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The Phillies and Mets are headed to Queens tied at one game apiece after giving us an all-timer on Sunday.

Nick Castellanos went from getting booed to hitting a game-tying homer, scoring the go-ahead run on Bryson Stott’s triple, and walking it off after Mark Vientos tied it with a two-run shot in the ninth.

As Todd Zolecki of The Phillies Show pointed out, teams who fall behind 2-0 in a best-of-five series only win 11% of the time, magnifying Castellanos’ clutch moment.

The series will resume on Tuesday, with the Phillies sending Aaron Nola to the hill against Sean Manaea. It’ll be the first Mets home game since September 22.

For all your Mets and Phillies coverage this October, check out Mets’d Up and The Phillies Show.

From beef to bombs, Game 2 between the Dodgers and Padres had everything.

It all began in the first inning when Jurickson Profar taunted fans after robbing Mookie Betts of a homer. Later in the seventh, objects were thrown at Profar and Fernando Tatis Jr., causing multiple delays.

Jack Flaherty and Manny Machado also had words for each other, but the Padres got the last laugh, homering SIX times in a 10-2 win to even the series.

Oh, and Shohei Ohtani homered in Game 1 because, of course.

Alanna Rizzo and Clint Pasillas will break it all down on Dodgers Territory today at 12 PM PT/3 PM ET.

Despite Gerrit Cole’s shaky outing (5 IP, 7 H, 3 ER), the Yankees took an exhilarating Game 1 victory that featured the most lead changes ever in a postseason game.

The fifth and final lead change came in the seventh inning when Jazz Chisholm scored after a controversial safe call that stood at second base. New York sends Carlos Rodón to the hill tonight in Game 2, with Cole Ragans toeing the rubber for Kansas City.

For more on the Yankees Game 1 victory, check out Pinstripe Territory.

The Cleveland bats got after it early, forcing Detroit to lift Tyler Holton (0 IP, 3 H, 4 ER) before he could record a single out.

Lane Thomas (HR, 3 RBI) and David Fry (2-3, 2B, 2 RBI) led offensively, while the Guardians used five pitchers to combine for a shutout.

Tarik Skubal (DET) and Matthew Boyd (CLE) face off in Game 2 this afternoon.

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