Atlanta 7, Miami 0
The Atlanta Braves became the second team in major league history to record four shutouts in their first five postseason games, posting a 7-0 victory over the Miami Marlins and a three-game sweep of their National League Division Series on Thursday afternoon at Minute Maid Park in Houston.
Houston 11, Oakland 6
The situation was unique, yet the Houston Astros still were able to make the destination familiar, advancing to their fourth consecutive American League Championship Series on Thursday.
NY Yankees 5, Tampa Bay 1
Gleyber Torres and Luke Voit homered as the New York Yankees staved off elimination with a 5-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 4 of the American League Division Series on Thursday night in San Diego.
LA Dodgers 12, San Diego 3
Will Smith had a Dodgers playoff-record five hits and drove in three runs as Los Angeles routed the San Diego Padres 12-3 on Thursday in Arlington, Texas, to complete a three-game sweep in their best-of-five National League Division Series.