The National League Division Series began Saturday at Citizens Bank Park

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The Yankees are back in action. Game 1 of the ALDS between the Yankees and Royals starts at 6:38 p.m. ET at Yankee Stadium. Gerrit Cole (8-5, 3.41 ERA, 99 strikeouts) will be on the mound for New Y…

NEW YORK (AP) — Alex Verdugo hit a tiebreaking single in the seventh inning and saved at least one run with a sliding catch along the left-field line, boosting the New York Yankees over the Kansas City Royals 6-5 on Saturday night in their AL Division Series opener.New York’s Gleyber Torres and Kansas City’s MJ Melendez hit two-run homers in a back-and-forth game in which the Royals wasted leads of 1-0, 3-2 and 5-4 and the Yankees failed to hold 2-1 and 4-3 margins. It was the first postseason game with five lead changes, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.“What a game!” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said.Kansas City pitchers tied their season high with eight walks, forcing in a pair of runs in the fifth inning. The Yankees were just 1 for 11 with runners in scoring position before Verdugo lined a single off loser Michael Lorenzen. Verdugo’s hit scored Jazz Chisholm Jr., who singled leading off and stole second on a play allowed to stand following a video review.“I think we did have a really good argument that…

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The New York Mets are the definition of comeback kids. They scored five runs in the eighth inning to take a 1-0 lead in an NL Division Series Saturday.

Kodai Senga slapped the dugout railing in a raw display of emotion, a most unexpected Game 1 starter pumping his fist during an eighth-inning comeback that — have you followed these New York Mets? — should really have been expected by now. New York has mastered the art of the late…

Heroes, zeros and the full inside pitch from the Yankees' 6-5 win over the Royals in Game 1 of the ALDS on Saturday.

The American League Division Series begins Saturday at Yankee Stadium

Cleveland's Lane Thomas crushed a three-run home run as part of a historic five-run first inning and the Guardians powered to a 7-0 victory over the Detroit Tigers to open their Major League Baseball second-round playoff series. Thomas belted the first pitch from Detroit reliever Reese Olson over the left…

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Heroes, zeros and the full inside pitch from the Mets' 5-1 win over the Phillies in Game 1 of the NLDS on Saturday.

The National League Division Series began Saturday at Dodger Stadium

Alex Verdugo hit a tiebreaking single in the seventh inning and saved at least one run with a sliding catch along the left-field line, boosting the New York Yankees over the Kansas City Royals 6-5 on Saturday night in their AL Division Series opener. New York’s Gleyber Torres and Kansas…

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Mark Vientos and Brandon Nimmo keyed another late comeback in New York’s electric run through the National League playoffs, helping the Mets break through for five runs in the eighth inning against a pair of All-Star relievers as they rallied...

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The National League Division Series begins Saturday at Citizens Bank Park

The American League Division Series begins Saturday at Progressive Field

The American League Division Series begins Saturday at Yankee Stadium

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MILWAUKEE (AP) — Pete Alonso hit a go-ahead, three-run homer off closer Devin Williams in the ninth inning and the New York Mets beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-2 on Thursday night to win their NL Wild Card Series.With their latest thrilling comeback in the decisive Game 3 against Milwaukee, the Mets advanced in the playoffs for the first time since winning the 2015 National League pennant. They move on to a best-of-five Division Series beginning Saturday in Philadelphia against the NL East champion Phillies.It will be the first postseason meeting between the longtime rivals.New York went 6-7 against the Phillies during the regular season and finished six games behind them in the division standings.The Brewers, making their sixth playoff appearance in the last seven years, still haven't won a postseason series since reaching Game 7 of the NL Championship Series in 2018. This series loss will be particularly painful.Milwaukee appeared to have the victory in hand after Jake Bauers and Sal Frelick broke a scoreless…

The National League Division Series begins Saturday at Citizens Bank Park

Japanese superstar Shohei Ohtani makes his Major League Baseball playoff debut on Saturday as the Los Angeles Dodgers launch their post-season campaign against the San Diego Padres. The Southern California showdown tops MLB's best-of-five division series playoff matchups, which also include Detroit against Cleveland, the New York Yankees facing Kansas…

Pete Alonso's signature Mets moment may have just arrived.

Pete Alonso was one of the heroes of Major League Baseball's Wild Card Series round, blasting a two-run homer in the ninth inning on Thursday night to lift his New York Mets over the Milwaukee Brewers for the series win.It was a legacy-defining moment for a slugger scheduled to hit free agency this offseason.Now it's time to see who steals the show in the Division Series.The best-of-five round starts on Saturday, featuring series between the Royals/Yankees, Tigers/Guardians, Mets/Phillies and Padres/Dodgers. The four winners advance to the League Championship Series which begins Oct. 13.A Shohei Ohtani vs. Aaron Judge matchup in the World Series still looms as an enticing October possibility.While the rooting interests of baseball fans vary widely, there's little doubt MLB and television executives are drooling over the potential matchup between two of the top sluggers of this generation. Ohtani recently became the first player to have 50 homers and 50 stolen bases in one season while Judge hit 58 homers.On top…

Pete Alonso hit a three-run homer, and the Mets defeated the Brewers in Game 3 of their National League Wild Card Series.

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The American League Division Series begins Saturday at Progressive Field

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