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TORONTO — The symmetry is too sweet to ignore.

ST. LOUIS — The Cardinals should have consulted a cynic.

CLEVELAND — As Tyler Glasnow worked through the mundane year-plus rehab from August 2021 Tommy John elbow surgery — where progress is incremental and timetables aren’t discussed — the idea of returning to pitch in this year’s playoffs was a motivating thought.

The Cardinals were two outs from a Game 1 win when everything fell apart.

ST. LOUIS — Playoff baseball is like watching a loved one defuse a bomb. It is not something that you enjoy. It is something that you endure. Every pitch is a tick on a timer that is counting down to some unknown number, every swing a snip at a tangle…

TORONTO — After striking out the side in the seventh inning in his seemingly effortless fashion, whipping triple-digit fastballs with terrifying movement past hitters, freezing them with knee-buckling sliders and mixing in a few shake-your-head change-ups just because he could, Luis Castillo flashed a grin, removing his hat and offering…

This pitch was ridiculous. And beautiful.

ST. LOUIS — Jean Segura wasn’t even halfway down the first-base line when he leaped in the air, looking more like Mikhail Baryshnikov than the player who delivered a game-winning hit in the Phillies’ first playoff game in 11 years.

The San Diego Padres will meet the New York Mets in the best-of-three NL Wild Card with Game 1 on Friday afternoon from Citi Field.

Philadelphia came away with an unbelievable win over the Cardinals to open their wild-card round series.

Outfield prospect Brennen Davis has already homered in Arizona Fall League play this week.