Sep 14, 2024; Cumberland, Georgia, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Jack Flaherty (0) pitches the ball against the Atlanta Braves during the first inning at Truist Park. Mandatory Credit: Image Jordan Godfree-Imagn The race for first place in the National League West heated up after the San Diego Padres clinched at least the wild card spot with a late triple play in Tuesday’s 4-2 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Teams just don’t get places that way.
The wild card race in both leagues is also very hot. The Arizona Diamondbacks, Kansas City Royals and Minnesota Twins succumbed to pressure while the Detroit Tigers stepped up. Sure, the Padres have been the hottest team in the majors for two months.
The Minnesota Lynx are looking to finish off the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA playoffs. Minnesota’s Napheesa Collier was the runner-up for the WNBA MVP award, and she enjoyed an explosive performance in Game 1.
We will analyze both the MLB contest and the WNBA game on electric Wednesday.
SAN DIEGO PADRES AT LOS ANGELES DODGERS
The Padres have won nine of their past 10 games and lead the majors with a 41-17 record since the All-Star break. Los Angeles is on its way to another NL West title, but the Padres have entered the race and are only two games behind the Dodgers with five games to play.
Shohei Ohtani stood in the batter’s box as the Dodgers asked for a triple play review, and the chance for a big at-bat never came. Unfortunately, the former translator, Ippei Mizuhara, could not describe the possibility of the team playing a triple play to sew a place in the postseason.
The first-round bye was crucial for the Dodgers because of all the pitching injuries. But they were just 3-8 against the Padres, who managed to tie for the division lead by winning the final two games of the series. Los Angeles has entered must-win mode.
Jack Flaherty right will try to give Los Angeles a big performance on Saturday, when the Padres counter with no-hit man Dylan Stop. San Diego likes long, rowdy celebrations in the clubhouse, so it can have a hangover effect. Or perhaps there is none.
Padres moneyline, +120 (DraftKings)
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NEW YORK METS ATLANTA BRAVES
The Mets hold the NL’s second wild card by a half game over the Diamondbacks and a full game over the Braves. It is a figure that hunts three wild teams for the last two places.
Atlanta certainly felt good about gaining ground Wednesday as All-Star left-hander Chris Sale took the mound. Sale (18-3, 2.38 ERA) leads the NL in wins, ERA and strikeouts (225) and could be the unanimous winner of the NL Cy Young Award. He has won eight straight decisions.
The Braves posted a 5-1 victory in the opener of the three-game series and have won five of their past six games. New York lost twice in eight games, but could have star shortstop Francisco Lindor (back) in Wednesday’s lineup.
There is a chance of rain on Wednesday, so weather delays could shorten the starting pitcher’s outing. But riding the hot left arm of Sale is still the right bet.
Braves -1.5 run line, +120 (DraftKings)
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PHOENIX MERCURY AT MINNESOTA LYNX
A Minnesota victory elevates the Lynx to the semifinals while ending the career of Mercury guard Diana Taurasi. The longtime star is the WNBA’s leading scorer with 10,646 career points but, at 42 years old, lacks the ability to take it one game at a time.
After Minnesota defeated Phoenix 102-95 on Sunday in the opener of the best-of-three series, controversy arose when Collier said he wanted to end Taurasi’s career on Wednesday. Calm down, man. Collier plays competitive basketball for a living, not HORSE on neighborhood streets.
The bigger problem for the Mercury isn’t Collier’s comments, but how they’ve slowly become the WNBA MVP runner-up. He poured in 38 points in Game 1, completely exposing Brittney Griner on defense. Phoenix may have to triple team Collier this time.
Taurasi had a great game scoring 21 points and hitting 5 of 10 from 3-point range. But he scored in single digits in four of September’s eight regular-season games, so look for a lower output on Wednesday.
Diana Taurasi is 14.5 points less, -135 (FanDuel)
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