Cleveland – Munetaka Murakami belted a two-run homer off All-Star Parker Messick and five pitchers combined on a three-hitter as the Chicago White Sox beat the Cleveland Guardians 3-0 in Game 1 of the AL Division Series on Saturday afternoon.
Later in the day, the Los Angeles Dodgers’ Tarik Skubal dominated over six innings while three home runs powered the offense in a 5-3 victory over the visiting Atlanta Braves in Game 1 of their NL Division Series.
The Tampa Bay Rays opened their ALDS against the New York Yankees with a 1-0 victory behind a dominant pitching performance from Drew Rasmussen, who did not allow a hit through 7⅔ scoreless innings, and a solo homer from Jonathan Aranda.