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In the Major League baseball Wild Card series…

•  In the third and deciding game of the American League Wild Card series, the Oakland Athletics defeated the Chicago White Sox 6-4 and now will move on to face the Houston Astros in the AL Divisional Series.

Over in the National League…

•  The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Milwaukee Brewers 3-0, to win their best-of-three series 2-0,

•  The Atlanta Braves defeated the Cincinnati Reds 5-0, sweeping their Wild Card series 2-0 and moving on to the NL Divisional Series.

•  The San Diego Padres beat the St. Louis Cardinals 11-9 to tie their best-of-three series at 1-1.

•  The Chicago Cubs-Miami Marlins series was postponed because of weather.  Miami retains its 1-0 series lead.


In Thursday Night Football, the Denver Broncos defeated the NY Jets 37-28.