Major League Baseball: Braves Win, Sox Advance, Giants Take Lead

Atlanta 3, Milwaukee 0 

Joc Pederson hit a pinch-hit three-run home run to lift the Braves to a 3-0 win over the Milwaukee Brewers last night.

Ian Anderson helped guide the Braves second shut out in as many games.

Atlanta has taken a 2-1 series lead.

Boston 6, Tampa Bay 5 

Tampa Bay rallied from down 5-0 but Boston’s Kike Hernandez hit a walk-off sacrifice fly as the Red Sox advanced past the Rays with a 6-5 win.

Boston will await the winner of Houston and Chicago White Sox in the American League Championship Series.

San Francisco 1, Los Angeles 0 

Four Giant pitchers combined for a five-hit shutout as San Francisco took control of the series with a 1-0 win over the Dodgers last night.

Evan Longoria’s 5th inning solo home run proved to be the difference in the game.

Max Scherzer took the loss striking out 10 over seven innings for the Dodgers.