ImpactThe lefty-hitting Bauers will watch Wednesday's contest from the dugout with southpaw Sean Manaea set to toe the slab for New York. Gary Sanchez will serve as Milwaukee's DH as a result and bat fifth.
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Jake Bauers - Idle for Game 2Bauers isn't in the Brewers' lineup Wednesday for the second game of the National League Wild Card Series versus the Mets.
Garrett Mitchell - Not starting Game 2Mitchell isn't in the lineup Wednesday for Game 2 of the National Wild Card Series against the Mets.
ImpactMitchell will ride the pine to begin Game 2 as the Mets send out left-hander Sean Manaea to start on the bump. Blake Perkins will get the starting nod in center field instead and bat second.
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Mets RHP Paul Blackburn (spinal leak) done for seasonNew York Mets right-hander Paul Blackburn has been ruled out for the rest of the season due to ongoing issues from a spinal fluid leak, mana...
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Paul Blackburn - Won't return this seasonMets manager Carlos Mendoza on Wednesday ruled out Blackburn (back) for the rest of the season, Tim Healey of Newsday reports.
ImpactBlackburn had hoped to be available for the Mets at some point during the postseason, but he is still having issues after first experiencing a spinal fluid leak in mid-September. The righty posted a 5.18 ERA over five starts for the Mets after being acquired at the trade deadline. He'll be eligible for salary arbitration for a final time this winter.
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J.D. Martinez - Starting at DH WednesdayMartinez will start at designated hitter and bat sixth Wednesday in Game 2 of the National League Wild Card Series against the Brewers, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.
ImpactMartinez yielded to Jesse Winker for the start at designated hitter in Game 1, although he came off the bench to deliver a two-run single. The 37-year-old put up just a .368 OPS in September for the Mets.
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Jesse Winker - Absent from Game 2 lineupWinker is not in the lineup Wednesday for Game 2 of the National League Wild Card Series in Milwaukee, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.
ImpactWinker contributed a two-run triple out of the designated hitter spot for the Mets in Game 1, but he will begin Wednesday's contest on the bench against Brewers righty Frankie Montas. J.D. Martinez will be the DH and bat sixth.
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Tobias Myers - Lined up for Game 3 startMyers will start a potential Game 3 of the National League Wild Card Series versus the Mets on Thursday if he's not needed in relief in Game 2, Jack Stern of BrewerFanatic.com repo...
ImpactIt's all hands on deck for the Brewers on Wednesday as they try to stave off elimination, but it's Myers who is tentatively lined up to take the ball in Game 3, if Milwaukee is able to force a winner-take-all contest. Myers was arguably the Brewers' biggest surprise this season as he held a 3.00 ERA and 127:36 K:BB across 138 frames in his rookie year.
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