The Philadelphia Phillies now know who their opponent will be in the NLDS.
Pete Alonso, Francisco Lindor and the New York Mets will face the Phillies in the best-of-five NLDS. The Mets defeated the Milwaukee Brewers 4-2 in the win-or-go-home Game 3 of the NLWCS Thursday.
The Mets trailed 2-0 entering the top of the ninth inning, and seemed finished considering Milwaukee closer Devin Williams is one of the game’s most dominant relievers. But Williams struggled with control, before giving up a three-run home run to Alonso. Starling Marte added an additional run with an RBI single that scored Jesse Winker.
This will be the first time that the Phillies and Mets have ever faced off in the postseason.
The Mets went 40-27 in the second half of the season to earn the final Wild Card spot in the NL. They are a team with a ton of positive vibes right now, but also one whose pitching has been taxed over the last week. Jose Quintana started Thursday and David Peterson recorded the save, so it’s unclear who will get the ball for the Mets Saturday.
The Phillies are expected to start former Met Zack Wheeler in Game 1 of the series, after he put together another Cy-Young caliber season. Rob Thomson hasn’t yet announced who will pitch Game 2, although his comments earlier this week lead you to believe it will be Cristopher Sánchez over Aaron Nola.
In addition to learning their opponent Thursday, the Phillies also found out who will be the television broadcasters for their series. The Phillies have drawn FOX‘s No. 2 booth, with Adam Amin as the play-by-play announcer and former All-Stars A.J. Pierzynski and Adam Wainwright serving as color commentators.
Below is the full schedule for the series. Note that starting game times have only been announced for the first two games.
Game 1: Saturday, Oct. 5 @ Citizens Bank Park at 4:08 ET
Game 2: Sunday, Oct. 6 @ Citizens Bank Park at 4:08 ET
Game 3: Tuesday, Oct. 8 @ Citi Field
Game 4 (if necessary): Wednesday, Oct. 9 @ Citi Field
Game 5 (if necessary): Friday, Oct. 11 @ Citizens Bank Park
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Barbara Jean
October 4, 2024 at 12:37 am
I saw the game tonight. These are not your usual N.Y. Mets. They have jelled as a team and have gotten better as the season went on.
This should be an outstanding series. And because they play only 90 miles away, it makes the trip back and forth to both ballparks easy.