The 2022 MLB playoffs are down to conscionable 4 teams. After today, it could beryllium down to two.
Will the Philadelphia Phillies and Houston Astros punch their tickets to the World Series? Or volition the San Diego Padres and New York Yankees prevention their seasons?
A imaginable double-elimination Sunday begins with Game 5 of the National League Championship Series betwixt the Phillies and Padres, with Philly up 3-1 and playing successful beforehand of a location crowd. Later, the Yankees look to avert a expanse arsenic they conflict Houston successful Game 4 of the American League Championship Series successful the Bronx.
Follow the enactment beneath each time agelong with commencement times, pitching matchups and starting lineups arsenic they're announced, followed by in-game updates and takeaways aft each crippled is concluded.
More: Who has the NLCS edge? Preview, predictions for Padres-Phillies | Who volition regularisation the ALCS? Preview, predictions for Yankees-Astros | Bracket, results and more
San Diego Padres astatine Philadelphia Phillies (2:37 p.m. ET, FS1)
Phillies pb bid 3-1
Padres starter: Yu Darvish
Phillies starter: Zack Wheeler
Starting lineups:
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What to ticker for: Padres manager Bob Melvin volition request to thrust Game 5 starter Yu Darvish for arsenic agelong arsenic helium tin successful an ace showdown with Philadelphia's Zack Wheeler aft everything San Diego tried connected the mound backfired successful Game 4. In fact, some bullpens are taxed aft the teams utilized a combined 13 pitchers connected Saturday.
Meanwhile, the Phillies are swinging their bats truthful good close now, they should beryllium capable to play escaped and casual knowing they person a two-game pb successful the bid and Aaron Nola waiting successful the wings for Game 6 -- if needed.
Almost each of Philly's bats person contributed truthful acold this series, and there's small crushed to deliberation that volition extremity Sunday. That's wherefore it is each connected Darvish to prevention the Padres' season. -- Jesse Rogers
Our picks
Phillies 3, Padres 2: Darvish volition transportation his bosom retired but Philadelphia has that destiny look -- astatine slightest to triumph the NL pennant. It volition past a tight, low-scoring matter -- the nonstop other of Game 4 -- and triumph the bid with a choky triumph connected Sunday. -- Rogers
Phillies 5, Padres 2: The Phillies are 4-0 astatine location successful the postseason and they look similar they're acceptable to popular immoderate champagne. Wheeler has been outstanding implicit his 3 playoff starts and apical relievers Jose Alvarado and Seranthony Dominguez didn't person to transportation successful Game 4 aft a small other workload successful Game 3 (a combined 61 pitches), truthful everything is lining up for a boisterous solemnisation astatine Citizens Bank Park. -- David Schoenfield
Houston Astros astatine New York Yankees (7:07 p.m. ET, TBS)
Astros pb bid 3-0
Astros starter: Lance McCullers Jr.
Yankees starter: Nestor Cortes
Starting lineups:
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YANKEES
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What to ticker for: The Yankees volition request to look to the 2004 Red Sox arsenic a root of inspiration arsenic New York faces a 3-0 shortage successful the ALCS against the Astros. Houston has cruised done the series, looking similar the amended squad successful each facet of the game, highlighted by beardown performances from starting pitchers Justin Verlander, Framber Valdez and Cristian Javier. McCullers volition person the accidental to adjacent things retired connected Sunday against a Yankees lineup that looked wholly lifeless successful Games 2 and 3.
Houston volition request much of the aforesaid to punch a summons to the World Series: beardown performances up and down the lineup. The Yankees volition request a season-extending outing from Cortes, who has been their astir accordant starter each year. New York's lineup volition request to aftermath up, starting with Aaron Judge, who has had an atrocious postseason, hitting .156/.182/.344. -- Joon Lee
Our picks
Astros 4, Yankees 2: The Yankees' play ends connected a disappointing and uncompetitive enactment arsenic the Astros proceed their postseason undefeated streak disconnected a coagulated all-around show from the discourtesy and a beardown commencement from McCullers. -- Lee
Astros 7, Yankees 2: It's a not-very-analytical take, but the Yankees' assemblage connection was precise zombie-like connected Saturday. They look done. -- Bradford Doolittle
Astros 2, Yankees 1: Not adjacent Cortes connected afloat remainder tin halt the juggernaut that is Houston, with McCullers Jr. the latest to soundlessness New York's bats. -- Jeff Passan
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