Scoreboard: Braves rally past Phillies and Yankees blank Red Sox in Wild Card openers
MLB's Wild Card Series began with four Game 1 results, the Liberty swept the Lynx in the WNBA playoffs, and the NHL opened its season.
What we know
- Austin Riley hit a three-run homer off Jhoan Duran in the eighth inning to give the Atlanta Braves a 5-3 win over the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 1 of their National League Wild Card Series. [1]
- The New York Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 9-0 in Game 1 of an American League Wild Card Series, with Ben Rice driving in six runs. [1]
- The New York Liberty completed a sweep of the Minnesota Lynx with an 87-71 win and advanced to the WNBA semifinals. [2]
- The Florida Panthers beat the Carolina Hurricanes, the reigning Stanley Cup champions, 1-0 in overtime on Gustav Forsling's goal with 4.3 seconds left in the NHL season opener for both teams. [3]
- Not yet confirmed: The sources do not say whether the Indiana Fever's win over the Las Vegas Aces in Game 2 settled that first-round series or forced another game.
Austin Riley's three-run homer off All-Star closer Jhoan Duran in the eighth inning lifted the Atlanta Braves to a 5-3 comeback win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday in the opener of a best-of-three National League Wild Card Series [1]. Atlanta finished the regular season 94-68, and Philadelphia finished 88-74.
In the American League, the New York Yankees opened their Wild Card Series rematch with the Boston Red Sox with a 9-0 win. Cam Schlittler pitched another strong playoff game against Boston, and Ben Rice added a late grand slam and six RBI [1]. The Chicago White Sox beat the Houston Astros 6-3 in Game 1 of the other AL series. Colson Montgomery homered, and Sam Antonacci drove in two runs [1].
In the NL's other series, the San Diego Padres beat the Chicago Cubs 8-0. Fernando Tatis Jr. hit the first leadoff homer in Padres playoff history, on the first pitch of the game. Michael King took a no-hitter into the seventh inning [1].
In the WNBA, the New York Liberty finished a sweep of the Minnesota Lynx with an 87-71 win in Game 2 of their first-round series and moved on to the semifinals [2]. Indiana beat Las Vegas 99-89 in Game 2 of another first-round series. The recap credited Caitlin Clark with a standout performance [2].
The NHL began its season with several openers. Forsling's overtime goal past Carolina goalie Brandon Bussi gave Florida a 1-0 win over the defending champion Hurricanes [3]. Paul Cotter scored 1:59 into overtime, and Vancouver beat Edmonton 6-5 [3]. Montreal beat Toronto 3-2, with Josh Anderson and Alexandre Carrier each getting a goal and an assist [3].
Boston blanked the New York Rangers 3-0, scoring three times in the final minutes after Fraser Minten broke a scoreless tie with just over four minutes left [3]. Vegas beat Chicago 5-2, and Jack Eichel, with a goal and two assists, reached 701 career points [3].