(New York) Joe Musgrove shrugged off cries accusing him of “cheating” after a bizarre umpire check at the mound, and propelled the San Diego Padres to the next round of the playoffs on Sunday night with a victory of 6-0 over the New York Mets.
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Musgrove allowed just one hit in seven innings of work.
Trent Grisham drove in a run on a single and made a great catch to center field, giving the Padres a 2-1 victory in the Nationals three-game series.
In the win, Austin Nola and Juan Soto drove in two runs on singles.
The Padres will face the Los Angeles Dodgers, who have the best record in major league baseball, in a best-of-five series. The confrontation will begin on Tuesday.
The Padres will play in front of home fans for the first time in 16 years when they return to Petco Park for Game 3.
” We know it. We would like them to see some playoff games, Padres manager Bob Melvin said Sunday afternoon. In a way, we feel like they are part of our group. »
It was the fifth time the Padres had won a playoff series.
They won a first-round series against the St. Louis Cardinals in 2020, at home, but without fans due to the pandemic. They were then swept in the next round by the future World Series champion Dodgers.
For the Mets, a glittering season ended disappointingly with empty seats. The biggest-spending team in major league baseball won 101 games — the second-most games in club history — but couldn’t resist the late Atlanta Braves’ push of the season. The Mets have been atop the Nationals East Division all season except for six days.
Mets ace Max Scherzer was roughed up in Game 1 lost to the Padres, and after the Mets won Game 2 thanks to Jacob deGrom to avoid elimination, they could do next to nothing against Musgrove.
New Yorkers third starter Chris Bassitt went just four innings, giving up three runs, three hits and three costly walks.
Pete Alonso’s single in the fifth and Starling Marte’s walk in the top of the seventh inning were the only runners Musgrove let reach base in his first playoff start.
Relievers Robert Suarez and Josh Hader finished the game and allowed no hits.