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Astros hang on for 6-4 win over Twins to open MLB playoffs second round

LOS ANGELES: Yordan Alvarez hit two home runs and Houston pitcher Justin Verlander delivered another post-season gem on Saturday as the World Series champion Astros beat Minnesota 6-4 to open their Major League Baseball playoff series.

No. 9 USC stays unbeaten, tops Arizona in triple-OT thriller - ESPN

LOS ANGELES — Caleb Williams rushed for three touchdowns before running for a two-point conversion in the third overtime, and No. 9 Southern California stopped Arizona's final attempt in a wild 43-41 victory Saturday night.

Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw pulled from playoff start after allowing 6 runs in 1st inning - ESPN

LOS ANGELES — Clayton Kershaw's Saturday start against the division-rival Arizona Diamondbacks lasted eight batters and less than one inning. By the time he exited, with a 6-0 deficit and only one out recorded in Game 1 of the National League Division Series, most of the fans had yet to settle into their seats at Dodger Stadium.

Jim Poole, who pitched for Cleveland's '95 World Series team, dies - ESPN

ATLANTA — Jim Poole, who pitched in the big leagues for 11 seasons and gave up the deciding homer to Atlanta's David Justice in the 1995 World Series, died of complications from ALS. He was 57.