MLB Playoffs: Dodgers, Brewers, and Rays advance, Guardians survive

The Los Angeles Dodgers, Milwaukee Brewers, and Tampa Bay Rays all punched their tickets to the League Championship Series with key postseason victories, while the Cleveland Guardians staved off elimination. Los Angeles defeated the Atlanta Braves to advance to the NLCS, and Milwaukee took down the San Diego Padres 3-1 to set up an NLCS showdown against the Dodgers.

In the American League, the Tampa Bay Rays swept the New York Yankees with a 4-3 victory propelled by Victor Mesa Jr.'s decisive two-run home run. Meanwhile, the Cleveland Guardians kept their season alive with a dominant 9-3 Game 3 victory over the Chicago White Sox, led by Jo Adell's bases-clearing triple.