The San Diego Padres will seek to win their second postseason series since 1999 Saturday when they face the New York Mets in Game 2 of their National League wild-card series in New York.
"Every game in a three-game series feels like it's monumental," Padres manager Bob Melvin said after Friday's 7-1 victory."So the same approach, the same kind of scheme going in, same preparation, pitcher that's been pitching well over the last couple months for us."
DeGrom did not pitch in the majors in 2022 until Aug. 2 because of what the team described as a"stress reaction on his right scapula," the shoulder blade. A stress reaction is a precursor to a stress fracture. He made four rehabilitation starts in the minors.DeGrom did not face the Padres in 2022. He is 6-3 against the Padres lifetime with a 1.28 ERA in 70 1/3 innings over 10 starts.The game is set to begin at 4:37 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time and will be televised by ESPN.
"He was having trouble getting the ball away from his glove," Showalter said."He was trying to throw the ball in, for instance, to Bell, and he can't get it there.