The New York Mets are scrambling for pitching options in the NL Wild Card series. Looking at the roster shows just how desperate they are.

If the Padres face a right-handed starter, they can move Arraez to first base and David Peralta to designated hitter. Peralta arguably has been the team’s most underrated pickup. The 37-year-old has hit .272/.340/.422 in 90 games with San Diego. Since the All-Star break, he’s hit .285/.356/.479.

For one, Dusty Baker isn't in the dugout. Joe Espada has done a commendable job filling unfillable shoes, but Houston is the No. 3 seed, not their standard juggernaut selves, and there's something distinctly different about watching Dusty Baker patrol the bench and call a game. It's not the same.

Ahead of Tuesday's opening game of the best-of-three American League Wild Card series, the Detroit Tigers and Houston Astros announce their 26-man rosters. The Tigers ended a 10-year playoff drought with an improbable run in August and September,

A.J. Hinch led Houston to a championship in 2017, and the last time he managed a postseason game it was the Astros’ loss in Game 7 of the 2019 World Series. The following January he was suspended for a year by Major League Baseball and fired the same day for his role in Houston’s sign-stealing scandal.

It's playoff time in Detroit, and that means it's time to break down the Tigers' AL wild-card series matchup against the Houston Astros.

The Tigers, who carried the youngest roster into the MLB playoffs, held on for a win in the first game of a three-game postseason series Tuesday.

Arguably more than any other sport, playoff baseball has more pressurized moments from start to finish, whether it’s a key hit, defensive play, managerial move or play that doesn’t show up in the box score.