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Atlanta’s offense led the Monday night NFL results, while two American League Division Series moved a step closer to being decided.
The Falcons defeated the Saints 45–24 at the Caesars Superdome. In baseball, the White Sox won on the road in Cleveland and the Rays won at home in St. Petersburg. Both now hold 2–0 leads in their best-of-five series.
Falcons defeat Saints 45–24
Atlanta improved to 2–2 with its Monday Night Football victory in New Orleans, while the Saints fell to 1–3.
The Falcons scored the game’s first two touchdowns and led 24–7 at halftime. Bijan Robinson scored twice on the ground, including a 59-yard touchdown on the opening possession. Brian Robinson Jr. added three rushing touchdowns, and Michael Penix Jr. connected with Jahan Dotson for a fourth-quarter touchdown.
New Orleans received two rushing touchdowns from Alvin Kamara and a late touchdown pass from Tyler Shough to Devaughn Vele, but Atlanta maintained the lead throughout.
Sources: ESPN
White Sox defeat Guardians 4–3, lead series 2–0
Chicago erased an early 2–0 deficit at Progressive Field and moved within one win of the American League Championship Series.
Braden Montgomery’s two-run double put the White Sox ahead during a three-run sixth inning. Chase Meidroth followed with an RBI single to make it 4–2.
Sean Burke allowed one hit across 5⅓ innings of relief and struck out six. Grant Taylor recorded the final four outs for the save after Cleveland cut the lead to one in the eighth.
Game 3 is scheduled for Wednesday in Chicago. The Guardians must win three straight to advance.
Sources: ESPN / ABC7 Chicago · Associated Press / Bozeman Daily Chronicle
Rays defeat Yankees 5–2, lead series 2–0
Tampa Bay used a four-run fifth inning to win Game 2 in St. Petersburg. Richie Palacios delivered a two-run single during the rally, and New York’s defensive mistakes helped the Rays build their advantage.
Ben Rice hit two solo home runs for the Yankees. Tampa Bay’s bullpen protected the lead, with Bryan Baker closing out the ninth inning.
The series moves to Yankee Stadium for Game 3 on Wednesday night. Tampa Bay needs one more victory to advance; New York needs three consecutive wins to avoid elimination.
Sources
- ESPN — Falcons at Saints: final score and scoring summary · Checked
- ESPN / ABC7 Chicago — White Sox beat Guardians in Game 2, move within one win of ALCS · Published
- Associated Press / Bozeman Daily Chronicle — ALDS results: Rays defeat Yankees and White Sox defeat Guardians · Checked