Rays

It might take all 162 games of the long Major League Baseball season to decide the playoff races in both the National League and American League.

The Boston Red Sox were saved by a lucky bounce that cost Tampa Bay Game 3 of the AL Division Series. Boston beat the Rays 6-4 in 13 innings on Christian Vázquez’s walk-off, two-run homer.

Rays reliever JT Chargois walked two Houston batters with the bases loaded in the ninth inning, propelling the Astros to a 4-3 win over Tampa Bay that snapped a four-game skid.

The defending AL champion Tampa Bay Rays acquired Nelson Cruz, one of baseball’s most proven sluggers, in a four-player swap with Minnesota Twins on Thursday night.

Brandon Lowe homered twice and had three RBIs as the Tamp Bay Rays downed the Los Angeles Dodgers, 6-4 and tying up the series at one game a piece.

The Los Angeles Dodgers are National League champions for the 25th time after winning the last three games of their NLCS against Atlanta.

White Sox's Giolito carried a perfect game into the seventh inning of his postseason debut to pitch the White Sox to a 4-1 win against Oakland in Game 1 of the ALWC Series.

The first day of major league baseball's playoff with the Yankees and Indians open wild-card series. In other games Twins vs Houston, White Sox vs A's and Rays vs Blue Jays.

Kevin Kiermaier hit a go-ahead, three-run homer as Tampa Bay teed off on Zack Greinke, and the Rays' Morton had another clutch performance to beat Houston 10-3.

Tampa Bay's Austin Meadows sent a drive sailing over the right field scoreboard at Camden Yards. Much later, the Rays finished off a rain-delayed, 5-2 win.