Joe Musgrove baffled the New York Mets in Game 3 on Sunday night at Citi Field, leading the San Diego Padres to a 6-0 victory, sealing a berth in the NLDS against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Starter Joe Musgrove dominated the New York Mets, who mustered one hit out of the entire evening, as the San Diego Padres cruised to a 6-0 victory in Game 3 of the National League Wild Card series Sunday, punching a ticket to the NLDS against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
San Diego took Game 1 of the series against New York, teeing off against Max Scherzer to the tune of four homers in the 7-1 win but struggled to muster much of an attack in Game 2 against Jacob deGrom, who allowed only two runs in six innings in a 7-3 loss.
After a Game 2 where the Mets offense teed off on Padres pitching, San Diego needed Musgrove to come through during the biggest start of his career. Throughout the evening, Musgrove relied on his fastball, cutter, curveball and slider to keep completely dominate the Mets lineup. The Mets struggled to mount any offensive momentum against the Padres, with first baseman Pete Alonso tallying the only hit off Musgrove on the evening. In seven innings, Musgrove allowed no runs while striking out five batters, walking one and allowing no runs.
With Musgrove pitching exceptionally well in the biggest game of his career, Mets starter Chris Bassitt had little room for error, but the Padres offense took advantage of every opportunity they earned early in the game.
