By Liz Alper
Photo via @padres on Twitter
October 8, 2022 (New York) – The Padres took New York by force last night in game one of the National League Wild Card. They looked to take a 2-0 series lead tonight with Blake Snell on the mound against Jacob deGrom for New York.
This one was a bit more interesting. Francisco Lindor hit a solo homer in the first, but Trent Grisham hit a solo of his own in the third and we were tied at one after three.
Brandon Nimmo reclaimed the lead for the Mets in the fourth on a liner to left that scored Eduardo Escobar and the Mets led 2-1 after four.
The Padres got the ballgame right back to a tied game in the fifth with Jurickson Profar’s single to right that scored Grisham from second, but Pete Alonso wasn’t fazed; he blasted a bomb to left in the home half of the fifth and the Mets once again led 3-2 after five.
Jeff McNeil added some padding in the seventh with a two-RBI double. Escobar singled to score Mark Canha. Daniel Vogelbach hit a sac fly to score McNeil and the Mets tacked on four runs to lead 7-2 after seven. The Padres tried to start a rally in the ninth, loading the bases and Manny Machado walked in a run, but the Mets evened the series with a 7-3 win, forcing a game three.
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The Mets forced a game three, so it will be at 4:07 p.m. tomorrow on ESPN. Grossmont High alum Joe Musgrove starts against Chris Bassitt for New York.