October 2, 2020 Tatis, Myers homer twice, Padres stay alive with 11-9 win Fernando Tatis Jr. had been waiting for a breakout game, and boy did “El Niño” get it.
October 1, 2020 Pinder delivers timely hit, A's advance in playoffs at last The Oakland Athletics ended 14 years of postseason futility, riding Chad Pinder’s go-ahead, two-run single in the fifth inning and repeated costly walks by Chicago’s relievers to rally past the White Sox 6-4 on Thursday and win the decisive third game of their AL wild-card round series.
October 1, 2020 Anderson shines, Braves shut out Reds again to sweep series Ian Anderson dazzled in another shutout performance for Atlanta, and the Braves won a playoff series for the first time in almost two decades by sweeping the light-hitting Cincinnati Reds with a 5-0 victory Thursday.
October 1, 2020 Game 2 of Marlins-Cubs wild-card series postponed The Chicago Cubs are counting on Yu Darvish to help them avoid a playoff sweep by the Miami Marlins.
October 1, 2020 Astros' Carlos Correa addresses the haters after sweeping Twins in AL Wild Card series Carlos Correa was feeling confident after driving in the tie- breaking run that helped the Houston Astros advance past the Minnesota Twins in Wednesday’s Wild Card Series game, and he took it as an opportunity to address the haters.
October 1, 2020 Pair arrested at Progressive Field for trespassing during Indians-Yankees postseason game Two men were arrested at Progressive Field in Cleveland on Wednesday night as the Indians and the New York Yankees battled in a marathon Game 2 of the American League Wild Card Series.
October 1, 2020 Yanks sweep Indians 10-9 in draining game, meet Rays in ALDS It took the New York Yankees nearly five hours on the field, carried them from Wednesday to Thursday and September into October to complete the sweep.
October 1, 2020 Seager homers, Dodgers beat Brewers 4-2 in playoff opener The Los Angeles Dodgers' powerful lineup went mostly quiet against the Milwaukee Brewers. Still, baseball's best team in the regular season generated just enough offense and got plenty of help from the opposing pitcher.
September 30, 2020 Goldschmidt, Cardinals win 7-4 in Padres' return to playoffs Paul Goldschmidt hit a two-run home run during a four-run first inning, St. Louis' bullpen held strong after starter Kwang Hyun Kim stumbled in his playoff debut and the Cardinals ruined the San Diego Padres’ long-awaited return to the playoffs with a 7-4 victory Wednesday in the opener of their NL wild-card series.
September 30, 2020 Renfroe slam helps Rays sweep young Blue Jays in 1st round Hunter Renfroe hit a grand slam and the top-seeded Tampa Bay Rays won a postseason series for the first time in 12 years, overpowering the young Toronto Blue Jays 8-2 Wednesday to finish a two-game sweep of their AL wild-card matchup.
