Braves, Astros, Dodgers Win; Chad Green Picks Up Pitching Victory For Yankees
Published on October 9 2020 6:10 am
Last Updated on October 9 2020 7:13 am
The only remaining Division Series that's still undecided is the one between the New York Yankees and the Tampa Bay Rays, which is tied at two games each.
The Braves and Dodgers both swept their Division Series 3 games to 0 against the Miami Marlins and San Diego Padres, respectively, and the Astros eliminated the Oakland A's 3 games to 1.
The New York Yankees came back strong with a 5-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 4 of the American League Division Series.
Luke Voit nailed a 453-foot blast in the second inning for his first postseason home run for the Yankees. Meanwhile Gleyber Torres launched a two-run blast in the sixth . The Yankees tallied 11 hits in the contest. DJ LeMahieu, Brett Gardner and Kyle Higashioka had two singles each. LeMahieu and Higashioka had an RBI each. Torres added a single to his home run.
Effingham High School graduate Chad Green picked up the pitching win in relief. Starter Jordan Montgomery went four innings allowing one run on three hits. Green came on in the fifth and went two innings not allowing a hit while striking out two.
Major League Baseball
Division Series
Thursday, October 8 Scoreboard
Atlanta 7, Miami 0 -- Atlanta wins series 3-0 (NL)
Houston 11, Oakland 6 -- Houston wins series 3-1 (AL)
Los Angeles Dodgers 12, San Diego 3 -- Los Angeles Dodgers wins series 3-0 (NL)
New York Yankees 5, Tampa Bay 1 -- series tied 2-2 (AL)
Friday, October 9 Schedule (Time Central)
New York Yankees at Tampa Bay, 6:10 p.m. (TBS)
Sunday, October 11 Schedule
Houston at TBD
ALCS -- Game 1
Monday, October 12 Schedule
Houston at TBD
ALCS -- Game 2
Atlanta at Los Angeles Dodgers, TBD
NLCS -- Game 1
Tuesday, October 13 Schedule
TBD at Houston
ALCS -- Game 3
Atlanta at Los Angeles Dodgers, TBD
NLCS -- Game 2