Giants, Mets set rosters for NL wild-card showdown
The San Francisco Giants and New York Mets have set their rosters for Wednesday's National League wild-card game at Citi Field, where a pair of Cy Young candidates - Madison Bumgarner and Noah Syndergaard - will try to earn their team a spot in the division series against the Chicago Cubs.
San Francisco Giants
The only notable omission from the Giants' 25-man roster is veteran infielder Eduardo Nunez, who managed a .758 OPS in a career-high 141 games, but hasn't played since Sept. 25 due to a wonky hamstring. Though Bumgarner has thrown at least six innings in each of his last seven starts, the Giants will have 10 pitchers available for relief, including fellow starters Johnny Cueto and Jeff Samardzija.
Pitchers (11)
Madison Bumgarner, Santiago Casilla, Johnny Cueto, George Kontos, Derek Law, Javier Lopez, Steven Okert, Sergio Romo, Jeff Samardzija, Will Smith, Hunter Strickland
Catchers (2)
Trevor Brown, Buster Posey
Infielders (6)
Ehire Adrianza, Brandon Belt, Brandon Crawford, Conor Gillaspie, Joe Panik, Kelby Tomlinson
Outfielders (6)
Gregor Blanco, Gorkys Hernandez, Angel Pagan, Jarrett Parker, Hunter Pence, Denard Span
New York Mets
Speculation over New York's first baseman is over, as manager Terry Collins has decided to go with James Loney, leaving Lucas Duda - a career .224/.295/.364 hitter against left-handers - off the roster entirely. Otherwise, the Mets' injury-ravaged 25-man squad shapes up as expected, with three catchers and eight pitchers, including 43-year-old right-hander Bartolo Colon, available out of the bullpen.
Pitchers (9)
Jerry Blevins, Bartolo Colon, Josh Edgin, Jeurys Familia, Robert Gsellman, Addison Reed, Hansel Robles, Fernando Salas, Noah Syndergaard
Catchers (3)
Travis d'Arnaud, Kevin Plawecki, Rene Rivera
Infielders (7)
Asdrubal Cabrera, Eric Campbell, Kelly Johnson, Ty Kelly, James Loney, Jose Reyes, T.J. Rivera
Outfielders (6)
Jay Bruce, Yoenis Cespedes, Michael Conforto, Alejandro De Aza, Curtis Granderson, Juan Lagares