Vancouver native Tyler O'Neill sets new MLB record by hitting a home run in his fifth straight opening game as the Boston Red Sox beat the Seattle Mariners 6-4 in Seattle's T-Mobile Park.
Nathan Eovaldi pitched six gutsy innings, Mitch Garver broke a scoreless tie with an RBI single in the seventh as the Texas Rangers won their first World Series championship by beating the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-0.
The defending champion Houston Astros are on the ropes against Texas. Meanwhile, Bryce Harper and the Philadelphia Phillies are off to another powerful start at home in the NLCS.
For the seventh consecutive season, the Houston Astros have advanced to the AL Championship Series. The surprising Arizona Diamondbacks are in the NLCS for the first time in 16 years.
Hall of Fame third baseman Brooks Robinson, whose deft glovework and folksy manner made him one of the most beloved and accomplished athletes in Baltimore history, has died. He was 86.
Marcus Semien homered twice, Corey Seager had a go-ahead, two-run shot and the Texas Rangers held on to beat the Seattle Mariners 9-8 to finish a three-game sweep in a crucial AL West series.