Your MLB Wild Card announcement schedule for October 2-3

Here are the times and announcing tasks for the MLB Wild Card games on October 2nd and 3rd, with some analysis of a select matchup. All times are eastern.

Wednesday, October 2nd

Detroit in Houston
ABC 2:30 p.m
Michael Kay, Todd Frazier, Tim Kurkjian, Alden Gonzalez
ESPN Radio: Dave O'Brien, Will Middlebrooks

Kansas City to Baltimore
ESPN 4:30 p.m
Sean McDonough, Ben McDonald, Jessica Mendoza, Jeff Passan
ESPN Radio: Mike Monaco, Ruben Amaro Jr.

Recommended Matchup: NY Mets at Milwaukee
ESPN 7:30 p.m
Jon Sciambi, Doug Granville, Jesse Rogers
ESPN Radio: Mike Couzens, Chris Burke

The Mets won the series opener here 8-4 on Tuesday, fueled by a nightmarish fifth inning from the Brewers. There, manager Pat Murphy pulled starter Freddy Peralta after just four innings and 68 pitches, saying he was “probably 18 pitches away from his – his kind of limit” and arguing that their full bullpen justified it. That wasn't the case in this one, as the Mets' offense tagged the Brewers' relievers for five runs in that inning (and helped overcome their own pitching woes: starter Luis Severino pitched six innings but gave up both in the second). as well as the lead from the fourth in the second inning).

Wednesday's starting pitching matchup also appears to be going in the Mets' favor, with Sean Manaea (12-6, 3.47 ERA, 3.83 FIP, 1.084 WHIP, 184 strikeouts) facing Frankie Montas (7-11, 4, 84 ERA, 4.35) starts FIP, 1.637 WHIP 148 strikeouts). So an interesting element to watch here will be when Murphy goes to the bullpen this time and how that decision will be discussed on the stand.

Atlanta in San Diego
ESPN2 8:30 p.m
Karl Ravech, David Cone, Eduardo Perez, Buster Olney
ESPN Radio: Roxy Bernstein, Gregg Olson

Thursday, October 3rd

Kansas City at Houston, ESPN/ABC TBA*
Detroit in Baltimore, ESPN/ABC TBA*
NY Mets at Milwaukee, ESPN/ESPN2/ABC TBA*
Atlanta in San Diego, ESPN 7 p.m.*

* If necessary

H/T Sammy for the entries!