PADRES BEAT METS IN NL WILD CARD SERIES

Padres advance to NLCS

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On Oct. 9, in a stressful battle between the Mets and the Padres, the Padres beat the Mets to advance to the NLCS, the National League Championship Series. The favorite here was the Mets who were the expected winner overall with a 101-61 season compared to the Padres’s 89-73 season.

After the series was tied, the battle for a chance in the NLCS was down to the final game where the Padres beat the Mets in a 6-0 sweep. Musgrove pitched a shutout against the Mets leaving them in a six-run deficit and eliminating them from postseason play.

The Padres now move on to play against the Dodgers on Tuesday, Oct. 11.