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Last night the M.L.B. Wild Card Series opened with four Game ones. Cam Schlittler held Boston to three hits over six and one-third innings and Ben Rice's sixth-inning grand slam capped a nine-nothing Yankees shutout of the Red Sox. Austin Riley's three-run homer off Jhoan Duran in the eighth lifted Atlanta past Philadelphia five-three, the White Sox beat Houston six-three for their first playoff win in five years, and Fernando Tatis Junior's leadoff blast and Michael King's gem fueled San Diego's eight-nothing rout of the Cubs.
Last night in the W.N.B.A. first round, Caitlin Clark posted twenty-seven points and fifteen assists as Indiana beat Las Vegas ninety-nine-eighty-nine to force a deciding Game three, while Jonquel Jones had twenty-one and thirteen as New York completed a two-nil sweep of Minnesota eighty-seven-seventy-one, the first eight seed ever to oust a one seed.
Today, Wild Card Game two brings Phillies at Braves at two p.m. Eastern on N.B.C. and Peacock, White Sox at Astros at five on Peacock and N.B.C. Sports Network, Red Sox at Yankees at eight on N.B.C. and Peacock, and Cubs at Padres at ten on Peacock and N.B.C. Sports Network, while the W.N.B.A. first round continues with Atlanta at Washington in Game two at seven p.m. Eastern on E.S.P.N.
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Last night
Wild Card openers: Yankees, Braves, White Sox, Padres take Game 1
Major League Baseball's best-of-three Wild Card Series began Tuesday with the New York Yankees blanking the Boston Red Sox 9-0 behind Cam Schlittler and Ben Rice's sixth-inning grand slam, the Atlanta Braves rallying past the Philadelphia Phillies 5-3 on Austin Riley's eighth-inning three-run homer, the Chicago White Sox beating the Houston Astros 6-3 for their first postseason win in five years, and the San Diego Padres routing the Chicago Cubs 8-0 as Fernando Tatis Jr. homered on the first pitch and Michael King took a no-hitter into the seventh.
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Last night
Clark's 27 and 15 keep Fever alive, force Game 3 vs Aces
Caitlin Clark finished with 27 points and 15 assists and Kelsey Mitchell added 26 as the sixth-seeded Indiana Fever beat the defending champion Las Vegas Aces 99-89 in Game 2 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, tying the first-round series 1-1 and setting up a winner-take-all Game 3 in Las Vegas on Thursday.
Last night
Liberty sweep Lynx, first No. 8 seed to eliminate a No. 1
Jonquel Jones had 21 points and 13 rebounds, Breanna Stewart scored 21 and Sabrina Ionescu added 18 as the eighth-seeded New York Liberty beat the top-seeded Minnesota Lynx 87-71 in Game 2 at Barclays Center, completing a 2-0 sweep and becoming the first No. 8 seed to oust a No. 1 seed in WNBA playoff history.
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Today
M.L.B. Wild Card Series Game 2 on NBC, Peacock, and NBCSN
Wednesday's best-of-three Wild Card continuations are Phillies at Braves at 2 p.m. Eastern on NBC and Peacock, White Sox at Astros at 5 p.m. on Peacock and NBCSN, Red Sox at Yankees at 8 p.m. on NBC and Peacock, and Cubs at Padres at 10 p.m. on Peacock and NBCSN, with each series leader holding a 1-0 edge and able to clinch with a Game 2 win.
Today
Dream visit Mystics in WNBA first-round Game 2 on ESPN
The fourth-seeded Atlanta Dream lead the fifth-seeded Washington Mystics 1-0 after a 92-77 Game 1 comeback and can clinch the series Wednesday at 7 p.m. Eastern on ESPN at CareFirst Arena, where Washington must win to extend its season.