The Cleveland Guardians tied their AL Wild Card Series against the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday with a 6-1 victory in Game 2 to force a deciding game in the best-of-three series.
Brayan Rocchio and Bo Naylor homered during a five-run eighth inning for Cleveland, with George Valera also going deep. For the Tigers, Javier Báez had two hits and an RBI, who were 1 for 15 with runners in scoring position and stranded 15 runners. Jakob Junis got the win as the Guardians bullpen held Detroit scoreless over 5 1/3 innings.
The winner on Thursday will faces the Seattle Mariners in a Division Series. Tigers RHP Jack Flaherty will make his eighth postseason start against Cleveland RHP Slade Ceccon on the mound in his first playoff start.
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The San Diego Padres beat the Chicago Cubs in Game 2 of their NL Wild Card Series on Wednesday to force the deciding Game 3. After losing Game 1 of the series 3-1 to the Cubs on Monday, the Padres shut out Chicago 3-0 to even the series at 1-1.
Padres right fielder Fernando Tatís Jr homered at the top of the first inning to give San Diego the early lead, with the Padres going on to score a pair of runs in the fifth inning with Tatís Jr. and third baseman Manny Machado homering off of Cubs’ pitcher Shota Imanaga.
Game 3 between the Padres and Cubs is set for Thursday at Wrigley Field, Chicago.
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NY Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday night, with a 4-3 victory over the Boston Red Sox in Game 2 of their AL Wild Card Series. Jazz Chisholm Jr. made it all the way home from first base after Austin Wells’ tiebreaking single in the eighth inning, helping the New York Yankees extend their season and avoid elimination by their rival Boston. Ben Rice hit an early two-run homer, and Aaron Judge had an RBI single for the Yankees to give them the win
The decisive Game 3 will take place on Thursday night in the Bronx, with the winner advancing to face AL East champions Toronto in a best-of-five Division Series beginning on Saturday.
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The Los Angeles Dodgers swept the Cincinnati Reds in their best-of-three National League Wild Card series, beating the Reds 8-4 at Dodger Stadium on Wednesday, and ending Cincinnati’s season.
The Dodgers now advance to face the Philadelphia Phillies in a best-of-five National League Division Series matchup, beginning Oct. 4 at Philadelphia’s Citizens Bank Park.
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