MLB playoffs ALDS, NLDS live tracker: D-Backs fend off Dodgers after Phillies crush Braves, Astros advance
One team was eliminated from the MLB postseason on Tuesday. After a 101-win regular season, the top-seeded Baltimore Orioles fell to the Texas Rangers in the ALDS.
That trend continued Wednesday, as both the Minnesota Twins and the Los Angeles Dodgers were knocked out of the postseason.
The first game on the docket Wednesday was a blowout in favor of the home team. The Philadelphia Phillies took a 2-1 lead over the Atlanta Braves with a 10-2 win, tying an MLB single-game postseason record with six home runs. Bryce Harper and Nick Castellanos each hit two of those, and Trea Turner and Brandon Marsh contributed the others.
The Houston Astros' 3-2 win over the Minnesota Twins was much closer, but there's never a bad way to finish off a series. Especially when you're reaching your seventh straight ALCS. The Twins at least stopped Yordan Alvarez from posting another extra-base hit, but a combined effort from José Urquidy, Hector Neris, Bryan Abreu and Ryan Pressly kept things mostly quiet in front of a loud Minnesota crowd.
The Arizona Diamondbacks jumped up early in historic fashion in the final game of the day at Chase Field. The Diamondbacks cranked out four home runs in a single inning off veteran starter Lance Lynn. That marked just the first time in MLB postseason history that a team has hit four home runs in a single inning. Although the Dodgers added a pair of runs in the seventh, it was too late. The Diamondbacks held on to grab the 4-2 win and clinch their first trip to the NLCS since 2007.
