Dodgers Eliminate Braves Behind Pages' Clutch Hit
The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Atlanta Braves 4-1 on Wednesday to win their National League Division Series three games to one. Andy Pages delivered a go-ahead two-run single in the seventh inning, providing the Dodgers' first hit with runners in scoring position in the series. Braves starter Tyler Mahle retired Shohei Ohtani to open the seventh but was removed after allowing a single to Teoscar Hernandez. Rookie Didier Fuentes recorded one out but walked two batters to load the bases, and veteran Robert Suarez then gave up Pages' decisive hit.[S1][S2]
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts described the win as important, noting that elimination games can produce anything and that the victory allows the team to reset and set its rotation. Los Angeles is attempting to become the first team since the New York Yankees from 1998 to 2000 to win three consecutive World Series titles. The Dodgers will face either the Milwaukee Brewers or the San Diego Padres in the National League Championship Series.[S2]
Rays Sweep Yankees with Power and Replay Drama
The Tampa Bay Rays completed a three-game sweep of the New York Yankees with a 4-3 win in New York. Victor Mesa Jr. hit a two-run home run in the sixth inning off Yankees starter Max Fried that also scored Junior Caminero, breaking a 2-2 tie. Earlier, Jonathan Aranda had a run-scoring single in the third and Ryan Vilade added a solo home run in the fourth. The Yankees answered both runs before Mesa's blast.[S1][S2]
In the bottom of the sixth, Anthony Volpe appeared to hit a game-tying two-run homer, but the call was overturned after a video review determined spectator interference. The MLB Replay Center stated that after viewing all relevant angles, the replay official definitively determined that a spectator interfered with the ball over the field of play, and that the ball would not have left the playing field nor would it have been caught. The ruling scored one run and placed Volpe at second base. Mesa commented that in his opinion he felt he could have caught the ball or at least touched it with his glove.[S1][S2]
Brewers Advance Past Padres; Chourio Makes History
The Milwaukee Brewers eliminated the San Diego Padres with a 3-1 win in Game 4, taking the National League Division Series three games to one. Jackson Chourio drove in the game-winning run in the fifth inning, his sixth RBI of the series. Chourio, 22, became the Brewers' all-time postseason RBI leader with 17 and earlier in the series became the franchise's all-time playoff home run leader. He is batting .313/.348/.588 in 22 career postseason games. Milwaukee's bullpen stifled the Padres' offense, which managed just three hits and left five runners on base.[S1]
Guardians Stay Alive Against White Sox
The Cleveland Guardians avoided elimination with a 9-3 win over the Chicago White Sox in Game 3 of their American League Division Series. The White Sox still lead the series two games to one. Chicago suffered its first loss of the playoffs.[S1]
