MLB – Major League Baseball – Division Series – (Best of 5)

Yesterday

Houston Astros 10, Chicago White Sox 1                                   (HOU wins 3-1)

Atlanta Braves 5, Milwaukee Brewers 4                                      (ATL wins 3-1)

Los Angeles Dodgers 7, San Francisco Giants 2                          (Series tied 2-2)

Astros 10, White Sox 1 – Altuve, Astros going back to ALCS after routing White Sox

Jose Altuve hit a three-run homer and scored four times, and the Houston Astros eliminated the Chicago White Sox with a 10-1 victory in Game 4 of their AL Division Series. Carlos Correa and Alex Bregman each hit a two-run double as the Astros advanced to the AL Championship Series for the fifth straight year, bouncing back from Sunday night’s 12-6 loss with their usual relentless brand of baseball. Michael Brantley had three hits and two RBIs.

Braves 5, Brewers 4 – Bats finally wake up but Hader falters, Brewers eliminated

The Atlanta Braves won their NL Division Series by beating Milwaukee, 5-4 on Freddie Freeman's solo homer with two out in the eighth. Atlanta trailed 2-0 in the fourth and 4-2 in the fifth before beating Milwaukee for the third straight game since a series-opening loss. The Braves posted two shutouts and allowed just six runs the entire series.

Dodgers 7, Giants 2 – Dodgers beat Giants 7-2, force decisive Game 5 in NLDS

The Los Angeles Dodgers stayed alive with a 7-2 win over the San Francisco Giants. Mookie Betts was 2-for-4 with three RBIs, including a two-run homer that put the Dodgers ahead, 4-0 in the fourth inning. Will Smith capped the scoring with a two-run blast in the eighth.

Today

No games today

MLB – La Russa-led White Sox make another early October exit

Hall of Fame manager Tony La Russa and the Chicago White Sox had their sights set on advancing in the playoffs after running away with the AL Central. Their season came to an emphatic end with a 10-1 loss to AL West champion Houston in Game 4 of a Division Series that wasn’t close. They never got the pitching and only occasionally got the hitting that carried them to their first division championship in 13 years and gave them back-to-back playoff appearances for the first time. And after getting knocked out by Oakland in the wild-card round last year, they bowed out in humbling fashion against the Astros.

NHL – National Hockey League – Season Opener

Last Night

Pittsburgh Penguins 6, Tampa Bay Lightning 2

Vegas Golden Knights 4, Seattle Kraken 3

Tonight

Chicago Blackhawks at Colorado Avalanche, 10:00 p.m.

NHL – NHL commissioner Bettman says just 4 players unvaccinated

NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said the league has only four unvaccinated players as it opens up the 2021-22 season. Bettman said NHL officials and all the personnel that come into contact with the players are vaccinated. One of the four unvaccinated players is Detroit Red Wings forward Tyler Bertuzzi.  Bettman was in attendance for the regular-season opener between the back to back Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning and the Pittsburgh Penguins.  The Lightning have expressed a continuing interest in hosting an outdoor game but Bettman said the weather in Florida remains a challenge to pulling it off.

NHL – Avalanche star Nathan MacKinnon to miss opener with COVID-19

The Colorado Avalanche will open their season without Nathan McKinnon. The star center has tested positive for COVID-19. The earliest he might return is Saturday when the Avalanche host the St. Louis Blues. General manager Joe Sakic says the team is 100% vaccinated and that McKinnon doesn't have any symptoms and is feeling well. Avalanche coach Jared Bednar has been in the NHL's COVID-19 protocol since last week and is expected back on the bench this weekend.