NL wild-card game 2016: Live updates, score from Giants win over Mets

Justin McGuire

NL wild-card game 2016: Live updates, score from Giants win over Mets image

The Giants and Mets, the last two NL pennant winners, faced off Wedneday night a classic NL wild-card game.

Take a look back at how the Madison Bumgarner and the Giants advanced to the NLDS, where they will take on the Cubs.

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11:21 p.m.: And that's it. Giants win a great game 3-0. Bumgarner continues to build his case as greatest postseason pitcher ever.

11:12 p.m.: Sadness in the Big Apple.

11:09 p.m.: Wow. Gillaspie hits a three-run homer to break the game open. Giants lead 3-0 in the ninth. The Citi Field crowd is beyond deflated.

11:06 p.m.: Panik walks. One out, Crawford at second. Conor Gillaspie at the plate. Feels like a huge moment in this game.

11:01 p.m.: Angel Pagan strikes out. One out, Crawford at second.

10:56 p.m.: This game will go down as a classic. Top of the ninth, still no score. Brandon Crawford leadoff double off Familia.

10:47 p.m.: MadBum stays in the game. Pinch-hitter Eric Campbell to lead off the eighth.

10:44 p.m.: Wow. Reed strikes out Pence as the Citi Field crowd goes nuts. On to the bottom of the eighth. Still 0-0.

10:42 p.m.: This is tense. Bases loads with two outs for Giants. Hunter Pence at the plate.

10:30 p.m.:

10:27 p.m.: Is that good?

10:21 p.m.: On the bottom of the seventh. Still 0-0.

10:19 p.m.: Giants have something going. Runners on first and second in seventh with Joe Panik at the plate.

10:09 p.m.: Still scoreless heading into the seventh. Syndergaard and Bumgarner dealing.

10:07 p.m.:

9:56 p.m.: What a play by Curtis Granderson to save a run!

9:53 p.m.: No no-no for Syndergaard.

9:49 p.m.: History in the making?

9:43 p.m.:

9:32 p.m.: Still a pitchers' duel.

9:24 p.m.: Mets fail to score. On to the fifth.

9:06 p.m.: Still no score as we head to the bottom of the fourth.

9:01 p.m.: Span is called out stealing. Call is upheld after Giants challenge. The decisions seems questionable after watching the replay.

8:57 p.m.: We finally have a Giants baserunner.

8:50 p.m.: And the Mets are retired. Onto the fourth with no score.

8:49 p.m.: And just like that, Rivera is erased as Jay Bruce grounds into a double play.

8:48 p.m.: We have our first base runner as Rene Rivera singles.

8:44 p.m.: Three up, three down for Giants in top of third. Still 0-0.

8:39 p.m.: Scoreless after two. This game is going fast so far.

8:32 p.m.: We are scoreless heading into the bottom the second.

8:28 p.m.: You knew this was coming:

8:23 p.m.: No score after one full inning.

8:20 p.m.: Here come's MadBum. He's good.

8:10 p.m.: And we're under way.

8 p.m.:

7:55 p.m.:

 

7:30 p.m.: Here are the lineups:

What time is the NL wild-card game?

While injury woes could inhibit the Mets later in October, Noah Syndergaard and company must find a way to stop Madison Bumgarner and the Giants as aces duel Wednesday at Citi Field (8 p.m. ET, ESPN). 

What TV channel is the NL wild card game on?

ESPN

Justin McGuire