Divisional Series Underway In MLB Playoffs

Texas, Houston, Philadelphia and Arizona are off to fast starts in their best-of-five Division Series. Justin Verlander pitched six shutout innings, and the Astros held on for a 6-4 win over Minnesota in their playoff opener Saturday. In Baltimore, Andrew Heaney and Dane Dunning helped Texas reach the sixth inning with a lead, and the Rangers’ maligned bullpen held on through some anxious moments in a 3-2 win against the Orioles. In Atlanta, Bryce Harper homered, and the Phillies blanked the 104-win Braves 3-0 in Game 1. In Los Angeles, Gabriel Moreno hit a three-run homer off Clayton Kershaw, and the Diamondbacks beat the Dodgers 11-2 in their NL Division Series opener.