CLEVELAND (AP) — Kerry Carpenter hit a three-run homer off Cleveland's All-Star closer Emmanuel Clase in the ninth inning, and the Detroit Tigers stunned the Guardians 3-0 in Game 2 on Monday to even their American League Division Series at one game apiece.Carpenter connected for a 423-foot shot with two outs off Clase, who had not given up a run since Aug. 30 and led the American League with 47 saves.Detroit ace Tarik Skubal pitched seven shutout innings, increasing his post-season total to 13, before the Tigers put together a rare big inning against the almost unhittable Clase.The intimidating right-hander has dominated hitters all season — he hasn't blown a save since May — and was making just his second multi-inning appearance of 2024.Jake Rogers singled and Trey Sweeney hit consecutive two-out singles. Carpenter, who entered an inning earlier as a pinch-hitter, turned on Clase's third straight slider, sending the ball into the right-field seats and shocking Cleveland's rowdy home crowd.The homer drove in…

Carpenter connected for a 423-foot shot with two outs off Clase, who had not given up a run since Aug. 30 and led the American League with 47 saves.

The Yankees are going to need more than just Chisholm’s bat this October.

On replay, the ball appeared to bounce, but Kwan was ruled to have his glove under the ball

Carlos Rodon cost the Yankees by creating a deficit that a stagnant offense couldn’t erase during their loss to the Royals in Game 2 of the ALDS.

The Yankees and Guardians go into the day with 1-0 series leads

Eight teams remain in the 2024 MLB postseason bracket

The American League Division Series began Saturday at Progressive Field

Kerry Carpenter hit a three-run homer off Cleveland’s All-Star closer Emmanuel Clase in the ninth inning as the Detroit Tigers blanked the Guardians 3-0 in Game 2 to even their AL Division Series at one game apiece.

After six months of playing games almost every night, one could argue that the latest MLB postseason format serves more as a disadvantage to those who earned byes.

The American League Division Series continues Wednesday in Kansas City

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Fans threw baseballs in the direction of San Diego left fielder Jurickson Profar and then tossed trash that caused a lengthy delay before the Padres beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 10-2 on Sunday night to even their NL Division Series at a game apiece.Yu Darvish limited the Dodgers’ powerful offense to one run and three hits over seven innings and Fernando Tatis Jr. went deep twice as the Padres tied the postseason record of six homers. David Peralta and Jackson Merrill each hit two-run homers, and a hobbled Xander Bogaerts and Kyle Higashioka had solo shots. At 21, Merrill became the youngest Padres player with a postseason homer. “Six of them is a special treat for us,” Merrill said.The delay in the middle of the seventh inning led to a 12-minute gap between pitches and occurred as two balls were thrown from the stands in the direction of Profar. He chased after one of them but a security officer got to it first. Trash was strewn on the warning track in right near the Padres bullpen.“I feel…

With the second game of a division series in the balance, manager Carlos Mendoza believed Tylor Megill was his best option.

Heroes, zeros and the full inside pitch from the Mets’ 7-6 loss to the Phillies in Game 2 of the NLDS on Sunday.

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Fans threw baseballs in the direction of San Diego left fielder Jurickson Profar and then tossed trash that caused a lengthy delay before the Padres beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 10-2 on Sunday night to even their NL Division Series at a game apiece. Yu Darvish limited the Dodgers’ powerful…

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Nick Castellanos sometimes amazes himself with intuition he can win a game on the final swing.As he approached the plate with two outs in the ninth inning, with two runners on and the score tied, Castellanos had a hunch he could win Game 2 of the NL Division Series for the Philadelphia Phillies.Even in the face of an 1-2 slider against Mets reliever Tylor Megill.“I did like that pitch when I saw it,” Castellanos said.As Phillies fans unleashed a throaty roar that echoed outside Citizens Bank Park, it was clear they liked that pitch, too.Castellanos ripped a winning single that scored Trea Turner and sent the Phillies to a dizzying 7-6 win over New York on Sunday and evened the NLDS at one game apiece.“I said to the guys, Rocky would be proud,” postseason star Bryce Harper said. “Never-die mentality. Just a great game.”This win meant more than any fictional tale.Castellanos, who led the major leagues this season with four walk-off hits, tossed his helmet and was mobbed by teammates on the infield…

Eight teams remain in the 2024 MLB postseason bracket

Anthony Volpe made the great stop. The throw was less than ideal.

Aaron Boone stuck with Austin Wells in the cleanup spot despite the young catcher’s slump late in the season, and it paid off.

Nick Castellanos ripped a winning two-out single off Tylor Megill that scored Trea Turner and sent the Philadelphia Phillies to a dizzying 7-6 win over the New York Mets and evened the NL Division Series at one game apiece.

Fans threw baseballs in the direction of San Diego left fielder Jurickson Profar and then tossed trash that caused a lengthy delay before the Padres beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 10-2 and to even their NL Division Series at a...

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The National League Division Series began Saturday at Dodger Stadium

Cleveland’s brutish bullpen lived up to its billing.

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

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 Jacksonville Jaguars finally notched a victory on the 2024 season, as they took down the Indianapolis Colts on Trevor Lawrence's 25th birthday.

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The Mets and Dodgers took 1-0 series leads Saturday and will try to build on that Sunday

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The Kodai Senga experiment started terribly, ended up fine and looked increasingly smart long after Senga had finished pitching.

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.

Shohei Ohtani hit a three-run homer in his postseason debut, Teoscar Hernández’s two-run single gave Los Angeles its first lead in a playoff game in two years, and the Dodgers beat the San Diego Padres 7-5 in their NL Division Series opener Saturday. Manny Machado's two-run homer off Dodgers starter…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani hit a three-run homer in his post-season debut, Teoscar Hernández’s two-run single gave Los Angeles its first lead in a playoff game in two years, and the Dodgers beat the San Diego Padres 7-5 in their National League Division Series opener Saturday.Manny Machado's two-run homer off Dodgers starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto, also making his first playoff appearance, put Los Angeles in an early 3-0 hole. Ohtani quickly bailed out the Dodgers with his two-out homer that tied it 3-all in the second inning. The Japanese superstar went deep with Hall of Fame pitcher Sandy Koufax looking on and fans chanting “MVP! MVP!” His shot travelled 372 feet to right field, the sellout crowd of 53,028 recording it all on their phones.San Diego went ahead 5-3 before the Dodgers rallied with three runs in the fourth.Tommy Edman scored on a wild pitch by reliever Adrian Morejon, who took the loss. Ohtani had a broken-bat single and later scored, along with Mookie Betts, on Hernández’s single off Jeremiah…

The Philadelphia Phillies benched All-Star third baseman Alec Bohm for Game 2 of the NL Division Series.

The National League Division Series began Saturday at Citizens Bank Park

Nick Castellanos smacked a two-out single in the ninth inning to give the Philadelphia Phillies a thrilling and series-leveling 7-6 walkoff victory over the New York Mets in Major League Baseball's playoffs on Sunday. Castellanos's line drive to left field sent shortstop Trea Turner racing over home plate for the…

The Philadelphia Phillies delivered the heroics in Game 2 of the National League Division Series against the New York Mets on Sunday night.

Dodger Stadium fans tossed baseballs, apparently at San Diego left fielder Jurickson Profar, and then threw trash that caused a 12-minute delay during the seventh inning of NL Division Series Game 2.

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…

Ohtani never made the postseason during his six years with the Angels