The MLB Wild Card round continued on Wednesday with a quartet of Game 2’s.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto struck out nine Cincinnati Reds batters to help the Los Angeles Dodgers sweep their wild-card series. All the other series, Detroit Tigers at the Cleveland Guardians, San Diego Padres at the Chicago Cubs, and the Boston Red Sox at the New York Yankees head to decisive Game 3’s on Thursday.
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The two division winners in each league with the best records (Milwaukee Brewers, Philadelphia Phillies, Toronto Blue Jays, Seattle Mariners) all get a chance to rest their regulars and set up their rotations for the next round, where they’ll square off with the winners of the series outlined below beginning Saturday, Oct. 4.
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Cincinnati Reds at Los Angeles Dodgers
All games at Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles
Dodgers win series 2-0
Game 1: Dodgers 10, Reds 5
Game 2: Dodgers 8, Reds 4
San Diego Padres at Chicago Cubs
All games at Wrigley Field, Chicago
Series tied 1-1
Game 1: Cubs 3, Padres 1
Game 2: Padres 3, Cubs 0
Game 3: Thursday, Oct. 2 (5:08 p.m. ET)
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ML: Padres (-105), Cubs (-115)
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Spread: Padres -1.5 (+165), Cubs +1.5 (-200)
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Run total: Over 7.5 (-115), Under 7.5 (-105)
Detroit Tigers at Cleveland Guardians
All games at Progressive Field, Cleveland
Series tied 1-1
Game 1: Tigers 2, Guardians 1
Game 2: Guardians 6, Tigers 1
Game 3: Thursday, Oct. 2 (3:08 p.m. ET)
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ML: Tigers (Even), Guardians (-120)
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Spread: Tigers -1.5 (+175), Guardians +1.5 (-225)
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Run total: Over 7.5 (+120), Under 7.5 (-145)
Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees
All games at Yankee Stadium, New York
Series tied 1-1
Game 1: Red Sox 3, Yankees 1
Game 2: Yankees 4, Red Sox 3
Game 3: Thursday, Oct. 2 (8:08 p.m. ET)
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ML: Red Sox (+135), Yankees (-160)
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Spread: Red Sox +1.5 (-160), Yankees -1.5 (+135)
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Run total: Over 7.5 (-120), Under 7.5 (Even)
