MLB Playoffs (American League Opening Round): Rays, Astros, Yankees Advance To Divisional Round; A's Force Game Three With ChiSox

 All four series in the American League Playoffs' opening round are set to continue on Wednesday.

At Minneapolis:

Carlos Correa hit a two-out, tiebreaking home run in the seventh inning as the Houston Astros completed a two-game sweep of their series with the Minnesota Twins (who now have lost an MLB-record 18 straight postseason games) by taking game two 3-1.

At Oakland, California:

Marcus Semien and Khris Davis each hit a home run as the Oakland Athletics leveled their series with the Chicago White Sox at a game apiece following their 5-3 game-two victory.

The series will be decided on Thursday (12:10 PM Pacific Time, ESPN).

At St. Petersburg, Florida:

The Tampa Bay Rays, with Hunter Renfroe hitting the franchise's first-ever postseason grand-slam home run, defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 8-2 to complete a two-game sweep of their opening-round series.

At Cleveland, Ohio:

D.J. Matthieu hit the tie-breaking single in the ninth inning and the New York Yankees completed their two-game sweep of the Cleveland Indians with their 10-9 game-two triumph.