Overview

• Los Angeles closed out an 8-4 Game 2, powered by Mookie Betts' four hits and three RBIs, including three doubles that matched a franchise postseason mark.
• Yoshinobu Yamamoto struck out nine and yielded only two unearned runs over 6 2/3 innings, escaping a bases-loaded, no-out jam in the sixth.
• The Dodgers advance to face the Phillies with Game 1 Saturday night in Philadelphia; Dave Roberts has not named a starter after keeping Shohei Ohtani only a possible Wild Card Game 3 option and planning Clayton Kershaw's activation for the NLDS.
• The Yankees forced a Game 3 against the Red Sox with a 4-3 win punctuated by Jazz Chisholm Jr. scoring from first on Austin Wells' eighth-inning single.
• The Guardians and Padres also extended their series, Cleveland breaking through late to top Detroit 6-1 and San Diego blanking the Cubs 3-0 behind Manny Machado's two-run homer and strong bullpen work.