major league baseball playoffs Thursday’s games


October 5, 2018 at 12:00a.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE DIVISION SERIES

Brewers 3, Rockies 2, 10 innings

MILWAUKEE

Mike Moustaksas scored MVP front-runner Christian Yelich with a two-out single in the 10th inning, and the Milwaukee Brewers bounced back to beat the Colorado Rockies. After giving up two runs in the ninth that made it 2-all, the Brewers regrouped and soon celebrated. Making their first postseason appearance since 2011, they won their ninth straight game overall. Yelich hit a two-run homer in the third inning, then opened the 10th with a walk against Adam Ottavino. Yelich advanced to second on a wild pitch and came home on Moustakas’ line drive to right field. The Brewers allowed just one hit over eight innings in a dominant bullpen game and led 2-0 before Jeremy Jeffress gave up three straight singles to open the ninth. Charlie Blackmon grounded an RBI single shortly after his ground-rule double was overruled on replay review, and Nolan Arenado added a bases-loaded sacrifice fly to tie it. Game 2 is today in Milwaukee.

Dodgers 6, Braves 0

LOS ANGELES

Hyun-Jin Ryu pitched seven dominant innings, Max Muncy hit an early, three-run homer and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Atlanta Braves. The South Korean allowed four singles — all with two outs — struck out eight and walked none. Game 2 is today at Dodger Stadium. Rookie Ronald Acuna Jr. struck out twice and went 0 for 4. Joc Pederson’s leading shot in the bottom of the first rattled Mike Foltynewicz in his postseason debut. Foltynewicz gave up four runs and three hits in two innings. The right-hander struck out five and walked two. He got out of a two-out, bases-loaded jam in the first by striking out Yasiel Puig. With two outs in the second, he hit Pederson and walked Justin Turner before Muncy sent a 1-0 pitch over the wall in center, making it 4-0. Enrique Hernandez hit a solo shot with two outs in the sixth off Brad Brach. Pinch-hitter David Freese added a sacrifice fly in the eighth. The Braves didn’t advance a runner past second base in the game.

Associated Press