Chris Taylor delivered a walk-off two run homer as he punched the Los Angeles Dodgers a ticket to the NLDS. The defending champs advanced with a 3-1 win over the St. Louis Cardinals in the NL Wild Card game in Los Angeles. Taylor broke a 1-1 tie with his moonshot in the bottom of the ninth. Los Angeles will face off with the 107-win San Francisco Giants at Oracle Park for the start of the divisional series on Friday.
There’s a pair of Divisional Series games on the schedule today. In the American League, the Chicago White Sox play this afternoon at the Houston Astros with the Boston Red Sox opening play tonight at the Tampa Bay Rays.
The San Diego Padres let manager Jayce Tingler go Wednesday, but also announced he has been given a chance to continue working with the organization. Tingler was named manager in October 2019 and led the team to the National League Division Series last season.