New York Mets vs Houston Astros

Latest headlines

ESPN · Oct 1

Astros manager Joe Espada wants to return as contract expires

Recap · Oct 1

White Sox pounce early, finish sweep of Astros for first playoff series win since 2005

ESPN · Sep 30

White Sox sweep Astros for first playoff series win since 2005

ESPN · Sep 30

Joe Espada to 'move on' from Astros' reaction to fans' boos

ESPN · Sep 30

Astros' Daulton Varsho has wrist surgery, done for season

ESPN · Sep 30

Astros frustrated by boos from sparse crowd during wild-card opener

Recap · Sep 30

White Sox strike first in AL wild card, beating Astros 6-3 in Game 1

ESPN · Sep 28

Mets exec David Stearns: No 'mulligans' on Pete Alonso exit

Injuries and inactives

Mets5th in NL East

• Christian Scott SP

  Knee, Inflammation, left
  15-Day-IL
• Jared Young 1B

  Concussion
  7-Day IL
• Jonathan Pintaro RP

  Illness
  15-Day-IL
• Reed Garrett RP

  Elbow, Surgery, right
  60-Day-IL
• Tylor Megill SP

  Elbow, Surgery, right
  60-Day-IL

Astros1st in AL West

• Brice Matthews CF

  Knee, Inflammation, left
  Out
• Cristian Javier SP

  Groin, Strain, right
  Out
• Daulton Varsho CF

  Wrist, Surgery, left
  Out
• Enyel De Los Santos RP

  Knee, Tendinitis, right
  Out
• Mike Burrows SP

  Elbow, Inflammation, right
  60-Day-IL

Lineups

Mets5th in NL East

Lineup

1. 1Tim LocastroCF
2. 2Luis GuillormeSS
3. 3Tommy PhamLF
4. 4Mark CanhaRF
5. 5Darin Ruf1B
6. 6Mark Vientos3B
7. 7Tomas NidoC
8. 8Francisco AlvarezDH
9. 9Jose Peraza2B

Astros1st in AL West

Lineup

1. 1Mauricio Dubon2B
2. 2Alex Bregman3B
3. 3Bligh MadrisRF
4. 4Jose Abreu1B
5. 5Zach DanielsLF
6. 6Cesar SalazarC
7. 7Kenedy CoronaCF
8. 8Grae KessingerSS
9. 9Colin BarberDH

Head to head

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Game info

Venue

CACTI Park of the Palm Beaches, Palm Beach, Florida · Attendance 4,088

Officials

Lance Barksdale (Home Plate Umpire), Ron Kulpa (First Base Umpire), David Rackley (Second Base Umpire), Carlos Torres (Third Base Umpire)