10/6/2026
(2026 Season) Every day we’ll have the full MLB Baseball Schedule, updated day and times and the final result on this page. All scores posted are final.
All game start times are Pacific time.
Link to 2026-27 Standings Page on MLB.com
Schedule
Wednesday, October 7 (Divisional Series, ALDS Game 3 & NLDS Game 4 if Necessary)
Guardians at White Sox (White Sox lead the series 2-0) 1pm TBS/Tru TV
Dodgers at Braves 3pm (Dodgers lead the series 2-1) FS1
Yankees at Rays (Rays lead the series 2-0) 5pm TBS/Tru TV
Brewers at Padres (Brewers lead the series 2-1) 7pm FS1
Results
Tuesday, October 6 (Divisional Series, Game 3)
Dodgers 3, Braves 1 (Dodgers lead the series 2-1)
Only one series was tied 1-1 heading into game three and it featured the team looking to three-peat in the Los Angeles Dodgers as they hit the road to take on the Atlanta Braves. One of the best pitching matchups of the playoffs so far was on the slate as Yoshinobu Yamamoto, the reigning World Series MVP would battle it out with former NL Cy Young and Triple Crown winner in Chris Sale.
Los Angeles would put some constant pressure on Chris Sale as they put a runner in scoring position in the first three innings. Sale would strikeout Shohei Ohtani to get out of the 1st and did the same to Kiké Hernández in the 2nd. In the 3rd, Mauricio Dubón made a terrific play to rob Freddie Freeman of a two-run homer and Sale would later strand the bases loaded. In the 4th, the Dodgers finally broke through as a single by Andy Pages led to the first runs of the game. Two batters after Pages, Kiké Hernández, in his first start this postseason, hit his 17th career playoff home run with a two-run shot to left to give the Dodgers a 2-0. Two batters after that, Freeman got his redemption with a solo shot to right to make it 3-0.
Atlanta wasn’t going to go down quietly as they had Yamamoto in some hot water in the 5th. Singles by Mauricio Dubón and Lane Thomas put the first two runners on but an infield fly kept them on first and second. Rowdy Tellez pinch hit for Ha-Seong Kim and walked to load the bases for the top of the order and Drake Baldwin. A chopper to first would bring a run in but also allowed the Dodgers to record the second out. The threat came to an end as Yamamoto got Ronald Acuña Jr. to groundout to slam the door on the inning and keep the Dodgers lead at 3-1.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto continued to dominate the postseason in his career and tied a career-high with 10 strikeouts in this one. He shutdown the limited opportunities that the Braves had and passed the 3-1 lead to the bullpen after seven fantastic innings. Tanner Scott allowed just one walk in the 8th and it was up to Edwin Díaz for the 9th. It was a bumpy start as he gave up a leadoff double to Ozzie Albies to bring the tying run to the plate. He won an eight-pitch battle with Michael Harris II before getting Mauricio Dubón to fly out. Mike Yastrzemski pinch hit for Lane Thomas, but a groundout to Mookie Betts at short ended this one. LA continued to lean on the home run ball and strong pitching to take a 2-1 series lead and defeat Atlanta in a pivotal game three, 3-1.
Notable Performances
Dodgers
- Yoshinobu Yamamoto (Win)- 7 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 10 SO
- Kiké Hernández- 1-4, HR, 2 RBI, R
- Freddie Freeman- 1-4, HR, RBI, R, BB
Braves
- Mauricio Dubón- 1-4, R, Robbed a two-run home run
- Bullpen- 4 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 5 SO
- Chris Sale (Loss)- 5 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 7 SO
More coverage in this story by Sonja Chen for MLB.com
Padres 4, Brewers 3 (Brewers lead the series 2-1)
The San Diego Padres were facing elimination on Tuesday night after dropping two in Milwaukee to the Brewers. The Padres no doubt were trying to figure out how they were leaving Wisconsin down 0-2 after losing one game because a sure home run to give them a 1-run lead in the top of the 9th hit a cable and came straight down in fair territory for an out instead of a 2-run HR.
In game 2 they had 2 out in the bottom of the 9th with no one on and their star closer walked 3 straight and then gave up a walk-off RBI single to win the game.
The starting pitchers, Dustin May for Milwaukee and Nick Pivetta for the Padres each faced 7 batters in the first two innings giving up no runs. Pivetta then retired the side giving up a single and recording 3 outs to head into the bottom of the 3rd still scoreless.
The Padres’ offense picked up a little steam in the bottom of 3 as the DH Samad Taylor drilled a line drive to center for a base hit to lead off the inning. Taylor then stole 2nd. Jake Cronenworth the #9 batter then had a perfect bunt down the 3rd base line to get Taylor to 3rd with 1 out.
Fernando Tatis Jr then chopped a high bouncer to short and Taylor was off on the contact easily scoring on the sacrifice to take a 1-0 lead.
Jackson Merrill then smacked a 2-out single. Merrill followed Taylor’s lead and stole 2nd. Manny Machado came to the plate and slapped a single to left scoring Merrill and San Diego took a 2-0 lead.
Milwaukee answered quickly with a lead-off home run to left field. Contreras lifted it 365 feet to cut the deficit in half. The Padres would then get the next 3 batters to keep the 1-run lead.
The Brewers would get the tying run in the top of 5. Leading off was Cooper Pratt with a single. That was followed by another single by Sal Frelick and runners were on 1st and 2nd. The Brewers went small ball with a sac bunt by Joey Ortiz to move the runners over to 2nd and 3rd. Jackson Chourio then lifted a fly ball to left, scoring Pratt and Milwaukee pulled even.
After a walk and an infield single the Brewers were threatening to take their first lead but with the bases loaded, reliever Yuki Matsui coaxed a ground ball from Contreras to end the threat.
San Diego did not want to play around and answered in the bottom of the 5th. Cronenworth who sac bunted to get the Padres’ 1st run to 3rd then picked up the 3rd run all by himself with a lead off bomb of 368-feet to right field and reclaim the lead 3-2.
The Padres in the bottom of 6 quickly picked up 2 outs when Xander Boegaerts singled and then took 2nd on a wild pitch. Miguel Andujar then worked the count full. Andujar then connected snapping the bat in half sending the barrel of the bat between 3rd and short almost hitting Boegarts who was headed to 3rd. Pratt fielded the grounder but short armed the throw to 1st bouncing and Andujar was safe while Boegarts slid into home scoring the 4th run and doubling their lead to 4-2.
The Brewers again answered the call in the top of the 7th with a 2 out rally. Contreras would get it going with a 2 out single. That was followed by a single from Brice Turang. DH Christian Yelich then made it 3 straight singles all to centerfield to score Contreras and it was again a 1 run game.
Michael King would come into pitch in the top of the 8th and would hold the Brewers scoreless. San Diego’s offense couldn’t come up with an insurance run and their closer, Mason Miller, was placed on the postseason paternity list as he and his wife are about to welcome their first child.
San Diego Manager Craig Stammen sent King back to the hill. In the top of the 9th, King struck out the lead-off batter. But then he gave every Padres fan a scare of deja vu as he walked the next two batters. The fans were a bit restless and after a long conversation at the mound as the broadcasters were taking note of who was getting loose in the bullpen.
Ultimately, Stammen left King in and facing Yelich fired a strike that Yelich connected a hard grounder to short stop Xander Bogaerts who sprinted to 2nd base tagging it for the force and then firing a bullet to 1st to complete the game ending double play keeping the Padres hopes alive with a 4-3 win.
This series has been crazy close and filled with interesting plays and scenarios. The Brewers will try to end the series in game 4 Wednesday night at San Diego while the Padres are hoping to send it back to Milwaukee where they feel they are owed at least one win.
Notable Performances
Padres
- Jake Cronenworth- 2-2, HR, RBI, R, Sac bunt to set up the 1st run of the game
- Xander Bogaerts- 1-3, R, completed game winning double play in top of 9th
- Michael King (Sv) 2 IP, 0 ER, 1 H, 1 K’s, 2 walks
Brewers
- William Contreras- 3-4, HR, RBI, 2 R, BB
- Cooper Pratt- 2-4, R
More coverage in this story by AJ Cassavell for MLB.com
Monday, October 5 (Divisional Series, Game 2)
Rays 5, Yankees 2 (Rays lead the series 2-0)
A lack of offense cost the New York Yankees in game one of the ALDS as they were shutout by the Tampa Bay Rays. Facing a team as fundamentally sound as Tampa Bay, the Yankees would have to tighten things up on both sides of the ball to even the series before they return to the Bronx.
Defense was a disaster for the New York Yankees on Monday night. In the first four batters that Tampa Bay sent to the plate, the Yankees committed three errors, allowing a run to score. New York was fortunate it didn’t turn into more as Cam Schlittler was able to get out of it just trailing 1-0. He dealt with traffic in the first three innings but managed to limit Tampa Bay’s damage. That kept New York within one swing and they got that swing in the 4th. Ben Rice launched a solo shot to right to tie the game at 1-1 as he continues to become a star in New York.
After Schlittler worked his first 1-2-3 inning in the 4th, the Yankees loaded the bases in the 5th with two outs. A deep fly ball by Cody Bellinger was caught at the wall to end the threat and Tampa Bay used that momentum. A single by Jonathan Aranda and a double for Junior Caminero put runners at second and third with nobody out. New York was forced to trade a run for an out on a chopper by Liam Hicks which gave the Rays the lead. Chandler Simpson’s grounder to short was not handled cleanly but was ruled a fielder’s choice instead of an error, but brought home a run nonetheless. Another error by George Lombard Jr. put Jonny DeLuca on and he stole second to put two in scoring position. Richie Palacios came through with a big two-out, two-run single to open up the Rays lead to 5-1.
Ian Seymour was rolling out of the Tampa Bay pen as the starter was eating innings to get the game to the leverage arms. He would have one blemish and it was another solo shot by Ben Rice for his second of the game to make it 5-2. However, Seymour was able to get the ball to closer Bryan Baker and he dominated the 9th. Baker needed just nine pitches to get three grounders and put the Yankees on the brink of elimination. Sloppy defense was the big key in this one as the Rays refuse to beat themselves and beat the Yankees instead, 5-2 to take a 2-0 lead in the series.
Notable Performances
Yankees
- Ben Rice- 2-3, 2 HR, 2 RBI, 2 R, BB
- Cam Schlittler (Loss)- 4.1 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 SO
- Defense- 4 errors by 4 different players
Rays
- Richie Palacios- 1-4, 2 RBI
- Chandler Simpson- 1-4, RBI, R, SB
- Freddy Peralta (ND)- 4.2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 SO
More coverage in this story by Adam Berry for MLB.com
White Sox 4, Guardians 3 (White Sox lead the series 2-0)
A perfect 3-0 record in the 2026 postseason for the Chicago White Sox was on the line in game two of the ALDS on Monday afternoon as they took on the AL Central champion Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Field in Cleveland. A low-scoring opener of the series seemed to be a sneak peek at how this series was expected to play out with many tight games on the horizon.
In close games, defense seems to be the X-factor and Chicago’s defense was shaky in the 1st inning. Cleveland put the pressure on early as Steven Kwan singled and José Ramírez walked to put the first two men aboard. They moved up on a grounder by Chase DeLauter and with one out Nathaniel Lowe came to the plate. He too hit a soft chopper that was fielded by pitcher Sean Newcomb. He decided to make the play at first and concede a run. A bad throw prevented an out being made as Ramírez scored behind Kwan on the error to give Chicago their first deficit of the postseason as they trailed 2-0.
Gavin Williams was terrific for Cleveland and piled up the strikeouts with six strikeouts in the first three innings. In the 4th, he would finally hit a snag as Kyle Teel began the inning with a single, giving the White Sox their first hit of the game. A walk to Miguel Vargas made the situation even worse as Munetaka Murakami came to the plate after hitting a two-run homer in game one. He didn’t leave the yard this time but did bring home a run with an RBI single to right to make it 2-1. Williams bounced back and retired the next three batters to at least protect the Guardians lead.
Cleveland had to go to their bullpen after Williams gave up a leadoff single to Miguel Vargas to start the 6th. With the tying run aboard, Erik Sabrowski came in but things got much worse for Cleveland. Murakami grounded out but moved Vargas to second before the go-ahead run reached via a walk by Randal Grichuk. A wild pitch moved the runners up but a flyout minimized the threat with two outs. Braden Montgomery would be the latest hero for the Sox with a two-run double to put Chicago up 3-2. He would then score on a single by Chase Meidroth as Chicago stormed back to take a 4-2 lead.
Only one hit for the Guardians from the 2nd inning through the 7th started to loom very large as they were in danger of dropping to a 2-0 hole in the series. Cleveland did get a hit on a single in the 8th by Chase DeLauter with two outs. Jo Adell then crushed a fly ball to left center that hit the top of the high wall which prevented it from being a game-tying homer. Instead, Cleveland settled for an RBI triple to make it 4-3 with the tying run on third. He was left there as Nathaniel Lowe flew out to end the inning. Cleveland almost tied it again in the 9th as a deep fly ball by Patrick Bailey just stayed in the park for the final out. One rally is all Chicago needed to take game two from Cleveland 4-3 and take a 2-0 series lead back to the Windy City.
Notable Performances
White Sox
- Braden Montgomery- 1-4, 2B, 2 RBI, R
- Sean Burke (Win)- 5.1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 SO
- Chase Meidroth- 2-4, RBI
Guardians
- Gavin Williams (ND)- 5 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 11 SO
- Jo Adell- 1-3, 3B, RBI, BB
- Chase DeLauter- 2-4, R
More coverage in this story by Scott Merkin for MLB.com
Sunday, October 4 (Divisional Series, Game 2)
Braves 3, Dodgers 2 (Series is even at 1-1)
The Braves began fast with Ronald Acuna Jr hitting a 1 out single and then stole 2nd. Two walks then loaded the bases. Mauricio Dubon then hit a slow roller to short and legged out an infield hit while scoring Acuna and giving the Braves an early 1-0 lead.
The Dodgers would get even in the bottom of 4 with a solo shot home run. Freddie Freeman led off the inning then launched the 2-2 count pitch over the right field fence 375-feet from contact to tie the game at 1’s.
The pitching on both sides was a “tag your it” style with a total of 13 pitchers and none going more than 3.2 innings. It was truly an inning-by-inning strategy on both benches.
The strategy worked as the score remained 1-0 heading into the top of the 5th. The Braves would double their lead and began with a pop-out and ground-out. With two down, Michael Harris II drove a shot into the gap for a triple. Harris then scored on a Kris Bubic wild pitch to go up 2-0.
In the 7th Harris would strike again. It began with Matt Olson slapping a 1 out single. After a strike out, Harris then found another gap in right field for a double and with 2 out Olson was off and running and scored to push their lead back to 2 at 3-1.
The Dodgers made one last lunge in the bottom of 9. L-A would lead off the inning with a fly out followed by a ground out and looked like the Braves would level the series fairly easily. But the Dodgers’ Max muncy who came in as a pinch hitter slammed a shot nearly 400-feet over the right-center fence and it was a 1 run game. But with 2 out there was no room for error and the next batter fouled out to end the threat and the game.
The series now shifts to Atlanta and these two teams willk square off on Tuesday at 3pm.
Notable Performances
Braves
- Michael Harris II- 3-5, TPL, DBL RBI, R
- Ronald Acuna Jr- 1-5, R, SB
- Mauricio Dubon- 1-3, RBI, BB
Dodgers
- Freddie Freeman- 2-4, HR, RBI, R
- Max Muncy- 1-3, HR, RBI
More coverage in this story by Mark Bowman for MLB.com
Brewers 4, Padres 3 (Brewers lead the series 2-0)
Unlike in the opener where the starting pitching lasted long and a total of 11 pitchers were called up, the starter for each team both went 5 innings and when they were done it was San Diego with a slim 2-1 lead.
SanDiego’s Michael King gave up 1 run on 3 hits and struck out 6. Milwaukee’s Logan Henderson gave up 1 earned run, 2 hits struck out 4 but also walked 3. But more than halfway through both hurlers did their job eating up some innings and having their teams in position to win.
San Diego struck first in the 1st inning, with 2 out, Manny Machado walked then took 2nd on a wild pitch. Ty France then kept the ball below roof level and ripped a single to center scoring Machado for a quick 1-0 lead.
That would hold to the top of the 5th when the Padres Luis Campusano led off with a single. The Padres then took advantage of a break down in the Brewer defense as Campusano would advance to 3rd on a fielder’s choice and throwing error. That was followed by another fielder’s choice and error that scored Campusano giving San Diego a 2-0 lead.
The Brewers knew it was important to answer and not allow the Padres a chance to stretch this lead any further. Their answer was a 2-ou double from Christian Yelich followed by an RBI single from Sal Frelick and after 5 it was a 2-1 game.
The 7th inning the Padres would add to their lead taking advantage of a 3rd defensive error on Milwaukee. With 1 out, Fernando Tatis Jr would be safe at 1st on a fielding error. After a fly-out Machado would walk forcing Tatis to 2ndf. France was up again and again delivered a single to right for an RBI to go up 3-1. The inning was then quickly doused as Machado tried to get to 3rd but was thrown out but after Tatis scored to end the inning.
The Padres were up 2 and just needed 9 outs to tie the series at 1-1. They took that lead into the bottom of the 9th Mason Miller who came in with 1 out in the 8th. Miller picked up a ground out to lead off the inning but that’s where it all went south.
Miller walked the next 3 batters to fill the bases with 1 out. Jackson Chourio then came to the plate and worked the count to 2-2 when he smacked a single to center which scored Frelick and Yelich for the walk off 2 RBI single to win the game and give the Brewers a commanding 2-0 series lead.
The series now heads to San Diego where the Padres face a must win game. Game 3 will be Tuesday at 6:30pm.
Notable Performances
Brewers
- Jackson Chourio- 1-4, 2 RBI *walk-off single to drive in tying and winning run. Chourio also is thy one to catch the controversial high fly ball that was going to give the Padres a lead in the 9th in game 1 when the ball hit a cable in fair territory and came straight down. Chourio caught that ball for a huge 2nd out in the top of the 9th.
- Sal Frelick- 1-2, RBI, R, 2 BB
Padres
- Ty France-2-3, 2 RBI
- Luis Campusano- 1-2, R, BB
- Michael King (ND) 5 IP, 1 ER, 3 H, 6 K’s, no walks
More coverage in this story by Adam McCalvy for MLB.com
Saturday, October 3 (Divisional Series, Game 1)
Dodgers 5, Braves 3 (Dodgers lead the series 1-0)
The 2-time defending World Series Champions got off to a solid start with a very controlled win. The score was not as close as it seems with L-A leading 5-1 going into the top of the 9th inning. Additionally, winning pitcher Tarick Skubal was also on top of his game. Skubal retired the batters in order in four consecutive innings the 2nd thru the 5th after facing just 4 batters in the 1st.
Skubal gave up a lead-off HR in the 6th and walked a man but got out of the inning with just the one RBI and his night was done.
The Dodgers’ offense also had a feeling out process with Braves starter Dylan Dodd who faced 11 batters in the first 3 innings. Dodd gave up 2 hits, no runs and struck out 4 but was pulled after 3 innings.
Victor Mederos was handed the ball and the Dodgers quickly got to him. After a 1 out walk to Freddie Freeman, Teoscar Hernandez blasted a 431-foot shot over the left-center fence and the Dodgers led 2-0. Mederos gave up another hit, but the Dodgers could not add to the lead. That was also the end of the night for Mederos.
The Braves got their hopes up in the top of the 6th on the solo home run by Sean Murphy a 421-foot shot to center field. But the Dodgers were not ready to let the Braves back in the game in the bottom half of the inning. Hernandez would slap a 1 out single to get on base. Kyle Tucker then jumped on one which turned into a 408-foot blast to double the Dodgers run total to 4.
L-A wasn’t done yet as Max Muncy came up with 2 out and pulled one over the right field fence for a 354-foot HR down the line and the Dodgers led 5-1.
Atlanta tried to rally in the top of the 9th, Ronald Acuna Jr singled and that was followed by an Ozzie Albies 432-foot bash straight away center field and the Braves were threatening.
Tanner Scott who gave up the HR then coaxed a couple of ground outs for 2 outs. The Dodgers then brought Evan Phillips in and he got a ground-out to end the inning and clinch the win.
The series continues on Sunday in Los Angeles with a 5pm 1st pitch.
Notable Performances
Dodgers
- Teoscar Hernandez- 2-4, HR, 2 RBI, 2 R
- Kyle Tucker- 2-4, HR, 2 RBI, R
- Tarick Skubal (WP)- 6 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 7 K’s, 2 BB
Braves
- Ozzie Albies- 1-3, HR, 2 RBI, R, BB
- Sean Murphy- 1-3, HR, RBI
More coverage in this story by Sonja Chen for MLB.com
Rays 1, Yankees 0 (Rays lead the series 1-0)
This is the craziest game to write about. It was nearly one of the most historic games in Major League Baseball history along with one of the most disastrous decisions ever by a base runner and we can do all of it in one or two paragraphs.
To say Rays starting pitcher Drew Rasmussen was dialed in would be a huge understatement. Rasmussen cruised through the 7th inning having pitched to 23 batters or 2 over the minimum. No hits, no runs with a pair of walks was the only blemish on the first 7 innings for Rasmussen.
On the flip side, the Yankees starting pitcher Gerrit Cole was putting together quite a game himself. Cole scattered 5 hits through 5 innings giving up just one run. He would be pulled after a 1-2-3 inning in the 5th.
The Rays defense was suffocating but thye offense was little to none. That little bit of offense ended up being all they needed. In the bottom of the 3rd with 1 out, Jonathan Aranda stepped up and launched a 417-foot shot over the right-center fence giving the Rays the lead 1-0.
As the game progressed to the 8th inning, Rasmussen remained sharp and got two quick ground-outs. With two outs and was just four outs from becoming just the 3rd pitcher in MLB history to throw a no-hitter in the play-offs.
Austin Wells came to the plate and on a 1-0 count Rasmussen threw a hard sinker that Wells pulled down the right filed line and it bounced just inside the line for a fair ball ending the no-hitter. Wells rounded 1st and headed to 2nd with everyone figuring he would stop there with the tying run in scoring position. Wells had other thoughts and never slowed down trying to stretch it into a triple.
Victor Mesa Jr played the ball out of the corner turned and threw a dart to Taylor Walls who then threw a rope to Junior Caminero who was waiting for Wells for the easy tag out and end of the inning and scoring threat.
That would be enough for Rasmussen as Bryan Baker came in to close the game out and did so striking out thye first two batters and ending on a ground out.
The Rays will host the Yankees again on Monday at 5pm.
Notable Performances
Rays
- Drew Rasmussen (WP)- 8 IP, 0 ER, 1 H, 2 BB
- Jonathan Aranda- 1-4, HR, RBI, R
- Mesa to Walls to Caminera to throw out Austin Wells trying to stretch the double into a triple ending the scoring threat.
Yankees
- Austin Wells- 1-3, DBL broke up the no hitter in the top of 8 with 2 outs but thrown out at 3rd to end the inning.
- Yankees Pitching staff (4 pitchers) who finished with 8 IP, 1 ER, 5 H, 5 K
More coverage in this story by Adam Berry for MLB.com
Brewers 3, Padres 2 (Brewers lead the series 1-0)
The Brewers and Padres were in a tight battle from the start and looks like it was a pitcher’s duel. Well it was in a sense as both sides went deep in the pen to battle this game 1 inning at a time. The Padres would send 5 different hurlers to the hill with none going more than 2.2 innings.
The Brewers countered with 6 pitchers but starter Jacob Misiorowski went 4 innings before the pitching turnstile began.
The other interesting angle of this game was that 80% of the runs were scored by the end of the 3rd inning. San Diego struck first in the 2nd. With 1 out Xander Boegarts reached on an infield single, followed by an Ethan Salas single to center. With runners on 1st and 2nd, Luis Campusano singled to right scoring Boegarts. Jake Cronenworth then grounded into a fielder’s choice scoring Salas and San Diego led 2-0.
Milwaukee answered in the bottom of the 3rd. Garrett Mitchell led off with an infield single. Then with Mitchell on and 1 out Jackson Chourio drilled a deep shot to left center and the game was tied at 2-2.
It stayed that way until the 7th when San Diego would send 6 to the plate and loaded the bases with 2 out. The Brewers then turned to their 5th pitcher of the night DL Hall who would get Jackson Merrill to fly out to center ending the scoring threat and keeping it a 2-2 tie.
It was the Brewer’s turn next and they were facing San Diego’s Adrian Morejon. Morejon got the first two batters and quickly had 2 outs. Milwaukee’s William Contreras stepped into the box and worked the count full. On the 6th pitch Contreras connected with a sinker and belted it deep over the centerfield fence with a 406-foot blast and gave the Brewers their first lead in the game.
San Diego’s next best chance was in the 8th where with runners on the corners and 2 down Fernando Tatis Jr struck out swinging ending the threat.
The Padres Dustin Harris led off the top of 9 with a single but closer Trevor Megill then got the batter with a strike out. Ty France stepped to the plate and unloaded a deep and high shot that France knew was going out, he just wasn’t sure if it would be fair. The problem? It went too high and hit a cable swatting the ball straight down where Jackson Chourio was camped under the ball and caught it.
The ruling is that if the ball is in fair territory when it connets with a wire, cable, truss or even the roof of the dome it is a live and fair ball. The result was out #2. Megill then got Merrill to line out to right to end the game in a bizarre finish.
The Brewers will host the Padres again on Sunday with a 1pm 1st pitch on Sunday.
Notable Performances
Brewers
- Jacob Misiorowski SP- The Miz set a record fast ball in postseason when his first pitch reached 104.8 mph
- Jackson Chourio- 1-4, HR, 2 RBI, R also caught Ty France’s towering shot in the 9th inning that hit a cable and came down in fair territory.
- William Contreras- 1-3, HR, RBI, R, BB
Padres
- Luis Campusano- 1-3, RBI, BB
- Xander Boegarts- 1-3, R, BB
- Ty France- Belted a deep and high ball headed over the left field fence with one on in the 9th. An HR would give San Diego the lead 4-3. But the ball is so high it hits a cable and comes straight down and caught by Jackson Chourio and ends up being the 2nd out of the 9th.
More coverage in this story from MLB.com
White Sox 3, Guardians 0 (White Sox lead the series 1-0)
The starting pitchers controlled the first 3 innings of this Divisional opening game with Parker Messick on the bump for the Guardians and Hagen Smith going for the Sox. Through 3 innings the game was scoreless with 4 three-up and three-down half innings. Smith was the first to wobble in the top of the 4th after getting 2 out he walked 3 straight and was replaced Bryan Hudson who got the Sox out of the inning.
Chicago’s offense then got something going in the bottom of the 4th with a lead-off single by Miguel Vargas. Munetaka Murakami then stepped in the box and connected on the 1st pitch with a towering 440-foot shot over the right field fence for a 2-0 lead.
The White Sox would use a total of 5 pitchers and Hudson would get credit for the win as the group effort held Cleveland scoreless, giving up just 3 hits, they did walk 5 but struck out 12.
Chicago would add an insurance run in the 7th inning when Colson Montgomery doubled scoring Kyle Teel who had reached base on a walk. Murakami led the White Sox offense going 2-4 with the HR and 2 RBI.
Reliver Grant Taylor came into the game in the 6th and pitched 4 innings and faced 13 batters, 1 over the minimum. He gave up a 2 out double and then shut down the Guardians. He gave up 2 hits and struck out 5 with no runs and no walks. Taylor got the save.
The White Sox are at Cleveland for game 2 on Monday with a 2pm 1st pitch.
Notable Performances
White Sox
- Munetaka Murakami- 2-4, HR, 2 RBI, R
- Grant Taylor (Save)-4 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 5 K
- Miguel Vargas- 1-2, RBI, 2 BB
- Colson Montgomery- 2-3, DBL, RBI
Guardians
- The only notable performance was the Guardians infield turned three double plays in the game.
More coverage in this story by Scott Merkin for MLB.com
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Thursday, October 1 (Wild Card Series, Game 3)
Braves 6, Phillies 2 (Braves win the series 2-1)
The Braves likley felt they shouldn’t be playing this game after letting game 2 get-away from them forcing this deciding match-up. Atlanta would not miss some early opportunities to score on this night.
After facing just 4 batters in the top of the 1st, Atlanta’s offense was primed to strike early. With 1 out Ron Acuna Jr would draw a walk off starting Phillies pitcher Aaron Nola. Matt Olson then followed suit drawing another free pass to put runners on 1st and 2nd. Michael Harris then launched one 387 feet over the right-center fence and the Braves jumped out to a 3-0 lead just 4 batters into the game.
Atlanta came in with the idea of sharing the pitching load and started Ray Kerr who went 3 and 1/3 innings giving up 0 earned runs and just 1 hit. Following Kerr was Grant Holmes who went 2 innings. He would be followed by Robert Suarez, Didier Fuentes, Dylan Dodd with Chris Sale finishing the win off in the 9th giving up a lead-off single and then striking out the side.
The Braves added to the 3-0 lead in the bottom of the 4th when Austin Riley drew a walk. Ozzie Albies then connected and sent the ball 419 feet over the right-center wall and Atlanta had a commanding 5-0 lead just 10 outs into the deciding game.
Philadelphia would get on the board in the 6th inning when Kyle Schwarber singled and advanced to 3rd on a Bryce Harper double and then scored on a ground out to short. The Phillies added a 2nd run in the top of the 8th inning when pnch hitter Derek Hill led off with a triple and was driven in on a sac fly.
Atlanta also added another run with a 3rd home run this time off the bat of Olson in the bottom of the 7th blasting a 416 foot shot over the center field fence.
Philadelphia’s season comes to an end. Atlanta now advances to the Division series in a best of 5 series against the Dodgers. Game 1 will be in Los Angeles on Saturday at 1pm.
Notable Performances
Braves
- Michael Harris- 1-3, HR, 3 RBI, R-1st inning HR is all the offense the Braves would need on this night.
- Matt Olson- 1-3, HR, RBI, BB, 2 R-Olson finished the scoring of an all home run offensive night.
- Ozzie Albies- 1-3, HR, 2 RBI, BB, R- 2 run HR pushed lead to 5-0.
Phillies
- Kyle Schwarber- 2-3, BB, R
- Deek Hill- 1-1, TPL, R-Came in as a pinch hitter, lead off triple and scored.
More coverage in this story by Mark Bowman for MLB.com
Wednesday, September 30 (Wild Card Series, Game 2)
Phillies 4, Braves 3 (10 Innings) (Series tied 1-1)
For the first time this postseason, we got extra innings as the Philadelphia Phillies and Atlanta Braves got day two of the Wild Card series underway. Teams to take game one of the Wild Card series have won 15 of the 16 series since the round began in the 2022 playoffs.
It was a good start for both teams as they got on the board in the 1st. A leadoff double by Trea Turner set the table for Bryce Harper to bring in a run with an RBI single to make it 1-0. A walk and two stolen bases for Ronald Acuña Jr. put a man on third with two outs and Atlanta cashed in with an RBI single for Matt Olson to make it 1-1 and allow both Christopher Sánchez and Tyler Mahle to settle in.
Atlanta really struggled with runners in scoring position in game two and went 3-10 in those situations. However, Philadelphia struggled completely at the plate as Mahle allowed just six hits and one walk in seven innings. Christopher Sánchez got out of a bases loaded jam in the 6th thanks to a huge double play hit into by Michael Harris II but the 7th wasn’t so kind. With a man on second and one out, Drake Baldwin drove a fly ball to right that was misread by Bryce Harper and ended up over his head for an RBI double to give the Braves the lead. A couple of batters later, Matt Olson extended the lead with a sacrifice fly and ended Sánchez’s day after 116 pitches.
The Phillies lack of offense was made up for by their power hitting. In the 8th, Kyle Schwarber crushed a solo shot before Bryce Harper made up for his mistake with a solo bomb of his own to tie the game at 3-3 just two batters into the inning. Another double play put out a fire before it got going for Atlanta in the bottom of the 8th. Quick innings in the 9th sent this one to extras.
In the playoffs, there is no automatic runner in extra innings so manufacturing a run would be much more difficult for the two NL East rivals. Didier Fuentes stayed on for the 10th and had retired five in a row before losing it all. Alec Bohm came to the plate and seemed to get jammed on a fastball on the inner half and sent it out to right field. He got just enough of it to get it out for a solo shot and the Phillies third solo home run of the game. 23-year-old Andrew Painter would pitch his third inning of relief for the Phillies in his first relief outing and first postseason appearance of his career, and the rookie was tremendous. He would allow a couple of singles in the 10th to put the tying run at second and winning run at first. Painter got ahead of Dom Smith 0-2 before throwing a ball…or so we thought. J.T. Realmuto challenged the call and the pitch did clip the inside corner for a called strike three to end it. Philadelphia’s three homers were enough as they downed Atlanta in extras 4-3 to force a winner-take-all game three on Thursday.
Notable Performances
Phillies
- Alec Bohm- 2-4, HR, RBI, R, BB, Game-Winning Home Run in 10th
- Bryce Harper- 2-5, HR, 2 RBI, R, Game-Tying Home Run in 8th
- Christopher Sánchez (ND)- 6.2 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 5 BB, 6 SO
Braves
- Tyler Mahle (ND)- 7 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 SO
- Matt Olson- 1-4, 2 RBI
- Drake Baldwin- 2-5, 2B, RBI
More coverage in this story by Todd Zolecki for MLB.com
White Sox 7, Astros 4 (Chicago wins series 2-0)
With their first postseason win in five years in the books, the Chicago White Sox looked to earn their first series win since 2005, when they beat the Houston Astros in the World Series. They were just one win away from sweeping the Houston Astros. Pitching was a huge key in the opener for the White Sox but the matchup was much more even in game two with Houston ace Hunter Brown facing off against Sean Burke.
Despite having their ace on the mound, it was a nightmare of a start for the Houston Astros. Hunter Brown recorded just two outs before being pulled from the game as the White Sox were all over him. Chicago tagged Brown for five hits and four runs in the 1st with a walk as well. Kyle Teel got the scoring started and cashed in on a leadoff double by Sam Antonacci with an RBI single. An error put another runner on before Andrew Benintendi singled home a run and another error moved runners up. Tristan Peters put a bow on the inning with an RBI single to make it 4-0 before Houston ever stepped to the plate.
Credit to the Astros, they were not going to go down without a fight. The Houston bullpen held the White Sox without a hit for the next three innings while the offense got them back in the game with the long ball. Three solo home runs got the energy back up at Daikin Park and it started with a leadoff homer for Jeremy Peña to make it 4-1. That quieted the Astros fans boos and allowed for Houston to settle in. Cam Smith hit his own bomb in the 2nd and it was Jose Altuve doing it in the 4th. What felt like a blowout early turned into a 4-3 game in the middle innings.
Chicago would finally find some life in the 6th against Peter Lambert in his third inning of work. After stranding the bases loaded in the 5th, Houston lost control with a leadoff walk to Andrew Benintendi and another walk to Tristan Peters. Bryan Abreu came in and immediately threw a wild pitch to move runners up. It didn’t matter where the runners were as Chase Meidroth clobbered a three-run shot to left center to break the game back open and give Chicago a 7-3 lead. Houston couldn’t solve the Chicago bullpen as they only recorded one more hit after the 4th as the Chicago White Sox completed a road sweep in Houston with a 7-3 win to advance to face Cleveland in the ALDS.
Notable Performances
White Sox
- Chase Meidroth- 2-3, HR, 3 RBI, R, BB
- Kyle Teel- 2-5, RBI, R, 5-5 ABS Challenges
- Bullpen- 5 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 7 SO
Astros
- Jeremy Peña- 2-4, HR, RBI, R
- Jose Altuve- 2-4, HR, RBI, R
- Hunter Brown (L)- 0.2 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 2 SO
More coverage in this story by Scott Merkin for MLB.com
Yankees 9, Red Sox 2 (New York wins series 2-0)
Rivalries make the MLB postseason so much more entertaining and one of the best rivalries in baseball continued on Wednesday as the New York Yankees looked to sweep the Boston Red Sox. After having to comeback after losing game one in last year’s wild card series to Boston, New York would hope to make quick work of their hated rivals after a dominant game one.
Game two was not much more competitive as the Yankees woke up the bats after a scoreless first three innings. Luis Garcia Jr. homered as the deadline acquisition paid off for the Yankees to give them a lead. A two-out RBI single for Cody Bellinger extended that lead an inning later. However, Boston would not be shutout this time and pressured the home team. William Contreras homered in the top of the 6th to end Boston’s 26 2/3 inning scoreless streak in the postseason and tightened things up at 2-1.
Boston would bring in former strikeout king Garrett Crochet who had not pitched since April 25th. After watching the pieces they moved to get Crochet help the White Sox win their series, Boston hoped their return would help them as well. He was not his usual self. There was a ton of rust as New York hit the lefty all over the yard. George Lombard Jr., Austin Wells, and Ryan McMahon all drove in runs before Boston had to pull Crochet. The knockout shot came off the bat of Cody Bellinger, whose dad threw out the first pitch before the game. Bellinger crushed a three-run homer to cap off the six-run 6th inning. The two teams each traded a run in the 7th but Boston was out of gas as they did not record a single hit with a runner on base in the entire series. New York rolled to a 9-2 win to set up a date with the Tampa Bay Rays in the ALDS.
Notable Performances
Red Sox
- William Contreras- 2-2, HR, RBI, R, 2 BB
- Nick Sogard- 1-3, HR, RBI, R
- Sonny Gray (L)- 4.2 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 5 SO
Yankees
- Cody Bellinger- 2-5, HR, 4 RBI, R
- Luis Garcia Jr.- 3-5, HR, RBI, R
- Max Fried (W)- 6 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 SO
More coverage in this story by Bryan Hoch for MLB.com
Padres 4, Cubs 1 (San Diego wins series 2-0)
The time of the Philadelphia and Atlanta winner-take-all game three all depended on if the Chicago Cubs could force a game three in San Diego. A rematch of last season’s wild card series that went three games and was won by the Cubs at Wrigley Field, this one was lower scoring and more one-sided after the Padres dominated the opener and looked to silence the high-powered lineup of the Cubs again.
While there weren’t two solo homers in the 1st inning this time, San Diego fans didn’t have to wait too long to see runs on the board in this one. In the 2nd, Ty France doubled before Jackson Merrill singled and stole second. With runners on second and third, the Padres cashed in with an RBI single by Xander Bogaerts and a sacrifice fly by Ethan Salas. Chicago was not able to get anything going either early on and a 2-0 deficit felt insurmountable.
Finally, the Cubs would breakthrough. While their stars in Pete Crow-Armstrong and Alex Bregman were MIA, the depth of the lineup showed as Seiya Suzuki singled with one out in the 4th. Ian Happ worked a walk to put a man in scoring position for the Cubs. It felt like it could be a big inning when Nico Hoerner singled in a run to make it 2-1. However, the Padres went to their bullpen early and it paid off as Bradgley Rodriguez would come in and put out the fire to preserve the lead.
One swing would get that run back plus another in the bottom of the 4th. After a double by Xander Bogaerts, Chicago decided to go to their bullpen early but Daniel Palencia did not have the same kind of success. Gavin Sheets would crush a no-doubter to right for a two-run shot to make it 4-1. San Diego’s bullpen was way too good as Jason Adam and Adrian Morejon got it to the 9th for the best closer in the sport in Mason Miller. Chicago managed a single off Miller, but that was it. San Diego got some revenge with a 4-1 win to sweep the Cubs and advance to take on the Milwaukee Brewers in the NLDS.
Notable Performances
Cubs
- Nico Hoerner- 2-4, 2B, RBI
- Seiya Suzuki- 1-4, R
- Kevin Gausman (L)- 3.1 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO
Padres
- Bullpen- 5.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 SO
- Gavin Sheets- 1-1, HR, 2 RBI, R
- Xander Bogaerts- 2-4, 2B, RBI, R
More coverage in this story by AJ Cassavell for MLB.com
Tuesday, September 29 (Wild Card Series, Game 1)
Braves 5, Phillies 3 (Atlanta lead series 1-0)
The postseason got underway with quite the thriller on Tuesday afternoon. Division foes met in the NL Wild Card round with Atlanta hoping that they could finally solve their playoff Philadelphia problem after being knocked out by the Phillies in 2022 and 2023.
Both teams scored early in this one as Philadelphia got on the board in the 1st against Chris Sale on an RBI double by Alec Bohm. Atlanta answered back with a two-out RBI single by Mike Yasztremski to even things up in the 2nd. Philly had to go to the bullpen first in the 6th and Atlanta cashed in and took their first lead with an RBI triple by Ozzie Albies to make it 2-1.
It was late when the game got wild. J.T. Realmuto hit his own triple to plate two and give the Phillies a 3-2 lead in the 7th. Philadelphia shockingly brought in their closer with nine outs to get as Jhoan Duran was on for the 7th. He threw a clean 7th but got in hot water in the 8th. With the bases empty and two outs, the Braves rallied with singles by Mauricio Dubón and Michael Harris II. The struggling Austin Riley came to the plate and changed the game as he sent the first pitch the other way into right center for a three-run, go-ahead home run to put Atlanta up 5-3. Raisel Iglesias then put the game away to give Atlanta the 5-3 win to go up 1-0 and raise a lot of questions about Don Mattingly’s decision to use his closer for multiple innings and before the 9th.
Notable Performances
Phillies
- J.T. Realmut0- 1-3, 3B, 2 RBI
- Alec Bohm- 1-4, 2B, RBI
- Jesús Luzardo (ND)- 5 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 SO
Braves
- Austin Riley- 1-3, HR, 3 RBI, R
- Ozzie Albies- 1-3, 3B, RBI, 2 R, BB
- Chris Sale (ND)- 6.1 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 9 SO
More coverage in this story by Kiley McDaniel for ESPN
White Sox 6, Astros 3 (Chicago leads series 1-0)
For the first time in MLB history, both teams would use an opener in a playoff game. Neither the Chicago White Sox or Houston Astros got to line up their rotation as both battled for a playoff spot into the final weekend of the season. A rematch of the 2005 World Series would feature the surprise White Sox and the worst record in MLB postseason history in the 81-81 Astros.
Chicago’s opener Hagen Smith was much better than Houston’s opener AJ Blubaugh. Chicago scored in four of the first five innings with Sam Antonacci coming up with a two-run single in the second while Colson Montgomery left the yard with a solo shot in the 4th. Jordan Hicks picked up where Smith left off with a scoreless 4th before a single by Chase Meidroth made it 5-0 White Sox.
Houston wouldn’t go down without a fight as Nelson Velázquez hit a two-run home run in the 5th to make it 5-2 and bring the fans back to life. The Astros bullpen just was not good on Tuesday and allowed another run to score on a wild pitch in the 7th. Houston’s best chance came in the 8th Grant Taylor came in to pitch the 8th but allowed a couple singled to Jeremy Peña and Yordan Alvarez. An error by Chicago plated a run and brought the tying run to the plate but a strikeout of Yainer Diaz got them out of trouble. Taylor pitched the 9th as well and threw 54 pitches to earn the White Sox their first playoff win since 2021, also against the Astros.
Notable Performances
White Sox
- Sam Antonacci- 1-3, 2 RBI, R, BB
- Colson Montgomery- 1-4, HR, RBI, R
- Hagen Smith (ND)- 3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO
Astros
- Nelson Velázquez- 1-3, HR, 2 RBI, R
- Jeremy Peña- 1-4, R
- AJ Blubaugh (L)- 0.2 IP, 0 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 0 SO
More coverage in this story by Bradford Doolittle for ESPN
Yankees 9, Red Sox 0
When these two teams face off in the regular season there is plenty of excitement and anticipation. But when they line-up to battle in postseason play it goes to another level. The Yankees came in with the advantage of being the home team for the best of 3 series.
Cam Schlittler got the start for New York and the Red Sox countered with Payton Tolle. The game began as a pitching dual with each facing 4 batters in the 1st inning but no damage.
In the 2nd inning Schlittler drew 2 ground outs and struck out Jarren Duran for a 3 up and 3 down inning. Schlittler would go on to pitch into the 7th inning giving up no runs, 2 hits, a walk and 10 strike-outs.
Tolle would go just 4.2 innings giving up a run on 5 hits, a walk and 4 strike outs. But Tolle had kept them in the game giving up just the one run and it was 1-0 after 4.
The Yankees got on the board in the 2nd inning when Austin Wells singled bringing home George Lombard Jr who singled and advanced to 2nd on a single by Anthony Volpe.
The Yankees were just settling in as they added another run in the 5th when Ben Rice hit a solo shot to center with the long ball going 423 feet. Rice was heating up and singled in another run in the bottom of 7 and New York added another run to lead 4-0.
Rice then put the game away for good after the Yankees scored on a sac fly they loaded the bases and Rice sent it deep to center again clearing the packed bases with a grand Slam pushing the Yankee lead to 9-0.
The Yankee’s pitching staf completed the shut out with Paul Blackburn and John Schreiber finishing the final 8 outs limiting the Red Sox to just 3 hits, the one walk and 11 k’s.
Notable Performances
Yankees
- Ben Rice- 4-5, 2 HRs (Grand Slam) 6 RBI, 2 R
- George Lombard Jr- 3-4, 2 R
- Austin Wells- 2-3, 2 RBI, R
Red Sox
- Hitting as a Team: 29 AB, 3 H, 0 R, 11 K’s
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Padres 8, Cubs 0
The Padres and Cubs were the last of the 4 games to start the Wild Card round and a dominating prformance from the Padres pitching staff left little opportunity for the visitors to stay in the game.
Padres starting pitcher Michael King began the game by striking out the Cubs 1-2-3 hitters in the top of the 1st. King would go deep completing 7 innings giving up just 3 hits while striking out 8. he did walk 3 but gave up 0 runs. Yuki Matsui would pitch a 1-2-3 8th inning while Joe Musgrove would strike out the lead-off hitter in the top of 9 but then gave up a hit, a walk and another hit to load the bases. Musgrove finished off the Cubs with an short pop-up and closed the deal with a strike-out.
The Padres began scoring with the 1st batter and just added additional runs through 8 innings. Fernando Tatis Jr led the Padres off with a solo shot to center going 4-3 feet. Manny Machado also went deep in the opening frame to left center and San Diego jumped out to a 2-0 lead.
That pair would team up in the 3rd for the next run when Machado doubled driving in Tatis for a 3-0 advantage. The Padres would add another run in the bottom of the 4th with their 3rd HR of the game. This time off the bat of Xander Bogaerts who sent it 399 feet down the left field line.
Jackson Merrill slapped a 2 RBI single in the bottom of 5 and Ty France scored on a passsed ball to push their lead to 7-0. Tatis scored the final run in the 7th on a throwing error.
San Diego out hit the Cubs 13-3 with the 3 long balls.
Notable Performances
Padres
- Michael King-(13-10) 7 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 8 K, 3 BB
- Manny Machado- 2-3- HR, DBL, 2 RBI, 2 R, BB
- Fernando Tatis- 2-3, HR, RBI, 3 R, BB
Cubs
- Nico Hoerner- 2-4 Hoerner didn’t get much help offensively as he hit 2 of the 3 base hits for the Cubs but didn’t come close to scoring.
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