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Strasburg (1-0) gave up one run over six strong
innings, and Scherzer struck out all three batters he faced in
the eighth as the Nationals leveled the best-of-five series 1-1.
Strasburg retired the first 14 batters he faced after pitching
three scoreless innings of relief Tuesday in Washington's NL
wild-card victory over Milwaukee. Scherzer threw 14 pitches in
his perfect inning after he went five innings against the
Brewers.
The Nationals jumped on Clayton Kershaw (0-1) for three runs in
the first two innings, getting an RBI single from Howie Kendrick
in the first, and a run-scoring single from Adam Eaton followed
by an RBI double by Anthony Rendon in the second. Kershaw is now
9-11 with a 4.33 ERA for his career in the playoffs.
Braves 3, Cardinals 0
Mike Foltynewicz, banished to the minor leagues earlier this
year, fired seven shutout innings as Atlanta beat visiting St.
Louis and even their NLDS at one game apiece, as well.
Foltynewicz (1-0) allowed three hits and no walks while striking
out seven in earning his first career postseason win. He
outdueled Jack Flaherty (0-1), who gave up three runs on eight
hits and a walk with eight strikeouts in seven innings.
Josh Donaldson hit an RBI single in the first inning, and pinch
hitter Adam Duvall added a two-out, two-run homer in the
seventh. Max Fried pitched the eighth inning for Atlanta, and
Mark Melancon worked around two hits in the ninth for the save.
A day earlier, Melancon blew a late lead and took the loss.
Yankees 10, Twins 4
Gleyber Torres and DJ LeMahieu hit bases-loaded doubles, and New
York beat visiting Minnesota in Game 1 of the American League
Division Series.
The Yankees beat the Twins for the 11th straight time in the
postseason, dating back to Game 1 of the 2004 ALDS, by
overcoming three Minnesota homers and an early two-run deficit.
Torres snapped a 3-3 tie with one out in the fifth inning off
Tyler Duffey, and LeMahieu hit a three-run double in the
seventh. LeMahieu and Brett Gardner hit solo homers for the
Yankees while Jorge Polanco, Nelson Cruz and Miguel Sano belted
solo drives for the Twins.
Astros 6, Rays 2
Jose Altuve slugged his ninth career postseason home run, and
Justin Verlander allowed one hit over seven scoreless innings as
host Houston recorded a 6-2 win over Tampa Bay in the opener of
their ALDS.
Altuve snapped a scoreless tie and keyed a four-run fifth inning
with his two-run shot to left field off Tyler Glasnow (0-1).
Yuli Gurriel and Michael Brantley had two hits apiece for the
Astros, and Alex Bregman reached base three times and scored
twice.
Verlander (1-0) struck out eight and walked three. Glasnow
allowed two runs on four hits in 4 2/3 innings.
--Field Level Media
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