Anderson sharp, Markakis alert, Braves blank Miami
Rookie Ian Andersonpitched like a poised veteran, right fielder Nick Markakis made a nifty defensive play late and the Atlanta Braves threw another playoff shutout, beating the Miami Marlins 2- 0 Wednesday for a 2- 0 lead in the NL Division Series.
The Braves have pitched three shutouts in four games this postseason. Travis d’Arnaud and Dansby Swanson each homered for the second straight day, putting Atlanta one win away from a sweep in the best-of-five matchup.
The 22-year- old Anderson scatteredthree hits and struck out eight over 5 2/3 innings. The lanky righthander who made his major league debut in late August added to his impressive outing last week in the wild- card series when he fanned nine in six scoreless
frames against Cincinnati. RAYS 8, YANKEES 4 » The final pitch of Masahiro Tanaka’s seven years with New York might have been a slider down the middle that Randy Arozarena crushed for another Rays homer in Game 3 of the AL Division Series.
DODGERS6, PADRES5 » Cody Bellinger homered and robbed Fernando Tatis Jr. of a go-ahead shot, and Joe Kelly got the final outwith the bases loaded in a tension-filled ninth inning as the Dodgers barely held off San Diego for a 2- 0 lead in their NL Division Series.
Kelly retired Eric Hosmer on a grounder to earn the save after Dodgers AllStar closer Kenley Jansen wobbled in the ninth. Los Angeles can sweep the bestof-five set from its NL West rival Thursday night.
Bellinger nearly went to a knee to hit a long home run and then kept theDodgers ahead with a spectacular, leaping catch at the center-field fence.
The Padres were down one with a runner on and two outs in the seventh when Tatis hit a towering drive tocenter. Bellinger ran nearly 100 feetwhilewatching the ball, then jumped and extended his gloved right hand above the 8-foot wall to make the catch.
Brusdar Graterol, the second Dodgers reliever after starter Clayton Kershaw, slung his glove and cap away and thrust both arms into the air to celebrate.