Overview

• Rookie Cam Schlittler struck out 12 over eight scoreless innings as the Yankees shut out the Red Sox 4-0 to earn an ALDS matchup with the Blue Jays.
• Chicago beat San Diego 3-1 behind Michael Busch’s homer and a multi-arm effort, advancing to face the Brewers in the NLDS.
• Detroit topped Cleveland 6-3, powered by Dillon Dingler’s go-ahead homer and a four-run seventh, setting up an ALDS series with the Mariners.
• The three decisive Game 3s made for only the second day in MLB history with three winner-take-all playoff games.
• The defending champion Dodgers had already swept the Reds and will visit the Phillies in the NLDS, with Dave Roberts deploying Blake Snell and Yoshinobu Yamamoto up front and keeping Ohtani out of the wild-card rotation as Kershaw remained inactive.