Troy Tulowitzki, Kevin Pillar, Ezequiel Carrera and Edwin Encarnacion all homered for Toronto, all off the Rangers' Japanese ace Darvish. In Cleveland, Corey Kluber pitched seven shutout innings as the Cleveland Indians routed the Boston Red Sox 6-0 to take a 2-0 lead in their AL Division series. In Cleveland, the Indians were trying to stretch their lead over the Boston Red Sox in game two of their American League series. The Giants are trying to stretch their run of even-year playoff magic, after winning World Series titles in 2010, 2012 and 2014. The other NL Division Series opens in Washington, where Nationals right-handed hurler Max Scherzer goes up against Los Angeles Dodgers left-handed pitching ace Clayton Kershaw.

Source: Bangkok Post October 08, 2016 01:41 UTC