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2024 MLB Wild Card Series Day 2: Live Updates, Playoff Analysis
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2024 MLB Wild Card Series Day 2: Live Updates, Playoff Analysis

After a day of MLB postseason openers dominated by the visitors – with three of the four away teams winning – the home teams will look to tie the game on Wednesday.

The must-win action in the best-of-three wild-card round begins with the Houston Astros trying to stay alive against the visiting Detroit Tigers at 2:30 PM ET on ABC.

We’ve got your back with lineups, live updates and analysis as the matches are played, followed by our takeaways after every final pitch.

Main links: Everything you need to know | Bracket | Chooses | Watch on ESPN, ABC

Go to: Live Updates | Lineups, matchups

Live updates

Today’s matchups

* Always Eastern

Tigers lead series 1-0

Pitching Matchup: Tyler Holton (7-2, 2.19 ERA) vs. Hunter Brown (11-9, 3.49 ERA)

Starting lineups:

Tigers

Parker Meadows (L) CF
Kerry Carpenter (L) DH
Matt Vierling (R) RF
Riley Greene (L) LF
Foal Keith (L) 2B
Spencer Torkelson (right) 1B
Zach McKinstry (L) 3B
Trey Sweeney (L) SS
Jake Rogers (right) C

Astros

José Altuve (R) 2B
Kyle Tucker (L) RF
Jordan Alvarez (L) DH
Alex Bregman (R) 3B
Yainer Diaz (right) C
Victor Caratini (S) 1B
Jeremy Pena (R) SS
Jason Heyward (L) LF
Chas McCormick (R) CF


Royals lead series 1-0

Pitching matchup: Seth Lugo (16-9, 3.00 ERA) vs. Zach Eflin (10-9, 3.59 ERA)

Starting lineups:

Royal houses

Michael Massey (L) 2B
Bobby Witt Jr. (R) SS
Vinnie Pasquantino (L) DH
Salvador Perez (R) C
Yuli Gurriel (R) 1B
MJ Melendez (L) LF
Hunter Renfroe (R) RF
Kyle Isabel (L) CF
Maikel Garcia (R) 3B

Orioles

Gunnar Henderson (L) SS
Jordan Westburg (R) 2B
Anthony Santander (S) RF
Colton Cowser (L) LF
Adley Rutschman (S) C
Ryan O’Hearn (L) DH
Ryan Mountcastle (right) 1B
Cedric Mullins (L) CF
Ramon Urias (R) 3B


Mets led series 1-0

Pitching matchup: Sean Manaea (12-6, 3.47 ERA) vs. Frankie Montas (7-11, 4.84 ERA)

Starting lineups:

Mets

Francisco Lindor (S) SS
José Iglesias (R) 2B
Mark Vientos (right) 3B
Brandon Nimmo (L) LF
Pete Alonso (right) 1B
JD Martinez (R) DH
Starling Marte (R) RF
Tyrone Taylor (R) CF
Francisco Alvarez (right) C

Brewers

To be determined


Padres lead series 1-0

Pitching Matchup: Max Fried (11-10, 3.25 ERA) vs. Joe Musgrove (6-5, 3.88 ERA)

Starting lineups:

Brave

To be determined

Fathers

To be determined