Overview

• San Diego leveled Chicago with a 3-0 shutout at Wrigley, capped by Manny Machado’s two-run homer, setting up a Yu Darvish–Jameson Taillon Game 3.
• Cleveland evened Detroit with a 6-1 win as Brayan Rocchio’s eighth-inning homer sparked a five-run frame, with Jack Flaherty and Slade Cecconi slated for the decider.
• New York forced a third game against Boston with a 4-3 win decided by Austin Wells’s late RBI, with the finale set for Yankee Stadium.
• Los Angeles leads Cincinnati 1-0 after a 10-5 opener; Game 2 was scheduled Wednesday night with Yoshinobu Yamamoto set to face Zack Littell.
• The decisive Game 3s will be hosted by the Cubs, Guardians and Yankees, and the winners will advance to the Division Series.