教士横扫小熊晋级国联分区赛，塔蒂斯外卡轮打出身价、将战酿酒人
据 NBC Sports 与 Last Word on Sports 报道，圣迭戈教士在 10 月 1 日结束的 MLB 外卡轮中横扫芝加哥小熊，晋级国联分区赛（NLDS），下一轮将对阵密尔沃基酿酒人。小熊打线在整个系列赛中被教士投手群全面压制，位居打线前段的核心打者集体低迷，成为芝加哥出局的直接原因。
教士方面，外野手小费尔南多·塔蒂斯在外卡轮打出统治级表现，被 NBC Sports 评为「把自己的比赛提升到新高度」的系列赛关键人物。教士在常规赛末段状态火热，外卡轮又得到主场球迷的强力助威，投打两端都展现出优于小熊的完整度。
随着勇士同日在抢三中淘汰费城人，国联分区赛对阵全部落定：教士对酿酒人、勇士对卫冕冠军洛杉矶道奇。教士与酿酒人的系列赛将于 10 月 3 日在密尔沃基的 American Family Field 开打。
教士主帅斯坦曼在外卡轮的投手调度受到好评：他在三场短系列赛里果断启用牛棚车轮战，让小熊打线始终找不到稳定的击球节奏。小熊方面则要在休赛期回答打线老化的问题——他们位居打线前段的几名核心整个系列赛合计打击率不足两成。
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Padres Sweep Cubs to Advance in Wild Card Round, Set Up NLDS Date With Brewers
The San Diego Padres swept the Chicago Cubs in the MLB Wild Card round that concluded Oct. 1, advancing to the National League Division Series against the Milwaukee Brewers, according to NBC Sports and Last Word on Sports. Chicago's top-of-the-order hitters were held in check throughout the short series by San Diego's pitching staff, the central reason for the Cubs' early exit.
For San Diego, outfielder Fernando Tatis Jr. delivered a standout series; NBC Sports said he had taken his game to a new level in the Wild Card round. The Padres entered October as one of baseball's hottest teams and fed off their home crowd on the way to the sweep.
With Atlanta eliminating Philadelphia in a winner-take-all Game 3 the same day, the NLDS field was set: Padres against Brewers, and Braves against the two-time defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers. The Padres-Brewers series was scheduled to open Oct. 3 at American Family Field in Milwaukee.
Padres manager Craig Stammen drew praise for his pitching decisions in the short series, leaning on a bullpen carousel that never let Chicago's hitters settle into a rhythm. The Cubs, by contrast, head into the offseason facing questions about an aging lineup whose top hitters combined to bat under .200 for the series.
Photo: 圣迭戈教士主场 Petco Park 实景，CC BY-SA 3.0（Wikimedia Commons，摄影：Phil Konstantin）
图片来源：圣迭戈教士主场 Petco Park 实景，CC BY-SA 3.0（Wikimedia Commons，摄影：Phil Konstantin）
