Nathan Eovaldi

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.

Hot bats powered Texas to a 10-run lead by the third inning, Corey Seager hit another long home run and the Rangers beat the D-backs 11-7 to move ahead three games to one in the World Series.

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.

Marcus Semien extended baseball's longest hitting streak this season to 23 games, Jonah Heim homered and drove in five runs, as Texas' offense kept rolling in a 12-3 victory over the Seattle Mariners.

Xander Bogaerts and Kyle Schwarber homered off Yankees ace Gerrit Cole to help the Boston Red Sox beat New York 6-2 in the AL wild-card game.

The Red Sox and Yankees resume their rivalry in the playoffs in Tuesday night's AL wild-card game. It's the fifth time the longtime foes will meet in the postseason, with each team taking two series.

J.D. Martinez homered and drove in three runs,as the Boston Red Sox broke a four-game skid and bolstered their playoff hopes by beating the Baltimore Orioles 6-0.