All four Division Series openers decided Saturday
All four MLB Division Series Game 1s are final: White Sox 3–0 Guardians, Dodgers 5–3 Braves, Rays 1–0 Yankees, and Brewers 3–2 Padres. Bye seeds Milwaukee and Los Angeles host Game 2 Sunday at 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. ET on FS1. One loss already puts each road club in a best-of-five hole.
All four Major League Baseball Division Series openers finished Saturday with road-or-home drama that sets a clear Sunday board. The Chicago White Sox blanked the Cleveland Guardians 3–0, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Atlanta Braves 5–3, the Tampa Bay Rays edged the New York Yankees 1–0, and the Milwaukee Brewers held off the San Diego Padres 3–2. CBS Sports lists all four of those finals, while ESPN’s game stories confirm the Dodgers’ 5–3 win and the Rays’ 1–0 win.
In Milwaukee, William Contreras hit a tiebreaking seventh-inning homer and Jackson Chourio’s two-run shot earlier tied the game. The Padres nearly flipped it in the ninth when Ty France’s drive struck American Family Field’s roof and landed in Chourio’s glove for an out under stadium ground rules—an AP-covered bizarre finish that left San Diego managers arguing foul. Game 2 Sunday at 4 p.m. ET on FS1 pairs Michael King against Logan Henderson.
At Dodger Stadium, Tarik Skubal limited Atlanta to one run over six innings in triple-digit heat, retiring 15 straight at one stretch. Teoscar Hernández, Kyle Tucker, and Max Muncy all homered in the 5–3 win; Ozzie Albies trimmed the ninth. At Tropicana Field, Drew Rasmussen took a no-hitter into the eighth, struck out 10, and Jonathan Aranda’s solo homer held up in a 1–0 Rays win as Bryan Baker closed. Chicago’s 3–0 shutout in Cleveland completed the sweep of openers.
Sunday continues only the National League: Padres at Brewers at 4 p.m. and Braves at Dodgers at 8 p.m., both on Fox/FS1. American League Game 2s return Monday—White Sox at Guardians at 5 p.m. and Yankees at Rays at 8 p.m. on TBS. Each series is best-of-five after wild-card rounds that sent Chicago, New York, San Diego, and Atlanta through; Cleveland, Tampa Bay, Milwaukee, and Los Angeles owned byes.
For fans, the stake is simple: one more loss on Sunday puts a club two games down before travel games. Watch FS1 for the NL nightcaps and gametrackers for late scratches.
What we know:
All four Game 1 finals are locked as listed; Sunday NL Game 2 times and networks are set; AL Game 2s are Monday.
What we don’t:
Sunday starters’ late scratches, whether Milwaukee’s roof-rule controversy spills into protests, or which bullpens break first in Game 2.
Where outlets agree CBS Sports lists all four Division Series Game 1 finals as White Sox 3–0 Guardians, Dodgers 5–3 Braves, Rays 1–0 Yankees, and Brewers 3–2 Padres.
Where they differ Preview desks still split on how much Milwaukee’s roof-rule ninth and Atlanta’s bullpen usage will shape Game 2 pitching plans.