 4, Blue Jays 0
Right-hander Luis Castillo pitched 7 1/3 innings, Cal Raleigh
homered and visiting Seattle defeated Toronto in the opener of
an American League wild-card series.
Castillo (1-0) allowed six hits and a hit batter while striking
out five.
Raleigh's two-run home run keyed a three-run first inning for
the Mariners, who were playing in their first postseason game
since 2001. Toronto right-hander Alek Manoah (0-1) allowed four
runs, four hits, one walk and two hit batters while striking out
four in 5 2/3 innings.
Guardians 2, Rays 1
Jose Ramirez belted a two-run homer and Shane Bieber pitched
into the eighth inning as Cleveland opened its best-of-three
American League wild-card series with a win over visiting Tampa
Bay.
Bieber (1-0) outdueled Tampa Bay starter Shane McClanahan (0-1),
allowing one run on three hits over 7 2/3 innings. He walked one
and struck out eight. Emmanuel Clase earned the save after
recording the final four outs.
Amed Rosario and Ramirez had two hits apiece for the AL Central
champion Guardians. Jose Siri homered for the Rays' only run,
while McClanahan tossed seven innings of two-run ball.
Padres 7, Mets 1
Yu Darvish threw seven strong innings, the Padres hit four
homers off Max Scherzer and San Diego cruised to a win over host
New York in the opener of a best-of-three National League
wild-card series.
Josh Bell, Trent Grisham, Jurickson Profar and Manny Machado all
went deep for San Diego as Scherzer gave up the most homers he
has surrendered in a postseason game. The four tied his highest
from any regular-season game, a figure the three-time Cy Young
Award reached three times previously.
Darvish allowed six hits -- including Eduardo Escobar's one-out
homer in the fifth -- and walked none while fanning four. He is
3-0 a 0.86 ERA in three starts against the Mets this season.
--Field Level Media
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