Wild Card Series game thread: Mets, Padres, Tigers, Royals go for victory

God, did I miss the MLB postseason? The first four games are set and the Mets, Padres, Tigers and Royals each took a 1-0 lead. These wild-card rumbles go by in the blink of an eye (though not with quite the same theatrics as the one-and-dones), and we could have our entire Division Series field within the next 12 hours. In the short history of this Wild Card series, three-game sets have been rare. Only 3 of the 16 have gone the distance, and none of last year's series made it past a Game 3.

In short, recent history is not on the side of the Astros, Orioles, Braves or Brewers. Let's see what's next. I would like to see it some At least baseball tomorrow. (Unless it's just in Houston, in which case I'm happy to take the day off!)

Today on the site, Josh will recap all of yesterday's playoff action, and then he and Peter will each discuss why the Yankees should hope to see the Orioles (Josh) or Royals (Peter) in their upcoming ALDS. Matt will have the 1999 Yankees diary, and then Sam and Nick will continue our playoff team preview series with the two National League clubs that received a bye: the Dodgers and Phillies.

Wild Card Series Game 2 Schedule:

Detroit Tigers vs. Houston Astros
(LHP Tyler Holton vs. RHP Hunter Brown; DET leads 1-0)

Time: 2:32 p.m. ET
TV: ABC
Venue: Minute Maid Park (Houston, TX)

Kansas City Royals vs. Baltimore Orioles
(RHP Seth Lugo vs. RHP Zach Eflin; KC leads 1-0)

Time: 4:38 p.m. ET
TV: ESPN
Venue: Oriole Park at Camden Yards (Baltimore, MD)

New York Mets vs. Milwaukee Brewers
(LHP Sean Manaea vs. RHP Frankie Montas; NYM leads 1-0)

Time: 7:38 p.m. ET
TV: ESPN
Venue: American Family Field (Milwaukee, WI)

Atlanta Braves vs. San Diego Padres
(LHP Max Fried vs. RHP Joe Musgrove; SD leads 1-0)

Time: 8:38 p.m. ET
TV: ESPN
Venue: Petco Park (San Diego, CA)

Questions/Suggestions:

1. Which of the four teams facing elimination has the best chance of forcing a Game 3?

2. Alternatively, do you think we get four sweeps?