In the other NLDS, Los Angeles completes a three-game sweep of Arizona with a 3 – 1 win. Mid-season acquisition Yu Darvish allows just one run on two hits in five innings to earn the win as rookie Cody Bellinger drives in a pair with a homer and a grounder.

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In the other NLDS, Los Angeles completes a three-game sweep of Arizona with a 3 – 1 win. Mid-season acquisition Yu Darvish allows just one run on two hits in five innings to earn the win as rookie Cody Bellinger drives in a pair with a homer and a grounder.

Max Scherzer pitches no-hit ball until one out in the 7th, when Ben Zobrist hits a double for the Cubs then scores the tying run on a single by pinch-hitter Albert Almora. In the 8th, Anthony Rizzo drops a hit between a trio of players in the outfield to allow Leonys Martin to score from second, and Chicago wins Game 3 of the NLDS, 2 – 1.

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Max Scherzer pitches no-hit ball until one out in the 7th, when Ben Zobrist hits a double for the Cubs then scores the tying run on a single by pinch-hitter Albert Almora. In the 8th, Anthony Rizzo drops a hit between a trio of players in the outfield to allow Leonys Martin to score from second, and Chicago wins Game 3 of the NLDS, 2 – 1.

In the other ALDS, New York forces a decisive fifth game by defeating Cleveland, 7 – 3, in Game 4. Trevor Bauer is victimized by an error by 3B Giovanny Urshela, allowing 4 unearned runs in the 2nd to be yanked out of the game early, then the Yankees score another gift run on another error by Urshela in the 3rd. Luis Severino pitches 7 strong innings to earn the win, while Tommy Kahnle retires all six batters he faces, five of them on strikeouts, to earn the save.

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In the other ALDS, New York forces a decisive fifth game by defeating Cleveland, 7 – 3, in Game 4. Trevor Bauer is victimized by an error by 3B Giovanny Urshela, allowing 4 unearned runs in the 2nd to be yanked out of the game early, then the Yankees score another gift run on another error by Urshela in the 3rd. Luis Severino pitches 7 strong innings to earn the win, while Tommy Kahnle retires all six batters he faces, five of them on strikeouts, to earn the save.

Houston eliminates Boston with a 5 – 4 win in Game 4.

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In the ALDS, Houston eliminates Boston with a 5 – 4 win in Game 4. Boston takes a 3 – 2 lead in the 5th on a two-run homer by Andrew Benintendi off Justin Verlander, making the first relief appearance of his career. In the 8th, Alex Bregman ties it with a solo homer off Chris Sale, also making an unexpected relief outing, before Carlos Beltran drives in the go-ahead run with a single off closer Craig Kimbrel.