MLB Playoffs (American League Divisional Playoff Series): Astros, Yankees Take Series Openers

 The Major League Baseball Playoffs divisional round opened on Monday with the opening games of both American League divisional series.

All series are best-of-five.

At Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles (where all games in this series will be played):

Carlos Correa smacked two homers as the Houston Astros defeated the Oakland Athletics 10-5 in the opening game of their divisional playoff series.

At Petco Park, San Diego (where all games in this series will be played):

Four players--Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton, Clint Frazier, and Kyle Higashioka--each hit a home run as the New York Yankees outslugged the Tampa Bay Rays 9-3 in their series-opening contest.