Overview

• Los Angeles closed out Cincinnati 8-4 behind Mookie Betts’ four-hit, three-RBI night and Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s 9 strikeouts over 6 2/3 innings, overcoming an early 2-0 deficit.
• The defending champions advance to face the Philadelphia Phillies in a best-of-five NL Division Series starting Saturday in Philadelphia.
• New York forced a decider by edging Boston 4-3, highlighted by Jazz Chisholm Jr. scoring from first on Austin Wells’ eighth-inning single, with Ben Rice homering in his postseason debut.
• Cleveland leveled its series with Detroit 6-1 on a five-run eighth capped by Bo Naylor’s three-run homer, setting up today’s Game 3 matchup of Jack Flaherty vs. Slade Cecconi.
• San Diego blanked Chicago 3-0 as Manny Machado homered and Mason Miller struck out all five batters he faced, with Game 3 at Wrigley Field featuring Yu Darvish vs. Jameson Taillon.