Kyle Wright pitched six scoreless innings as the Atlanta Braves beat the visiting Philadelphia Phillies 3–0 on Wednesday to even their National League Division Series at one game apiece. Wright (1–0), who went 21-5 during the regular season, allowed two hits and one walk and while striking out six. He threw 83 pitches, 52 of…
Turner, Dodgers Start Fast, Hold Off Padres in NLDS Opener
LOS ANGELES—Trea Turner homered and doubled as the Los Angeles Dodgers started fast and held off the San Diego Padres 5–3 on Tuesday night in their NL Division Series opener. Behind 17-game winner Julio Urías, the Dodgers raced to an early 5–0 lead and appeared to be on their way to another blowout of the…
Cole Cruises, Bader, Rizzo Bash, Yanks Beat Guardians 4–1
NEW YORK—Gerrit Cole cruised for most of the night, Harrison Bader and Anthony Rizzo homered and the New York Yankees beat the Cleveland Guardians 4–1 on Tuesday in their AL Division Series opener. Not even another Josh Donaldson base-running blunder could slow the Yankees, who have won six straight postseason games against Cleveland dating to…
Castellanos Plates 3, Phillies Hold Off Braves 7–6 in NLDS
ATLANTA—Nick Castellanos drove in three runs and made a potentially game-saving catch in the ninth inning, lifting the Philadelphia Phillies over the reigning World Series champion Atlanta Braves 7–6 in the opener of their NL Division Series on Tuesday. The Phillies have won three straight games to begin these playoffs, hardly looking like a team…
MLB Playoffs: Judge, Verlander Join Fray as 8 Teams Remain
Major League Baseball’s first foray into a best-of-three wild-card round provided its share of memorable moments. A 15-inning, 432-pitch game. A seven-run comeback win. Joe Musgrove’s ears. Now it’s on to the division series, which is business as usual with a best-of-five format. The four matchups are Braves-Phillies, Padres-Dodgers, Mariners-Astros and Guardians-Yankees and all of them…
MLB Roundup: Phillies Stun Cardinals in 9th as Playoffs Begin
Jean Segura hit a decisive two-run single in a six-run ninth inning as the visiting Philadelphia Phillies rallied past the St. Louis Cardinals 6–3 to open their best-of-three National League wild-card series. The Phillies trailed 2–0 entering the ninth but launched their comeback when Cardinals closer Ryan Helsley had trouble finding the strike zone. Helsley,…
Padres Hammer Scherzer, Rout Mets 7–1 in Playoff Opener
NEW YORK—After pounding Max Scherzer in a stunning romp, the San Diego Padres are halfway home in the wild-card round. Josh Bell and Manny Machado smashed two of San Diego’s four homers off an ineffective Scherzer, and the Padres blew out the New York Mets 7–1 on Friday night in their playoff opener. “This is…
Guardians Take WC Opener as Ramírez Homers, Bieber Dominates
CLEVELAND—The Guardians were certain of two things: José Ramírez would deliver, and Amed Rosario touched second base. Cleveland’s kids were right. Ramírez connected for a two-run homer, Shane Bieber dominated Tampa Bay for 7 2/3 innings and the young Guardians played with poise in their postseason debut, beating the Rays 2–1 in the wild-card opener…
Fan Who Caught Aaron Judge’s 62Nd HR Offered $2M for Ball
The owner of a sports memorabilia auction house says he has offered $2 million to the fan who caught Aaron Judge’s American League-record 62nd home run. JP Cohen, president of Memory Lane Inc. in Tustin, California, told The Associated Press on Wednesday that he has texted and emailed Cory Youmans, the man who caught Judge’s…
A’s Stephen Vogt Hits Homer in Final Game Before Retirement
OAKLAND, Calif.—Stephen Vogt homered in his final game before retirement and scored the first run on a sacrifice fly after Shohei Ohtani pitched no-hit ball into the fifth, and the Oakland Athletics beat the Los Angeles Angels 3–2 on Wednesday, Oct.5. Ohtani (15–9) finished with a 2.33 ERA and 219 strikeouts in 166 innings, and…
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