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NL Wild-Card Series Picks for Mets-Padres and Cardinals-Phillies

Which teams will be moving on to the National League Division Series next week? Our MLB writers make their picks.

Sports Illustrated

2022 MLB playoffs: ranking the title contenders from first to worst

Will an expanded Wild Card round lead to an unexpected upset or will one of the established baseball juggernauts emerge as the World Series winners?

The Guardian - US

Buck Showalter, Mets face new challenge in wild-card series

NEW YORK — Buck Showalter has managed in a myriad of situations throughout his 21-year major league managerial career. When the Mets skipper takes the field Friday night in the NL wild-card series, he’ll look over in the dugout and see an opposing manager that he once managed (Bob Melvin)…

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Baseball Players LOVE Their Playoff Merch

Only slightly less coveted than the postseason berth itself, the highly anticipated playoff paraphernalia is an MLB “rite of passage.”

Sports Illustrated

Three Things That Will Decide the Cardinals-Phillies Wild-Card Series

Who will come out on top between No. 3 St. Louis and No. 6 Philadelphia? Let’s break down the deciding factors in Friday’s first NL Wild Card Series matchup.

Sports Illustrated

Pujols Made Change at Plate Before Incredible Second Half

A slight adjustment at the plate seems to have unlocked an MVP-level second half for the Cardinals legend.

Sports Illustrated

Tom Krasovic: Padres' big spending paid off with postseason berth

Go big or go home.

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Benjamin Hochman: A look at who the Cardinals should use vs. Kyle Schwarber and Bryce Harper

The last time Bryce Harper faced the Cardinals in the playoffs, he couldn’t legally drink Champagne.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Mets complete sweep of Nationals, finish season with 101 wins

NEW YORK — The Mets gave their fans plenty to cheer for in the regular-season finale at Citi Field on Wednesday night, routing the Washington Nationals 9-2 to complete the sweep and reach 101 wins.

Tribune News Service

Who will start Game 1 of the NLDS? Dodgers say give it a rest.

LOS ANGELES — On Tuesday night, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Julio Urías would get his vote for the National League Cy Young Award.

Los Angeles Times

Phillies fall to Astros in playoff tune-up, but Nick Maton has a laugh

HOUSTON — The Phillies barely had anything to play for on Tuesday, and after it became official that they would face the Cardinals on Friday in an NL wild-card series, they had even less to play for in Game 162 on Wednesday. The Astros clinched their playoff spot on Sept.…

The Philadelphia Inquirer

MLB finalizes playoff schedule

All the best-of-three wild card series will begin on Friday.

Chicago Sun-Times

Padres beat Giants, will meet Mets as NL's No. 5 seed

Bob Melvin didn't care where, or so he said.

Tribune News Service

Phillies likely to face Cardinals in playoffs after getting blanked 10-0 by Astros

HOUSTON — There are plenty of reasons why, when presented with the choice of facing the Mets or the St. Louis Cardinals, the Phillies would choose the Cardinals. The Mets were just swept in three games in Atlanta, but have won 14 of 19 games played against the Phillies this…

The Philadelphia Inquirer

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Los Angeles Times

Bill Shaikin: Yes, Dodgers' Julio Urías is in the Cy Young race. Here's why.

We have heard enough about how Aaron Judge is the only rightful candidate for the American League most valuable player award. He's not.

Sports Illustrated

SI:AM | Atlanta Looks Ready to Repeat

The Braves swept the Mets are looking like serious World Series contenders again.

Tribune News Service

Sideline Chatter: And it’s only a few years away from an owners’ lockout

Are you ready for some … pickleball?

Tribune News Service

Bill Madden: From Aaron Judge to Buck Showalter, handing out our end-of-season awards

NEW YORK — Although the postseason seedings have yet to be decided, with one notable exception — the National League MVP race — we’ve seen enough to determine the deserving individual honors. Everyone has their opinions, many even have actual votes, but here are our picks for baseball’s 2022 awards…

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How the Tiebreaker Rule Impacts the MLB Playoff Race

The most consequential series this weekend is between the top two teams in the NL East, the only division race that still isn’t decided. The Braves host the Mets in a three-game set at Truist Park in Atlanta. New York currently holds a one-game lead in the NL East, and…

Sports Illustrated

SI:AM | One Step Closer to 62

What are we supposed to make of Aaron Judge’s historic season?

Newslaundry

Over 380 job positions likely to be shut as BBC proposes changes

Around 382 job positions are likely to be scrapped in the BBC World Service as the network has proposed several changes, including the closure of “some radio services” in Arabic, Bangla and Persian, Reuters reported.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Milwaukee dodges Cardinals' threats, can force rivalry rematch in playoffs

MILWAUKEE — With the NL Central crown in their pocket and time to kill on their hands, the Cardinals cannot do anything to change their postseason position in the coming days, but they had one more last chance to shape who they might face.

Sports Illustrated

Ranking the Playoff Rotations for MLB’s Contending Teams

Astros or Mets? Yankees or Dodgers? Here’s how the starting staffs compare among the potential postseason clubs.

Chicago Sun-Times

Cardinals defeat Brewers to capture NL Central title

The Cardinals (90-65) guaranteed themselves at least a tie with second-place Milwaukee (82-72), and now they own the tiebreaker because the victory Tuesday gave St. Louis an insurmountable 10-8 lead in the season series.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Cardinals claim 2022 NL Central crown, fourth consecutive playoff berth

MILWAUKEE — The first goal the Cardinals set for themselves in spring training, the gateway goal that would get them into the postseason and closer to achieving their loftiest ambition, is also the one Nolan Arenado has brought up several times in recent weeks as a reminder.

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