Jackson Chourio's ninth-inning single turned Milwaukee's last chance into its second division-series win. Christian Yelich and Sal Frelick scored on the line drive to center, reversing a 3–2 deficit and giving the Brewers a 4–3 walk-off victory over San Diego on October 4.

DOPE Sports Network Staff · Oct 6, 2026

William Contreras on the basepaths between first and second.

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Milwaukee Survives the Padres' First Punch. That's What October Baseball Looks Like.

Milwaukee Brewers · San Diego Padres

William Contreras broke the tie Milwaukee's bullpen had spent several innings protecting. His seventh-inning homer to center gave the Brewers a 3–2 lead over San Diego on October 3. The Padres did not score again, leaving Milwaukee with the opening win of the National League Division Series.

DOPE Sports Network Staff · Oct 5, 2026

Rays RHP Drew Rasmussen in a game in June 2026

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Rasmussen Makes Aranda’s One Swing Enough Against New York

New York Yankees · Tampa Bay Rays

Jonathan Aranda's third-inning home run supplied the only run. Drew Rasmussen made it enough for eight innings, and Bryan Baker completed the ninth. Tampa Bay won the ALDS opener 1–0 over New York on October 3, taking the first game of a best-of-five series through a one-hit shutout.

DOPE Sports Network Staff · Oct 5, 2026

Munetaka Murakami, infielder of the Tokyo Yakult Swallows, at Meiji Jingu Stadium.

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Three Runs Were Enough. Chicago Opens the ALDS With a Shutout in Cleveland.

Chicago White Sox · Cleveland Guardians

Munetaka Murakami's fourth-inning home run gave Chicago two runs, and Cleveland never produced one. The White Sox won the ALDS opener 3–0 on October 3, combining the two-run shot with five-pitcher run prevention and a later RBI double from Colson Montgomery.

DOPE Sports Network Staff · Oct 5, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C., APRIL 24, 2024 — Washington Nationals faced the Los Angeles Dodgers at Nationals Park. (Joe Glorioso/All-Pro Reels for Washington Times Sports)

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Tucker and Muncy Make Atlanta’s First Answer Insufficient

Atlanta Braves · Los Angeles Dodgers

The Dodgers answered Atlanta's first home run with two of their own. Sean Murphy's sixth-inning shot had cut Los Angeles' lead to 2–1. Kyle Tucker then homered with Teoscar Hernández aboard, and Max Muncy followed with a solo shot. The Dodgers moved ahead 5–1 before completing a 5–3 NLDS opening win on October 3.

DOPE Sports Network Staff · Oct 5, 2026

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Harris Starts Atlanta’s Three-Homer Path Past Philadelphia

Philadelphia Phillies · Atlanta Braves

Michael Harris II removed Atlanta's first uncertainty before the opening inning was over. With Ronald Acuña Jr. and Matt Olson aboard in the deciding Wild Card game, Harris homered to right-center. The Braves led Philadelphia 3–0, creating an advantage they never surrendered in a 6–2 victory on October 1.

DOPE Sports Network Staff · Oct 3, 2026

Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Cody Bellinger

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Bellinger Completes the Inning That Ends Boston’s Season

Boston Red Sox · New York Yankees

Cody Bellinger's three-run homer completed the inning that ended Boston's remaining room to recover. The Red Sox had cut New York's lead to 2–1 in the top of the sixth. The Yankees answered with six runs in the bottom half, turning a close elimination game into a 9–2 victory on September 30.

DOPE Sports Network Staff · Oct 2, 2026

Munetaka Murakami (村上宗隆) is a Japanese baseball player who plays for the Japan national team

Professional / Baseball / STORY

Houston Had the October Experience. Chicago Had the Better Two Games.

Chicago White Sox · Houston Astros

Chase Meidroth's sixth-inning home run finished the argument Houston had been making one solo shot at a time. The Astros had reduced Chicago's four-run lead to 4–3 through homers by Jeremy Peña, Cam Smith and Jose Altuve. Meidroth answered with a three-run drive to left, giving the White Sox a 7–3 advantage they preserved to complete the Wild Card sweep on September 30.

DOPE Sports Network Staff · Oct 2, 2026

Gavin Sheets during a game against the Diamondbacks, 7/9/26

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Sheets’ Answer Ends the Cubs’ Brief Wild Card Recovery

Chicago Cubs · San Diego Padres

Gavin Sheets' fourth-inning home run restored the distance the Cubs had just begun to close. Nico Hoerner had singled in Seiya Suzuki in the top half, reducing San Diego's lead to 2–1. Sheets answered with a two-run homer in the bottom half, making it 4–1. Neither team scored again.

DOPE Sports Network Staff · Oct 2, 2026

Alec Bohm in 2023 during a meet and greet

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Three Late Homers Keep Philadelphia’s Postseason Alive

Philadelphia Phillies · Atlanta Braves

Philadelphia needed two eighth-inning home runs to keep its season from ending in regulation. Alec Bohm then supplied another in the tenth to keep it from ending at all. His solo shot gave the Phillies a 4–3 victory over Atlanta on September 30, leveling the Wild Card Series and forcing a deciding third game.

DOPE Sports Network Staff · Oct 2, 2026

Fernando Tatis Jr. of the San Diego Padres hits a grounder in a game against the Cincinnati Reds on June 19th, 2021

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King and Three Padres Homers Leave the Cubs Facing Elimination

Chicago Cubs · San Diego Padres

The Padres scored twice before Matthew Boyd finished the first inning, and Michael King made sure the Cubs never supplied an answer. San Diego won the Wild Card opener 8–0 on September 29, placing Chicago one loss from elimination after a game defined by early power and seven innings of one-hit pitching.

DOPE Sports Network Staff · Oct 1, 2026

Ben Rice batting for the New York Yankees.

Professional / Baseball / STORY

Rice’s Six RBIs and Schlittler’s Shutout Start Overwhelm Boston

Boston Red Sox · New York Yankees

Ben Rice finished a game New York had already placed under control with a grand slam that removed any remaining doubt. His eighth-inning homer was his second of the afternoon and completed a six-RBI performance in the Yankees' 9–0 Wild Card opener against Boston on September 29.

DOPE Sports Network Staff · Oct 1, 2026

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