National Sports

MILWAUKEE (Reuters) — The Milwaukee Brewers belted three solo homers and five pitchers combined on a four-hitter for a 3-1 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Saturday night in the decisive fifth game of the National League Division Series between Central Division rivals.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) — The Los Angeles Dodgers managed to slip through a crack on Thursday, advancing to the National League Championship Series on a gift following a broken-bat comebacker.

NEW YORK (Reuters) — Jeff Hoffman finished off a four-out save as the Toronto Blue Jays used eight pitchers in a bullpen game and beat the New York Yankees 5-2 on Wednesday night to win their American League Division Series three games to one.

DETROIT (Reuters) — Just when it mattered most, the Detroit Tigers’ bats sprang to life Wednesday, setting up a winner-take-all showdown with the Seattle Mariners in Game 5 of the American League Division series.

(Reuters) — Pete Crow-Armstrong ripped a two-run single to highlight a four-run first inning, helping the host Chicago Cubs stave off elimination with a 4-3 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday in Game 3 of their National League Division Series.

NEW YORK (Reuters) — Aaron Judge hit a tying three-run homer in the fourth inning, Jazz Chisholm Jr. socked a go-ahead solo homer in the fifth and the New York Yankees avoided elimination in the American League Division Series with a 9-6 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays in Game 3 on Tuesday.

DETROIT (Reuters) — J.P. Crawford, Eugenio Suarez and Cal Raleigh each belted a home run, sending the Seattle Mariners to an 8-4 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday and a 2-1 lead in the American League Division Series.

ROME (AP) — Israel’s World Cup qualifying match at Italy next week is expected to attract more pro-Palestinian protesters outside the soccer stadium in Udine than ticket-holding spectators inside the arena.

(Reuters) — Trevor Lawrence ran for a 1-yard touchdown with 23 seconds left to give Jacksonville a 31-28 win over the visiting Kansas City Chiefs on Monday night, as the Jaguars improved to 4-1 for the first time since 1999.

(Reuters) — The Los Angeles Dodgers wanted to make sure they got one victory in Philadelphia during the first two games of the National League Division Series.