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Alvarez drilled an 0-1 sinker off Mariners left-hander Robbie
Ray (0-1) into the right-field seats to end the opener of the
best-of-five series. Ray, normally a starting pitcher, was
summoned to face the left-handed-hitting Alvarez after Seattle
right-hander Paul Sewald put two runners on base while recording
two outs.
Alvarez became the second player in postseason history to hit a
walk-off home run with two outs and his team trailing at the
time of the at-bat, joining only Kirk Gibson (Game 1 of the 1988
World Series). Alvarez finished 3-for-5 with five RBIs
Rafael Montero (1-0) earned the win with a perfect top of the
ninth. Julio Rodriguez recorded two extra-base hits and scored
three runs while J.P. Crawford also homered for the Mariners,
who rocked Astros ace Justin Verlander for six runs on 10 hits
in four innings.
Dodgers 5, Padres 3
Trea Turner hit a first-inning home run, Julio Urias went five
innings and host Los Angeles beat San Diego in Game 1 of the
National League Division Series.
Will Smith and Gavin Lux had RBI doubles as the Dodgers followed
a 111-win regular season by grabbing a 1-0 lead in the
best-of-five NLDS. Urias (1-0) gave up three runs on four hits
with no walks and six strikeouts. Four relievers combined for
four scoreless innings as Los Angeles improved to 4-0 in two
all-time playoff series against the Padres.
Wil Myers homered in a three-run fifth inning for the Padres,
who are facing a deficit in the NLDS after not trailing while
winning their NL wild-card series against the New York Mets.
Starter Mike Clevinger (0-1) lasted just 2 2/3 innings, giving
up five runs (four earned) on six hits with two walks and three
strikeouts.
Phillies 7, Braves 6
Nick Castellanos went 3-for-5 with a double, three RBIs and a
run to help Philadelphia take Game 1 of the National League
Division Series in Atlanta.
Bryce Harper was 3-for-3 with a walk and Jean Segura went
2-for-4 with a double and an RBI for the Phillies in the opener
of the best-of-five series. Philadelphia led 7-1 through 4 1/2
innings before barely holding on.
Braves ace Max Fried (0-1) yielded a season-high six runs on
eight hits in 3 1/3 innings. Phillies reliever Seranthony
Dominguez (1-0) got the win. Zach Eflin served up a three-run
homer to Matt Olson in the ninth inning before closing out the
win. Atlanta's Travis d'Arnaud also homered and knocked in three
runs.
Yankees 4, Guardians 1
Gerrit Cole pitched into the seventh inning, Anthony Rizzo hit a
two-run homer and host New York opened the American League
Division Series with a victory over Cleveland.
In his fifth postseason start as a Yankee and first at Yankee
Stadium since signing with New York after the 2019 season, Cole
allowed one run and four hits in 6 1/3 innings. Cole struck out
eight and walked one, improving to 3-1 in the postseason as a
Yankee. Harrison Bader hit a game-tying solo homer in his
postseason debut with his hometown team, as the Yankees won
their sixth straight postseason game over Cleveland. Jose
Trevino hit a tiebreaking sacrifice fly before Rizzo went deep.
Steven Kwan homered for Cleveland, which has scored four runs
through its first three postseason games. Cal Quantrill (0-1)
allowed four runs (three earned) and four hits in five-plus
innings. He struck out five and walked three.
--Field Level Media
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