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Wednesday, September 30 · 1:16 PM ET
Wild Card teams chase series extensions
Four Wild Card matchups carry 1-0 series margins, highlighted by Sánchez-Mahle and Gray-Fried.
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Wild Card Day 2 is about extending series. Philadelphia trails Atlanta 1-0 at Truist Park, Houston trails the White Sox 1-0 at Daikin Park, Boston trails New York 1-0 at Yankee Stadium, and Chicago trails San Diego 1-0 at Petco Park. The trailing clubs need a win to extend their series.
The 8:00 PM ET Red Sox-Yankees game brings Sonny Gray (2.72 ERA, 1.15 WHIP) against Max Fried (2.80 ERA, 0.99 WHIP). Earlier, Cristopher Sánchez's 2.91 ERA and 231 strikeouts meet Tyler Mahle; Sean Burke (3.34 ERA) faces Hunter Brown (3.19 ERA). Kevin Gausman and Nick Pivetta close the day at 10:00 PM ET.
Boston's Roman Anthony is day-to-day after leaving Game 1 with a right hand injury. Houston is without Steven Okert on its wild-card roster. In player markets, our model likes Yordan Alvarez 1B Over 0.5 at 103, with an 80.0% hit rate over the last 10.
Gray meets FriedGray carries a 2.72 ERA and 1.15 WHIP; Fried enters at 2.80 and 0.99.
Anthony's hand statusBoston's Roman Anthony is day-to-day after being removed from Game 1 with a right hand injury.
Alvarez extra-base modelOur model likes Yordan Alvarez 1B Over 0.5 at 103, with an 80.0% last-10 hit rate.Number of the day231 — Cristopher Sánchez strikeouts across 207.0 innings.
Sources: MLB StatsAPI (schedule, probables, season lines), ESPN (injuries, news), our model picks & market data. Written only from these facts — nothing free-recalled.
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