The New York Yankees even their ALDS with the Oakland Athletics at one game apiece with a 4 – 0 victory. Pitcher Andy Pettitte holds Oakland scoreless for 7 2/3 innings for the victory.
Seattle takes a 2-0 lead in its American League Division Series, defeating the Chicago White Sox, 5 – 2. Jay Buhner hits a home run for Seattle while Paul Abbott is the winning pitcher.
San Francisco defeats the Mets, 5 – 1, in Game 1 of their National League Division Series. Livan Hernandez gets the victory, raising his lifetime postseason play record to 5-0. Ellis Burks’ three-run home run is the key hit for San Francisco.
On October 3, 2000.00 Against the Braves, Cardinal rookie starter Rick Ankiel sets a modern-day major league record by uncorking five wild pitches in the third inning of Game 1 of NLDS. The left-hander joins Buffalo’s Bert Cunningham, who accomplished the same feat in the first inning in an 1890 Players League contest.
In the season finale, Kazuhiro Sasaki sets the rookie record for saves by notching his 37th when he tosses 1.2 innings of scoreless relief in the Mariners’ 5-2 victory over Los Angeles at Edison Field. The 32 year-old Japanese closer surpasses Todd Worrell’s mark established in 1986 when the right-handed reliever played for the Cardinals.
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