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Max Scherzer’s save to close out the Dodgers’ series-clinching win over the Giants — which ended with a blown call on a checked swing — was the first of the ace starter’s career at age 37. S3

On this date in 1999, Pedro Martinez and the Boston Red Sox handed the New York Yankees their worst playoff defeat in franchise history: 13-1 in Game 3 of the AL Championship Series. Roger Clemens took the loss.

The Boston Bruins locked up 23-year-old defenceman Charlie McAvoy with an eight-year extension worth $76 million (U.S.).

Soccer’s international rulemakers plan to discuss extending halftime to 25 minutes, from 15, to allow for Super Bowl-style shows at the break.