SF Giants beat New York Mets in wild-card game, advance to face Cubs

Conor Gillaspie celebrates Giants win in NL wild-card series — (Image credit: Al Bello/Getty Images)

The San Francisco Giants beat the New York Mets in the National League wild-card game in New York on Wednesday night, but they won't have much time to rest on their 3-0 victory. On Friday, the Giants face a strong Chicago Cubs team at Wrigley Field in the opener of the NL Division Series. Wednesday's game was largely a duel between two of the best pitchers in Major League Baseball, Madison Bumgarner for the Giants and Noah Syndergaard for the Mets. After eight scoreless innings, Giants third baseman Conor Gillaspie swatted a 3-run homer off Mets closer Jeurys Familia. The Mets lost to the Kansas City Royals in the 2015 World Series.

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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.