Top MLB Wild Card Games: Padres advance by shutting out Mets in Game 3

The San Diego Padres pulled a shutout Game 3 over New York Metswinning 6-0 on Sunday to advance and face Los Angeles Dodgers in the divisional round.

We will see another match of the National League Atlanta Braves to take on Philadelphia Phillies. In the American League, New York Yankees will encounter Cleveland Guardians, and Houston Astros will align it with Seattle Mariners.

Here are the best plays from Sunday’s wild card matchup:

Padres 6, Mets 0 (Game 3, SD wins 2-1)

And we went!

Padres is a catcher Austin Nola got his team on the board with a two-run single to left in the second inning.

Finding a rhythm

Padres fielder Trent Grisham highlighted in the center, bringing Ha Sung Kim extend San Diego’s lead to 3-0 in the fourth inning.

When it rains, it pours

Manny Machadoa single in the top of the fifth inning allowed Yurikson Prafar to kill

Just like that, the Padres took a 4-0 lead.

Closing time

The Padres added two more runs in the eighth inning thanks to a big hit Juan Soto.

San Diego went on to shut out New York in Queens, punching their ticket to the NLDS.


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