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Alex Bregman hit an early three-run homer, Framber Valdez pitched seven strong innings and the Houston Astros edged the New York Yankees 3-2 to take a 2-0 lead in the AL Championship Series.

The Cleveland Guardians and New York Yankees are set to finally settle their American League playoff Tuesday afternoon in the Bronx.

  The Seattle Mariners need a new plan for locking down October-tested Astros star Yordan Alvarez, because what they tried in Game 1 certainly didn't work. Maybe ace Luis Castillo is the answer. They'll find out when the teams play Game 2 of their AL Division Series on Thursday in Houston, with the Guardians and Yankees set for ALDS Game 2 in New York later — weather permitting. The two NL ... Rea

Now it’s on to the division series, which is business as usual with a best-of-five format. The four matchups are Braves-Phillies, Padres-Dodgers, Mariners-Astros and Guardians-Yankees and all of them begin Tuesday.

Cory Youmans made the catch of a lifetime, snagging the ball that New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge hit for his American League-record 62nd home run.

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.

George Springer and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. combined for three homeruns as the Toronto Blue Jays romped to a 12-4 rout of the Baltimore Orioles that wasn’t enough to avoid playoff elimination.

The Seattle Mariners' quest to end their 20-year playoff drought fell short as they lost to the Los Angeles Angels 7-3 on the final day of the regular season.

The Boston Red Sox were dealt another blow in their postseason push by last-place Baltimore, with Ryan Mountcastle hitting a three-run homer in the third inning of the Orioles’ 6-2 win.