Wednesday, October 07, 2020

MLB Playoffs (American League Divisional Round): A's Stave Off Elimination To Force Game Four; Rays One Game Away From Ousting Yankees

 Both American League divisional playoff series continued on Wednesday.


At Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles:


Chad Pinter hit a three-run homer in the seventh inning while Ramon Laureano produced a pair of sacrifice flies in the eighth inning, then Sean Murphy produced the go-ahead sac fly in the same inning as the Oakland Athletics overcame the Houston Astros 9-7 in game two of their divisional playoff series.


The Astros, up two games to one, can still wrap up the series on Thursday (12:35 PM Pacific Time, TBS) with a game-four victory.


At Petco Park, San Diego:


Randy Arozarena hit a home run for the third straight game while Kevin Kiermaier and Michael Perez also went deep as the Tampa Bay Rays doubled up the New York Yankees 8-4 in game three of their series.


The Rays, with a two-games-to-one series lead, can advance to the American League Championship Series with a game-four victory on Thursday (4:10 PM Pacific Time, TBS)

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