Two of Wednesday’s four Major League Baseball Wild Card Game 2s are final, and they changed the board. The Chicago White Sox beat the Houston Astros 7-3 at Daikin Park to sweep the American League series 2-0, their first postseason series win since the 2005 World Series run. In Atlanta, the Philadelphia Phillies rallied past the Braves 4-3 in 10 innings to tie the National League series 1-1 and force a decisive Game 3 on Thursday. CBS Sports, ESPN, and MLB.com all match those FINALs. The Red Sox–Yankees Game 2 (evening start) and the Cubs–Padres Game 2 (late West Coast start) had not posted multi-outlet FINALs by this late-night check.

Philadelphia’s win was a classic short-series escape. Atlanta led after a seventh-inning push, then Kyle Schwarber and Bryce Harper hit back-to-back homers in the eighth to tie the game at 3. Alec Bohm’s two-out opposite-field homer in the 10th off Didier Fuentes put the Phillies ahead for good. Cristopher Sánchez worked deep; Andrew Painter threw scoreless relief in his postseason debut. Game 3 start time in Atlanta depends on which other series remain active — boards list a tentative afternoon window that can slide to prime time if Thursday’s slate thins. NBC and Peacock carry the series when the final window posts.

Chicago’s clincher was built early. Hunter Brown failed to escape the first inning; Kyle Teel and Chase Meidroth, key pieces from the Garrett Crochet trade, drove in four of the seven runs, including Meidroth’s three-run homer. The White Sox now draw the Cleveland Guardians in the AL Division Series beginning Saturday in Cleveland on the TBS family of networks. Short Wild Card series have favored Game 1 winners since the format arrived in 2022, which is why Houston’s early exit and Philadelphia’s Game 3 date both matter for Thursday’s travel and bullpen plans.

Scoreboards and box scores live on ESPN, MLB.com, and CBS Sports gametrackers. Local radio apps carry home feeds for fans traveling or watching late. Live night games can still change Thursday’s Game 3 map, so fans tracking travel or fantasy lineups should refresh those boards as boxes close.