Postseason's heating up 🔥published at 17:41 British Summer Time 5 October
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Summary
New York Mets defeat Philadelphia Phillies 6-2 in opening game of National League Division Series
Mets stormed into the lead with a flurry of five quick runs in the eighth inning
Brandon Nimmo hits two RBI Singles as Mets continue post-season momentum in Philadelphia
Zack Wheeler impressive for the Phillies giving up just one hit and delivering nine strikeouts in seven innings, but bullpen fails to convert his start
Earlier the Cleveland Guardians beat the Detroit Tigers 7-0 in the opening game of the American League Division Series
The Guardians fly out to a five-run lead in the first inning before impressive pitching performance to shut out the Tigers
Postseason's heating up 🔥published at 17:41 British Summer Time 5 October
Image source, MLB EuropeImage caption, How to watch Major League Baseball play-offs on the BBCpublished at 17:39 British Summer Time 5 October
BBC SportThe BBC's coverage of the Major League Baseball season continues on Saturday as the play-offs roll on to the Division Series.
Eight teams remain in the hunt for a World Series title and there will be two live games on BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website and app.
The Detroit Tigers visit the Cleveland Guardians (18:00 BST) in the first match of their five-game series before the New York Mets and the Philadelphia Phillies (21:00) meet in a repeat of this year’s London Series.
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How the Post-Season standspublished at 17:30 British Summer Time 5 October
BBC SportIn the American League, the Detroit Tigers advanced through the Wild Card with an impressive two-game series victory over the Houston Astros to set up their series against the Cleveland Guardians.
The Kansas City Royals overcame the Baltimore Orioles and now face the New York Yankees in their Division Series opener later tonight.
In the National League the New York Mets defeated the Milwaukee Brewers in a decider on Thursday night and will now play the Philadelphia Phillies, who won the National League East Division.
The San Diego Padres came through their Wild Card series against the Atlanta Braves to set up a meeting with Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Dodgers in the early hours of Sunday.
Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, The New York Mets celebrate victory over the Milwaukee Brewers
Star Names for Big Gamespublished at 17:24 British Summer Time 5 October
BBC SportThe Philadelphia Phillies clinched the National League East division title to make it to the post-season for the third consecutive year. Bryce Harper remains their main man - the twice National League MVP scored 30 Home Runs in the regular season, including an iconic drive in London in June.
Francisco Lindor has been pivotal to the New York Mets recent resilience, scoring the winning Home Run against the Braves last Monday to secure their place in the post-season. Pete Alonso is their other big hitter and scored a crucial Home Run against the Brewers to win the Wild Card series on Friday.
The Guardians have a special player in six-time all-star Jose Ramirez – and he’s enjoying one of his best ever seasons. The Dominican slugger smashed 39 Home Runs and 39 Doubles as well as stealing 41 Bases in the regular season. To put that in context, only seven players have ever reached 40 in each category.
The Tigers continued their incredible run of form by beating the Houston Astros in two nights earlier this week. Triple Crown winning pitcher Tarik Skubal was exemplary in his appearance on Tuesday night, pitching six innings without giving up a run.
Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Bryce Harper, Philadelphia Phillies