2022 MLB Playoffs: FOX Sports' experts pick the winners of every series
Before the MLB playoffs begin Friday, FOX Sports' experts make their picks all the way through the World Series. And some of them might surp...OCTOBER 5, 2022
SAN DIEGO PADRES 93-69 · 2ND IN NL WEST
93-69 · 2ND IN NL WEST
First look: Padres vs. Mets in NL wild-card series Mets aces Max Scherzer, Jacob deGrom are formidable foes, but will the Padres see both in the wild-card series?
OCTOBER 5, 2022 • SANDIEGOUNIONTRIBUNE.COM
McNeil not in Mets' lineup, tops Freeman for batting crown
Jeff McNeil stayed on top without taking a swingOCTOBER 5, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Padres' Mike Clevinger hits injured list with illness As the No. 4 starter in the rotation, Mike Clevinger being included on the Padres' wild-card series roster was far from a slam dunk.
OCTOBER 5, 2022 • SACBEE.COM
Austin Nola - Resting Wednesday Nola isn't in the lineup Wednesday against the Giants, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.
Impact Nola went 2-for-3 with a run and an RBI during Tuesday's win over the Giants, but he'll take a seat for the second time in the last three games. Luis Campusano is starting at catcher and batting ninth.
OCTOBER 5, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Jose Azocar - Sitting Wednesday Azocar isn't starting Wednesday against the Giants, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.
Impact Azocar saw fairly regular playing time over the second half of September, but he'll be on the bench for a third consecutive game to close out the regular season. Trent Grisham will start in center field and bat eighth once again.
OCTOBER 5, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Ha-Seong Kim - Absent from Wednesday's lineup Kim isn't starting Wednesday against the Giants, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.
Impact Kim is in the midst of a three-game hitting streak in which he's gone 5-for-11 with a homer, a double, three RBI, two runs and a stolen base. He'll get a breather while Jake Cronenworth starts at shortstop and bats cleanup.
OCTOBER 5, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Josh Bell - Heads to bench Wednesday Bell isn't starting Wednesday against the Giants, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.
Impact Bell started the last five games and went 4-for-15 with two runs, two RBI, five walks and five strikeouts. Manny Machado will serve as the designated hitter while Brandon Dixon starts at third base Wednesday.
OCTOBER 5, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Nabil Crismatt - Back with big club The Padres recalled Crismatt from Triple-A El Paso on Wednesday.
Impact Crismatt will be joining the 28-man active roster as a replacement for Mike Clevinger (illness), who was scheduled to start Wednesday's regular-season finale versus the Giants before his surprise placement on the injured list. Craig Stammen is now scheduled to start Wednesday, but he's unlikely to work much longer than two innings before turning the game over to the bullpen. Crismatt could be one of multiple relievers who sees work once Stammen exits.
OCTOBER 5, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Mike Clevinger - Goes on IL with illness The Padres placed Clevinger on the injured list Wednesday with an illness.
Impact San Diego didn't specify whether Clevinger was moved to the 15-day injured list or the COVID-19-related IL. If it's the latter, Clevinger would be eligible to return for the Padres' wild-card round series with the Mets, though it's unclear if he would have been included in the team's playoff rotation even if he hadn't fallen ill. Clevinger had been on track to start Wednesday's regular-season finale against the Giants, but that assignment will instead go to Craig Stammen. The 31-year-old righty will finish the regular season with a 7-7 record, 4.33 ERA, 1.20 WHIP and 91:35 K:BB over 114.1 innings.
OCTOBER 5, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Craig Stammen - Draws start Wednesday The Padres will have Stammen start Wednesday's game against the Giants in what's expected to be a bullpen day, Bob Scanlan of Bally Sports San Diego reports.
Impact Stammen hasn't topped two innings or 39 pitches in any of his 32 appearances on the season for San Diego, so that probably represents the upper limit of his workload in the regular-season finale before he turns the game over to the bullpen.
OCTOBER 5, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
MLB releases complete wild-card schedule
The MLB wild-card round begins Friday! Here's the full schedule.OCTOBER 5, 2022
Mike Clevinger - Not starting Wednesday Clevinger won't start Wednesday's game against the Giants as initially planned, with the Padres instead having Craig Stammen take the hill for the regular-season finale, Jeff Sande...
Impact Considering Stammen hasn't covered more than two innings in any of his appearances in the majors or minors this season, he'll likely be serving as more of an opener than a traditional starter. The Padres haven't indicated that Clevinger will be available as a bulk reliever or if the team will rely on a cadre of bullpen arms to cover the remaining innings once Stammen exits.
OCTOBER 5, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
MLB playoffs: Padres-Mets schedule is set | National League Wild Card The New York Mets will host the San Diego Padres for a three-game Wild Card series.
OCTOBER 5, 2022 • NJ.COM
No matter the voting, Manny Machado delivered one of the most valuable seasons in Padres history In a season where so much has felt out of the Padres’ control, Machado seemingly carried them to October.
OCTOBER 5, 2022 • THEATHLETIC.COM
Mets in NL Wild Card: The cheapest tickets available for New York Mets vs. San Diego Padres at Citi Field The Mets will play the San Diego Padres in the NL Wild Card at Citi Field in Queens, New York, starting this Friday.
OCTOBER 5, 2022 • NJ.COM
Mets Postseason TV schedule: FREE live streams, format, bracket, times, TV channels, dates for New York Mets vs. San Diego Padres in NL Wild Card This Friday, the Mets, led by Pete Alonso, Max Scherzer and manager Buck Showalter face the San Diego Padres, led by Juan Soto and Manny Mac...
OCTOBER 5, 2022 • NJ.COM
MLB playoff picture all set, best-of-3 matchups start Friday
The entire Major League Baseball playoff picture is now setOCTOBER 5, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Padres try to sweep series against the Giants
The San Diego Padres will try to sweep a three-game series with a victory over the San Francisco GiantsOCTOBER 5, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
No-No Joe Musgrove wants a championship for hometown Padres
Joe Musgrove took a moment away from the mayhem of the clubhouse celebration after the San Diego Padres clinched a playoff spot to reflect on where his career has been and where he...OCTOBER 5, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Padres beat Giants, will meet Mets as NL's No. 5 seed Bob Melvin didn't care where, or so he said.
OCTOBER 5, 2022 • CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.COM
Wil Myers - Tallies another homer Myers went 2-for-5 with a solo home run and an additional RBI in a 6-2 win against the Giants on Tuesday.
Impact Myers struck out in each of his first three at-bats before singling home the final run of a four-run sixth inning and tacking on a solo shot in the eighth. After sitting for nearly the entirety of San Diego's previous series with the White Sox, the 31-year-old has responded by batting 4-for-8 with two home runs and five RBI over the two contests since.
OCTOBER 5, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Padres wrap up 5th seed in NL playoffs, beating Giants 6-2
Sean Manaea allowed only one hit in six shutout innings and the San Diego Padres wrapped up the fifth seed in the NL playoffs, beating the San Francisco Giants 6-2 on Tuesday nightOCTOBER 5, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sean Manaea - Submits gem to end losing streak Manaea (8-9) earned the win during Tuesday's 6-2 victory over San Francisco, allowing one hit and one walk with six strikeouts across six scoreless innings.
Impact Manaea put the first two Giants he faced on base before retiring the next 18 batters in order to finish with a 75 game score, his best mark since hist first start of the season April 8. The 29-year-old pounded the zone with 50 of an efficient 66 pitches going for strikes, and he undoubtedly would've worked deeper if a playoff appearance for the team wasn't looming. Prior to Tuesday's victory, Manaea had gone 0-3 with an 8.18 ERA in 22 innings across his last six starts, with San Diego falling in each contest. He concludes 2022 with a 4.96 ERA and 1.30 WHIP -- the worst and second-worst marks of his career, respectively -- with 156 strikeouts in 158 innings across 28 starts and 30 appearances.
OCTOBER 5, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Just where did Padres reliever Robert Suarez come from? Robert Suarez journeyed from Venezuela to Mexico to Japan before emerging as a 31-year-old rookie with a 101 mph fastball in the Padres' bul...
OCTOBER 5, 2022 • SANDIEGOUNIONTRIBUNE.COM
