Padres Mike Clevinger off Wild Card Seri

The news Thursday Tony Phillips Jersey regarding right-hander was that he was en route to New York after testing negative for COVID-19. Friday, he was left off the roster for the Padres Wild Card Series against the anyway.As a reminder, this doesn't mean Clevinger is out for the playoffs or anything like that. Each team submits a new roster each round of the playoffs, so it's po sible he could re-join the rotation if Mark McGwire Jersey they advance to the NLDS. It's unclear if this is due to any malady or if it's simply strategic.San Diego placed Clevinger on the injured list on Wednesday because of an illne s. Earlier this week, Melvin that his pitcher would not receive Dennis Eckersley Jersey a start in the wild-card round. In terms of rotation against the Mets, the Padres will start in Game 1, with , and ready for the following two games. The Wild Card Series begins on Friday night in New York and is a best-of-three affair. The Mets, by virtue of finishing with the superior record, will host all three games, should the series nece sitate it.Clevinger had been slated to make an abbreviated start on Wednesday against the , but instead right-hander Nabil Cri smat, who was called up from Triple-A El Reggie Jackson Jersey Paso in a corresponding move, made the start. This season, Clevinger, 31, has pitched to a 4.33 ERA (86 ERA+) in 114 13/3 innings with a 2.60 K/BB ratio. In terms of run prevention and succe s at the command-and-control level, those numbers are shy of his usual standards Kendall Graveman Jersey . Earlier this season, he mi sed time with knee and triceps injuries and also spent time on the IL because of COVID-19.