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.
Justin Verlander gritted out the World Series win that long eluded him, Jeremy Peña hit a go-ahead home run as the Houston Astros beat the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2 to head home with a 3-2 lead.
Bryce Harper and Alec Bohm helped the Philadelphia Phillies hit a World Series record-tying five home runs in a 7-0 win over the Houston Astros in Game 3 of the World Series.
Big homers by Bryce Harper and Kyle Schwarber. Zack Wheeler threw one-hit ball for seven innings to lead the Philadelphia Phillies over the San Diego Padres 2-0 in the opening game of the NLCS.
Kyle Schwarber homered twice and scored four times to lead the yellow-and-blue-clad Red Sox to their seventh straight win, 12-5 over the New York Mets.
Kyle Schwarber and Christian Vazquez drove in two runs apiece in the 10th inning, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Seattle Mariners 9-4 to keep pace in the AL wild-card race.