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The American League returns from Sunday’s off-day with two Division Series Game 2s on Monday, October 5. The White Sox and Rays hold 1–0 leads; Cleveland and the Yankees are trying to even their series before the venues change.
The National League has a travel day after Milwaukee’s walk-off win and Atlanta’s response in Los Angeles. Both NLDS matchups resume Tuesday. Away from the active playoff field, Seattle has issued medical updates and the Cubs are outlining their offseason priorities.
White Sox at Guardians: 5 p.m. ET
Chicago brings a 3–0 postseason record into Game 2 at Progressive Field after sweeping Houston in the Wild Card Series and defeating Cleveland 3–0 on Saturday. Munetaka Murakami’s two-run homer in the fourth inning supplied the first two runs of the Division Series opener.
Gavin Williams is Cleveland’s scheduled starter. The White Sox plan to open with left-hander Anthony Kay before turning to Sean Burke for bulk innings, according to MLB.com’s matchup preview.
The game is scheduled for 5 p.m. ET on TBS and truTV. A Cleveland win would send the series to Chicago tied; another White Sox victory would give Chicago a 2–0 advantage.
Sources: MLB · MLB · MLB / White Sox
Yankees at Rays: 8 p.m. ET
Tampa Bay hosts Game 2 at Tropicana Field with a 1–0 series lead. Drew Rasmussen held New York to one hit across eight scoreless innings and struck out 10 in Saturday’s 1–0 win. Jonathan Aranda’s solo home run provided the game’s only run.
Cam Schlittler is scheduled to start for the Yankees opposite Tampa Bay’s Freddy Peralta. New York needs a win to bring the series back to even before Game 3 at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday.
First pitch is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET on TBS and truTV. Tampa Bay is playing to extend its lead, while the visiting Yankees are the team facing the possibility of an 0–2 deficit.
Chourio’s walk-off puts Milwaukee one win from the NLCS
Milwaukee trailed San Diego 3–2 entering the bottom of the ninth Sunday. With two outs, Jackson Chourio singled against Mason Miller to bring home Christian Yelich and Sal Frelick, giving the Brewers a 4–3 win and a 2–0 series lead.
The best-of-five series moves to San Diego for Game 3 on Tuesday at 9:30 p.m. ET on FS1. Milwaukee can clinch an NLCS berth with one more victory; the Padres must win to keep their season alive.
Braves and Dodgers head to Atlanta tied 1–1
Atlanta defeated Los Angeles 3–2 on Sunday to even the series after the Dodgers’ 5–3 win in Saturday’s opener.
Game 3 is scheduled for Tuesday at 6 p.m. ET in Atlanta on FS1. Neither club has control of the series after splitting the first two games in Los Angeles.
Mariners expect Raleigh and Naylor back before Spring Training
Seattle’s medical announcement says Cal Raleigh underwent left shoulder acromioclavicular joint debridement and Josh Naylor underwent a triangular fibrocartilage complex repair on his right wrist. Both procedures took place October 3 at the University of Washington Medical Center.
The Mariners expect both players to be fully recovered before 2027 Spring Training. Those expectations come from the team’s medical update.
Sources: Seattle Mariners
Baz and Caballero lead the season’s pitch-clock violation totals
The Associated Press’ Monday report identifies Baltimore pitcher Shane Baz as the league leader with six pitch-clock violations, his second consecutive season at the top. He also had six while pitching for Tampa Bay in 2025.
Yankees hitter José Caballero led batters with four violations. The report says MLB considered his practice of delaying acknowledgement of the pitcher until just before the clock reached eight seconds a form of deception.
Sources: Associated Press / Yahoo Sports
Cubs target pitching upgrades while Happ’s future remains open
The Cubs’ Wild Card exit has shifted attention to an offseason with several potential departures. The Associated Press reports that president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer expects a heavy emphasis on improving the pitching staff.
Ian Happ and Seiya Suzuki are set to enter free agency. MLB.com reports that retaining both is unlikely, but Hoyer said “everything is on the table” and planned to meet with Happ to discuss his situation. Happ’s return remains an open question in that reporting.
Sources: Associated Press / WTOP · MLB / Cubs
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