Thursday, October 01, 2020

MLB Playoffs (National League Opening Round): Braves, Dodgers Advance To Divisional Round; Padres Force Game Three With Cardinals

 The National League's opening round continueed on Thursday with three games.


At Atlanta:


Ian Anderson pitched six inning of nine-strikeout shutout ball while Adam Duvall and Marcell Ozuna each hit a home run as the Atlanta Braves completed a two-game sweep of their first-round series with the Cincinnati Reds following their 5-0 game-two triumph.


At San Diego:


Fernando Tatis and Wil Meyers each homered twice as the San Diego Pardres outslugged the St. Louis Cardinals 11-9 in game two of their opening round series, now deadlocked at one game apiece.


The series is set to be decided on Friday (4:08 PM Pacific Time, ESPN)


At Los Angeles:


Clayton Kershaw pitched eight shutout innings, striking out 13 batters in the process while Mookie Betts had a double and batted in two runs as the Los Angeles Dodgers completed a two-game series of the Milwaukee Brewers by shutting out the Beer City gang 3-0 in game two.

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