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Dodgers seize control while Yankees drown in stranded runners

Back-to-back wins in Atlanta put Los Angeles up 3-1, while Tampa Bay and Milwaukee answered their one-run losses in style.

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01Oct 8, 2026Brewers top Padres 3-1 in MLB Postseason at Petco ParkBrewers beat the Padres 3-1 in the MLB Postseason behind 10 hits and a shutdown bullpen. Tatis Jr. homered, but Milwaukee’s staff fanned nine and controlled traffic.02Oct 8, 2026Home runs carry Rays past Yankees 4-3 at Yankee StadiumTampa Bay beat New York 4-3 at Yankee Stadium, riding two home runs and a lockdown bullpen. The Yankees stranded 15 despite seven hits and three walks.03Oct 8, 2026Dodgers beat Braves 4-1 in MLB Postseason clashLos Angeles topped Atlanta 4-1 at Truist Park. Muncy homered, Pages drove in two, and Díaz closed it out after Glasnow and the bullpen kept the Braves quiet.04Oct 7, 2026MLB Postseason: Padres make six hits count in 4-3 win over BrewersPadres beat the Brewers 4-3 at Petco Park, turning six hits into four runs. Cronenworth homered, King saved it, and Milwaukee stranded 17 runners.05Oct 7, 2026Dodgers beat Braves 3-1 in Atlanta as Yamamoto shinesDodgers beat Braves 3-1 at Truist Park as Freeman and Enrique Hernández homers and Yamamoto’s 10 K gem put LA up 2-1 in the MLB Postseason.06Oct 6, 2026Rays capitalize on Yankees errors in 5-2 Postseason winTampa Bay beat New York 5-2 at Tropicana Field, powered by a four-run fifth, clean defense and steady relief. Ben Rice’s two homers were not enough.07Oct 5, 2026Braves 3-2 Dodgers: Walks and bullpen win the day in LAAtlanta beat the Dodgers 3-2 at Dodger Stadium, turning seven walks and a steady bullpen into a road postseason win despite two LA home runs.08Sep 24, 2026Brewers power past Phillies 4-1 after a fast startMilwaukee beat Philadelphia 4-1 behind homers from Yelich and Turang and a spotless bullpen. The Phillies stranded 22, wasting extra traffic despite six hits and four walks.09Sep 24, 2026Yankees mash four homers to beat Rays 9-2 at Yankee StadiumNew York Yankees beat the Tampa Bay Rays 9-2 at Yankee Stadium, powered by four home runs and strong pitching from Gerrit Cole and a scoreless bullpen.10Sep 24, 2026Braves beat Reds 3-2 in 10: homers, Sale’s 10 K and an unearned walk-off runAtlanta beat Cincinnati 3-2 in 10 innings at Truist Park. Homers by Olson and Riley, Sale’s 10 strikeouts, and a late unearned run sealed it.11Sep 13, 2026Reds rally past Brewers 4-3 in Milwaukee as Suárez deliversCincinnati beat Milwaukee 4-3 at American Family Field. Eugenio Suárez’s three-run homer and a late sac fly backed a steady Reds bullpen in MLB action.12Sep 13, 2026Blue Jays power past Orioles 8-1 at Rogers CentreToronto beat Baltimore 8-1 behind three home runs, 15 strikeouts, and a four-run 8th inning. See the key MLB box score notes and pitching lines.

The Dodgers are pulling away. A 4-1 win in Atlanta, 24 hours after a 3-1 triumph at the same park, moved Los Angeles into a 3-1 series lead. Muncy homered, Pages drove in two, and Díaz closed it out after Glasnow and the bullpen kept the Braves quiet.

Tampa Bay also won on the road, edging the Yankees 4-3 at Yankee Stadium behind two home runs and a lockdown bullpen. New York's seven hits and three walks went to waste — 15 runners stranded.

Milwaukee answered its own one-run defeat in San Diego, beating the Padres 3-1 behind 10 hits and nine strikeouts from its staff. Tatis Jr. went deep for the Padres, who had won 4-3 the previous night while the Brewers stranded 17. One thread ties the night together: shutdown relief decided every game.

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