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Monday, October 5, 2026
Chourio’s Two-Out Single Off Miller Lifts Brewers Past Padres for 2-0 NLDS Lead
Jackson Chourio lined a two-run single off Padres closer Mason Miller with two outs in the ninth inning Sunday, giving the Milwaukee Brewers a 4-3 victory and a 2-0 lead in the National League Division Series. San Diego led 3-2 entering the ninth. Miller walked Christian Yelich and Sal Frelick, and pinch hitter Gary Sánchez drew a full-count walk to load the bases. Chourio then lined a 101.3 mph fastball up the middle past second baseman Jake Cronenworth’s diving backhand attempt. Yelich scored from third and Frelick followed with a headfirst slide. It was Milwaukee’s second straight win over San Diego. The series moves to San Diego.
Sources: NBC Sports, ESPN
Michael Harris II Sparks Braves to 3-2 Win Over Dodgers, Evening NLDS at 1-1
Michael Harris II tripled and scored the go-ahead run on reliever Kris Bubic’s wild pitch in the fifth inning, and the Atlanta Braves beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2 Sunday night to even the National League Division Series at a game apiece. Harris went 3 for 5 with a double and a triple, and his RBI double to right against reliever Edgardo Henriquez in the seventh added an insurance run. Freddie Freeman tied the game at 1 with a solo homer off Grant Holmes in the fourth, and Max Muncy homered in the ninth. Raisel Iglesias earned the save. Game 3 is Tuesday in Atlanta.
Sources: NBC Sports, CBS Sports
Padres’ Six-Out Plan for Mason Miller Unravels in Ninth Inning of NLDS Game 2
San Diego manager Craig Stammen turned to closer Mason Miller for the final six outs of Game 2 of the National League Division Series, and the plan unraveled in the ninth inning of a 4-3 Milwaukee win. Miller retired the side in order in the eighth. In the ninth he got a leadoff groundout, then walked Christian Yelich and Sal Frelick, and pinch hitter Gary Sánchez walked on a full count to load the bases before Jackson Chourio’s two-run single. According to MLB.com, teams trailing 0-2 in a best-of-five series have recovered 10 of 93 times. The Padres were 53-30 at home this season.
Sources: MLB.com, NBC Sports
Braves Win NLDS Game 2 with a Bullpen Game While Chris Sale Waits for Game 3
Atlanta played Game 2 of the National League Division Series without Chris Sale and won with a bullpen game, 3-2 over the Dodgers. Left-hander Ray Kerr started and recorded eight outs, and Didier Fuentes covered 11 more, according to ESPN. Sale had pitched in relief in Thursday’s Wild Card Series Game 3, recording four outs on 21 pitches. “We want full-strength Chris Sale,” manager Walt Weiss said, and Sale instead starts Game 3 Tuesday in Atlanta. CBS Sports reported it was the Braves’ third consecutive bullpen game. The Braves won by one run to tie the best-of-five series at 1-1.
Sources: ESPN, CBS Sports
Snell Lasts 3⅔ Innings with Five Walks as Dodgers Fall to Braves in NLDS Game 2
Dodgers starter Blake Snell lasted 3⅔ innings in Game 2 of the National League Division Series, throwing 90 pitches with 47 strikes. He allowed one run on three hits, walked five and struck out five. Atlanta then used five relievers behind starter Ray Kerr and beat Los Angeles 3-2 Sunday night. Freddie Freeman tied the game at 1 with a fourth-inning solo homer, and Max Muncy’s two-out homer in the ninth pulled the Dodgers within one run. The series is tied 1-1 and shifts to Atlanta for Game 3 on Tuesday, when Yoshinobu Yamamoto starts for Los Angeles against Chris Sale.
Sources: NBC Sports, CBS Sports
Division Series Update: Brewers Lead 2-0, Braves and Dodgers Tied 1-1, ALDS Game 2s Set for Monday
After Sunday’s Game 2s, the Milwaukee Brewers lead the San Diego Padres 2-0 in the National League Division Series, and the Atlanta Braves and Los Angeles Dodgers are tied 1-1. In the American League Division Series, the Chicago White Sox lead the Cleveland Guardians 1-0 and the Tampa Bay Rays lead the New York Yankees 1-0. Both ALDS series play Game 2 on Monday, with the White Sox at the Guardians at 5 p.m. ET and the Yankees at the Rays at 8 p.m. ET. The NLDS resumes Tuesday with the Dodgers at the Braves at 6 p.m. ET and the Brewers at the Padres at 9:30 p.m. ET.
Sources: CBS Sports, NBC Sports
Schlittler and Peralta Square Off in ALDS Game 2 as Rays Lead Yankees 1-0
Right-hander Cam Schlittler starts for the New York Yankees against Tampa Bay’s Freddy Peralta in Game 2 of the American League Division Series Monday at 8 p.m. ET at Tropicana Field. The Rays lead the best-of-five series 1-0. Sports Illustrated described Schlittler, the presumptive American League Cy Young Award winner, as a hard-throwing righty who can rack up strikeouts, and he tossed 6⅓ scoreless innings against the Boston Red Sox in the Wild Card Series. Peralta, a two-time All-Star, produced a 3.25 ERA in 10 starts after Tampa Bay acquired him at the trade deadline, including a 0.96 ERA over five starts in September.
Sources: MLB.com, Sports Illustrated
White Sox Turn to Opener Anthony Kay in ALDS Game 2 Against Guardians’ Gavin Williams
White Sox manager Will Venable announced that left-hander Anthony Kay will start Game 2 of the American League Division Series against the Cleveland Guardians on Monday, with right-hander Sean Burke working behind him in a bulk role. Kay threw 1⅓ innings in Game 1, so his outing is expected to last one or two innings. The 31-year-old made 31 starts for Chicago this season. Cleveland counters with Gavin Williams, a 27-year-old right-hander who led the American League with 248 strikeouts. Chicago leads the best-of-five series 1-0, and first pitch is at 5 p.m. ET at Progressive Field in Cleveland.
Sources: NBC Sports, Sports Illustrated
American League
| Team | W | L | GB |
|---|---|---|---|
| AL East | |||
| Tampa Bay Rays | 98 | 64 | — |
| New York Yankees | 93 | 68 | 4.5 |
| Boston Red Sox | 87 | 75 | 11 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 79 | 82 | 18.5 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 79 | 83 | 19 |
| AL Central | |||
| Cleveland Guardians | 85 | 77 | — |
| Chicago White Sox | 84 | 78 | 1 |
| Minnesota Twins | 77 | 85 | 8 |
| Detroit Tigers | 76 | 86 | 9 |
| Kansas City Royals | 69 | 93 | 16 |
| AL West | |||
| Houston Astros | 81 | 81 | — |
| Texas Rangers | 80 | 82 | 1 |
| Seattle Mariners | 76 | 86 | 5 |
| Athletics | 64 | 98 | 17 |
| Los Angeles Angels | 62 | 100 | 19 |
National League
| Team | W | L | GB |
|---|---|---|---|
| NL East | |||
| Atlanta Braves | 94 | 68 | — |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 88 | 74 | 6 |
| Miami Marlins | 80 | 82 | 14 |
| Washington Nationals | 77 | 85 | 17 |
| New York Mets | 74 | 88 | 20 |
| NL Central | |||
| Milwaukee Brewers | 103 | 59 | — |
| Chicago Cubs | 89 | 73 | 14 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 82 | 80 | 21 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 77 | 85 | 26 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 75 | 87 | 28 |
| NL West | |||
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 100 | 62 | — |
| San Diego Padres | 91 | 71 | 9 |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | 86 | 76 | 14 |
| San Francisco Giants | 65 | 97 | 35 |
| Colorado Rockies | 58 | 104 | 42 |
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