Four games were played on the 8th in the major league playoffs, the playoff district series advance decision match, and the second game.

A total of 12 teams will participate in the playoffs of the major leagues, and the district series advance decision game will be a three-game system, and the team that wins two will advance to the district series.

national league

In the match between the 2nd place Padres in the Western Division of the National League and the 2nd place in the Eastern Division, the Mets, Padres pitcher Yu Darvish started in the first game and became the winning pitcher.



In the second game, the Mets won with a solo home run in the 5th inning, 2-2, and in the 7th inning, the Mets expanded their lead with a 2-point timely two-base from a no-out bases loaded, and won 7-3 to 1 win and 1 loss. did.



In the match between the Phillies, who ranked 3rd in the National League Eastern Division, and the Cardinals, who won the Central Division, the Phillies, who came from behind in the first game, scored additional points with a solo home run in the 2nd inning and a sacrifice fly in the 5th inning.



In the throwing, the four pitchers relayed and won 2 to 0 without giving any points to the Cardinals batting lineup.



The Phillies will face the Eastern division champion Braves in the division series.

american league

In the American League match between the 2nd place Blue Jays in the eastern region, to which Yusei Kikuchi belongs, and the 2nd place in the western region, the Mariners, the Mariners, who won the first round, were 1 to 8 and 7 points by the 5th inning. Although they gave up the lead, they reversed the lead with a large number of goals in the second half.



The Mariners are on a 10-9 winning streak and will face the Western Division champion Astros in the district series.



Kikuchi finished his fourth major league season without a playoff pitch.



The American League Eastern Division 3rd place Rays and the Guardians, who came from behind in the first round to win the Central Division championship, went into overtime with a score of 0 to 0 and extended 15 innings. I decided to advance to the district series with two consecutive wins.



The Guardians will face the Eastern division champion Yankees in the division series.



The district series, which starts on the 11th, will be played in a 5-game system, and the team that wins 3 will advance to the league championship series.