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Toronto Blue Jays beat New York Yankees 10-1 in Division Series opener
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. scores early home run to give Blue Jays lead
Milwaukee Brewers score six runs in first inning on the way to a 9-3 victory against Chicago Cubs
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Image source, Getty ImagesBlake Perkins at bat for the Brewers.
Even more joy for the Brewers as Blake Perkins single to centre field scores Andrew Vaughn and they make it 4-1.
The Brewers also now have men on first and third base with two outs.
The damage is enough for the Cubs to pull out their starting pitcher Matthew Boyd and bring in Michael Soroka.
Image source, Getty ImagesWilliam Contreras celebrates with Caleb Durbin after scoring the Brewers third run against the Cubs.
A huge error by second baseman Nico Hoerner and the Brewers score a third run in this first inning.
Hoerner fails to field a routine groundball from Sal Frelick and allows William Contreras to score from second base.
What a response from the Brewers this has been.
Image source, Getty ImagesJackson Chourio celebrates his opening double for the Brewers.
The Brewers hit back immediately and then take the lead!
Jackson Chourio starts the inning with a sharp race to second for a double before Brice Turang follows up with a second double to score Chourio.
William Contreras then gives the Brewers the lead with yet another double in this first inning to score Turang.
The Brewers lead 2-1.
Image source, Getty ImagesBrice Turang races for a double for the Milwaukee Brewers.
Image source, Getty ImagesMichael Busch hits the lead-off home run for the Cubs.
A lead-off home run for the Cubs and it has come from their best home run hitter of the regular season Michael Busch.
Freddy Peralta's high fast-ball is latched on to by Busch who arrows it out to right centre field and into the stands.
What a start for the Cubs!
Image source, Getty ImagesBusch celebrates his home run.
Freddy Peralta is on the mound for the Brewers with Michael Busch at the plate for the Cubs. We are ready to get this Division Series started!
The Cubs stick with the same players who secured the Wild Card Series against the San Diego Padres but change up their batting order by moving Ian Happ down to five.
Chicago Cubs: Michael Busch (1B), Nico Hoerner (2B), Kyle Tucker (DH), Seiya Suzuki (RF), Ian Happ (LF), Carson Kelly (C), Pete Crow-Armstrong (CF), Dansby Swanson (SS), Matt Shaw (3B)
For the Brewers, Jackson Chourio starts in left field with Blake Perkins at centre field. Christian Yelich will bat at four.
Milwaukee Brewers: Jackson Chourio (LF), Brice Turang (2B), William Contreras (C), Christian Yelich (DH), Andrew Vaughn (1B), Sal Frelick (RF), Caleb Durbin (3B), Blake Perkins (CF), Joey Ortiz (SS)
Starting pitchers: Matthew Boyd (CHI) & Freddy Peralta (MIL)
Image source, Getty ImagesAmerican Family Field in Milwaukee.
We have a Division Series double bill for you tonight as the Brewers welcome the Chicago Cubs before the Toronto Blue Jays face the New York Yankees.
Those dreams of reaching the World Series are starting to get closer and closer to reality for all the eight teams still standing in the post-season.
But who will take another step forward on the journey this afternoon?
Venue: American Family Field, Milwaukee, WI, USA
Date: Saturday, 4 October
Coverage begins: 1900 BST on iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app
Image source, Getty ImagesSeiya Suzuki celebrates with Pete Crow-Armstrong after his home run against the San Diego Padres.
The Cubs earned their place in the Division Series with a 3-1 home victory against the San Diego Padres on Thursday night to finish off their Wild Card Series.
The Brewers automatically advanced to the Division Series because they were the best team in the National League in the regular season, finishing with a hugely impressive 97 wins and 65 losses.
Although the Brewers finished five games ahead of the Cubs in American League Central division, the Cubs had a better head-to-head record against the Brewers by 7-6.
The sides have never met before in the post-season, making this an historic clash between two fierce rivals in the Midwest.
Image source, Getty ImagesChristian Yelich hit 29 home runs for the Milwaukee Brewers during the regular season.
The Cubs hit the sixth-most home runs of any team in the regular season (223) and recorded the joint-third most runs batted in (771).
Three Cubs players scored more than 30 home runs - Michael Busch (34), Seiya Suzuki (32) and Pete Crow-Armstrong (31) - and all three have delivered in the post-season so far contributing three of the Cubs' five runs scored against the Padres.
The Brewers had the third-most runs scored in the regular season with 806 with Christian Yelich their top home run scorer with 29.
In terms of pitching and defence the Brewers are among the best teams in the league with the third-lowest number of runs conceded (634) and the third-lowest number of hits given away (1237).
Venue: Rogers Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Date: Saturday, 4 October
Coverage begins: around 21:00 BST on iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app
Image source, Getty ImagesJazz Chisholm Jr. and Aaron Judge have been among the Yankees standout performers in 2025.
The Yankees overcame the Boston Red Sox 4-0 on Thursday night to book their place in the Division Series and end the season of their bitterest rival.
The Blue Jays meanwhile have enjoyed a week off after winning the American League East ahead of the Yankees by virtue of their better head-to-head record.
Both sides finished the regular season with 94 wins to 68 losses but the Blue Jays won eight out 13 contests against the Yankees and so gained top spot and home advantage for this series.
But will that rest bring them fresh and raring to go for this series or can the Yankees ride the momentum from their victory over the Red Sox through to the next stage?
These two teams have never met in the post-season before so fans can expect a special atmosphere at the Rogers Centre in downtown Toronto.
Image source, Getty ImagesGeorge Springer and Valdimir Guerrero Jr. lead the way for the Toronto Blue Jays
Both these teams are blessed with extraordinary firepower in the batting line-up which suggests a high-scoring series ahead.
No team has scored more home runs this season than the Yankees (274), with Aaron Judge's 53 making him a prime candidate for the American League MVP and the added strength of Trent Grisham (34), Jazz Chisholm Jr. (31), Cody Bellinger (29) and Ben Rice (26) all contributing to a dangerous line-up.
The Blue Jays have the most hits of any team this season (1461) and the best team batting average too (.265).
In Vladimir Guerrero Jr. they have one of the great power hitters in the game who is dangerous enough for pitchers to regularly avoid.
Former World Series MVP George Springer is another key player for the Blue Jays with 32 home runs in the regular season and a strong .309 average.
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The 162-game regular season came to an end last Sunday leaving the 12 best teams in Major League Baseball to contest the post-season.
Already those 12 have been whittled down to eight by the best-of-three game Wild Card Series which finished on Thursday:
Wild Card Series Results
Image source, Getty ImagesThe Toronto Blue Jays were crowned American League East division champions and advanced to the Division Series.
The four teams who advanced now face the four teams who received byes past the Wild Card for having the best record in the regular season in the best-of-five Division Series:
Division Series Match-ups
'Will he get billed for that?' - batter breaks camera
The four winners of the Division Series move on to the best-of-seven Championship Series where the American League and National League champions are decided.
The two winners of the Championship Series (the American League champions and the National League champions) then face off in the World Series at the end of October to decide the greatest team in baseball in 2025.
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Image source, BBC SportJurickson Profar climbs the wall to rob a home run
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