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Rays and Dodgers clinch; Brewers advance; Guardians force ALDS Game 4; TNF in Dallas

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Thursday, October 8, 2026 · Rays and Dodgers clinch; Brewers advance; Guardians force ALDS Game 4; TNF in Dallas · 319 words ·

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The Tampa Bay Rays beat the New York Yankees 4-3 at Yankee Stadium to complete a three-game ALDS sweep. Victor Mesa Jr. broke a 2-2 tie with a two-run homer off Max Fried in the sixth inning. Ryan Vilade also homered as Tampa Bay reached the AL Championship Series for the first time since 2020.

The Los Angeles Dodgers eliminated the Atlanta Braves 4-1 in NLDS Game 4 at Truist Park and advanced to their third straight NLCS. Andy Pages cleared the bases with a two-run single in the seventh inning for a 3-1 lead. Max Muncy homered in the ninth, and Edwin Diaz finished with three outs for the save as Los Angeles won the series 3-1.

The Milwaukee Brewers beat the San Diego Padres 3-1 in NLDS Game 4 at Petco Park to take the series 3-1 and return to the NLCS. Garrett Mitchell drove in Sal Frelick in the third, then tripled and scored the go-ahead run in the fifth. Mitchell robbed Manny Machado at the wall in the eighth, and Trevor Megill closed it out as Milwaukee snapped a 12-game postseason road losing streak.

The Cleveland Guardians stayed alive with a 9-3 win over the Chicago White Sox in ALDS Game 3 at Rate Field. Jo Adell cleared the bases with a two-out triple in the third inning, and José Ramírez added a two-run triple in the eighth. Chicago still leads the best-of-five series 2-1.

Thursday brings win-or-go-home ALDS Game 4 when Cleveland visits Chicago at 5 p.m. Eastern on TBS and truTV. The White Sox can clinch with another home win.

Week 5 of the NFL season opens with Thursday Night Football as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers visit the Dallas Cowboys at AT&T Stadium. Kickoff is 8:15 p.m. Eastern on Prime Video. The NHL puts 10 games on the board, including Toronto at Vegas at 10 p.m. Eastern.

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Sources

  • Last night

    Rays sweep Yankees 4-3 on Mesa homer to reach ALCS

    The Tampa Bay Rays beat the New York Yankees 4-3 in ALDS Game 3 at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday; Victor Mesa Jr. hit a tiebreaking two-run homer off Max Fried in the sixth inning, Ryan Vilade also homered, and Tampa Bay completed a three-game sweep to reach the AL Championship Series for the first time since 2020.

    AP News · ESPN

  • Last night

    Pages delivers as Dodgers beat Braves 4-1 to clinch NLDS

    The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Atlanta Braves 4-1 in NLDS Game 4 at Truist Park on Wednesday; Andy Pages drove in two runs with a bases-loaded single in the seventh inning, Max Muncy homered in the ninth, Edwin Diaz recorded the save, and Los Angeles won the best-of-five series 3-1 to advance to a third straight NLCS.

    ESPN · CBS Sports

  • Last night

    Mitchell stars as Brewers eliminate Padres 3-1 in NLDS Game 4

    The Milwaukee Brewers beat the San Diego Padres 3-1 in NLDS Game 4 at Petco Park on Wednesday; Garrett Mitchell drove in Sal Frelick, tripled and scored the go-ahead run in the fifth, robbed Manny Machado at the wall in the eighth, and Milwaukee won the series 3-1 to reach the NLCS for the second straight season.

    CBS Sports · CBS Sports

  • Last night

    Guardians avoid sweep with 9-3 ALDS Game 3 win over White Sox

    The Cleveland Guardians beat the Chicago White Sox 9-3 in ALDS Game 3 at Rate Field on Wednesday; Jo Adell hit a three-run triple in the third inning and José Ramírez added a two-run triple in the eighth, and Chicago still leads the best-of-five series 2-1.

    AP News · ESPN

  • Today

    Guardians face elimination in ALDS Game 4 at Chicago

    Thursday, October 8, features ALDS Game 4 between the Cleveland Guardians and Chicago White Sox at Rate Field with a 5 p.m. Eastern start on TBS and truTV; the White Sox lead the series 2-1 and can clinch with a home win.

    MLB.com · CBS Sports

  • Today

    Buccaneers visit Cowboys on Thursday Night Football

    The Tampa Bay Buccaneers play at the Dallas Cowboys in Week 5 on Thursday, October 8, at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, with kickoff at 8:15 p.m. Eastern on Prime Video.

    ESPN · NFL.com

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