MLB PLAYOFF SCORES…
AMERICAN LEAGUE DIVISION SERIES OPENERS…
Houston 10 – OAKLAND 5… Carlos Correa went 3-for-5 with a pair of homers and four RBIs in leading the Astros past the Athletics at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. Alex Bregman also went deep for Houston, which pounded out 15 hits. Oakland will try to even the series today when it sends Sean Manaea to the mound. He’ll be opposed by fellow lefthander Framber Valdez.
N.Y. Yankees 9 – TAMPA BAY 3… Giovani Stanton unloaded a grand slam to cap a five-run top of the ninth inning and put away the Rays in San Diego. Clint Frazier, Kyle Higashioka and Aaron Judge smacked solo homers for New York. It will be a matchup of righthanders today when Tampa Bay sends Tyler Glasnow against Yankee rookie Deivi Garcia.
TODAY’S NATIONAL LEAGUE DIVISION SERIES OPENERS
Miami (Sandy Alcantara) vs. Atlanta (Max Fried) in Houston…
the L.A. Dodgers (Walker Buehler) vs. San Diego (Zach Davies) in Arlington