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| Martinez: 3-run homer |
Boston took a 1-0 lead in their best-of-five division series with a 5-4 win over the New York Yankees.
J.D. Martinez got the Red Sox on the board in the bottom of the first inning with a three-run homer over Fenway Park's famous Green Monster and Boston added two more runs in the third, for an early 5-0 lead. Yankee starter, J.A. Happ allowed all five Boston runs, lasting only into the third inning, failing to get any outs in that frame.
The Yankee bullpen shut the door on Boston's hitters after that, but New York could only muster enough runs to make the game interesting. Aaron Judge's solo homer in the ninth was all the Yankees managed off closer Craig Kimbrel. Chris Sale picked up the win.
The teams tangle again in game two of the series, Saturday, 8:15 pm ET
Houston won the opener of their divisional series with the visiting Indians, topping Cleveland, 7-2. Justin Verlander turned in 5 1/3 solid innings and Houston batters got the best of Cleveland ace, Cory Kluber, nicking him for six hits and four runs over 4 2/3 innings. Alex Bregman, George Springer, and Jose Altuve each hit solo homers off Kluber.
Game two is Saturday at 4:37 pm ET.
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| Kershaw: 8IP, 2H, 0ER |
Clayton Kershaw put the Dodgers up 2-0 in the NL divisional series, with a brilliant post-season start, limiting the Atlanta Braves to two hits over eight innings in a 3-0 Dodger victory.
Kershaw, a seven-time all star and three time NL Cy Young award recipient, needed just 84 pitches to keep the Braves off the bases and the scoreboard. After a leadoff double to Ronald Acuna Jr., Kershaw retired 14 straight batters, going into the fifth inning before surrendering his second hit.
Manny Machado staked Kershaw to an early lead with a two-run, first-inning homer. The series moves to Atlanta for game three, Sunday at 8:07 pm ET.
Jouyls Chacin and four relievers blanked the Colorado Rockies on six hits as the Milwaukee Brewers took a commanding 2-0 lead in the best-of-five NL division series with a 4-0 win. Game three is in Denver, Sunday at 4:37 pm.
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