The Mets and Giants square off Wednesday (7:00pm CDT) in the NL Wild Card Game with the winner advancing to the NLDS to take on the Cubs. Noah Syndergaard is facing Madison Bumgarner in the one-game playoff at Citi Field. Neither team will be able to use its best starting pitcher until the third game of the NLDS.
The Cubs have a fully rested starting staff. Joe Maddon was able to lineup his rotation for the NLDS that gives his team the best chance to succeed in the best-of-five series. Jon Lester and Kyle Hendricks start games one and two at Wrigley Field.