MLB Wild Card top plays: Guardians walk off against Rays, SEA-TOR in action
Day 2 of MLB wild card action is here, as the Cleveland Guardians swept the Tampa Bay Rays in Saturday’s first matchup, via a walk-off homer.
Toronto is looking to stay alive against Seattle In the second game of the day, before the Mets aim to bounce back after a disappointing outing against San Diego (7:37 p.m. ET, ESPN) and Philadelphia attempts to close the door on St. Louis (8:37 p.m. ET, ESPN).
Here are the top plays from Saturday’s wild-card matchups:
Mariners vs. Blue Jays (Game 2, SEA leads 1-0)
Teoscar goes yard
Blue Jays slugger Teoscar Hernandez gets his team on the board first in a do-or-die game for Toronto, hitting a two-run blast to left field to take 2-0 lead.
Teoscar times two!
After Vlad Guerrero Jr. hit an RBI single in the third, Teoscar Hernandez extended the Blue Jays’ lead to 4-0 when he hit his second homer of the game, both coming off Mariners starter Robbie Ray. The homer ended Ray’s day as Seattle called on Matt Brash for the following at-bat.
Guardians 1, Rays 0 (CLE wins series 2-0)
Just nasty
Tyler Glasnow appeared to be in postseason form with this strikeout.
Pitching duel
Glasnow and Triston McKenzie are in rare form, quickly turning Saturday’s matchup into a classic playoff pitching duel.
A round of applause
Kudos are in order for Glasnow, who was stellar through five innings.
McKenzie magic
Through six innings, McKenzie registered eight strikeouts and only allowed two hits.
In other words, he’s dealing.
Narrow escape
In the bottom of the sixth, the Guardians had the bases loaded with no outs. But Jason Adam was able to strike out Jose Ramirez before Josh Naylor grounded out into a double play.
Run saved!
The Guardians kept the Rays off the board with this incredible defensive play!
A new record set!
The Rays and Guardians both left the 13th inning empty-handed, making it the first scoreless game through 13 innings in MLB playoff history.
More history being made
As the game moves into the 15th, more MLB playoff records have been set. With the Guardians’ Sam Hentges striking out Taylor Walls and Francisco Mejia to open the inning, Saturday’s game broke the record for total strikeouts in a playoff game with 38. Hentges struck out Jose Siri to end the inning.
Guardians walk it off!
After 14.5 innings of scoreless baseball, Oscar Gonzalez ended the game and the series by hitting a solo shot to open the bottom of the 15th, sending the Guardians to the ALDS to face the Yankees.
Padres vs. Mets (Game 2, SD leads 1-0)
Phillies vs. Cardinals (Game 2, PHI leads 1-0)
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