Milwaukee Brewers are pennant bound, Guardians seize 2 to 1 ALCS lead, Broncos prevail in overtime
Milwaukee Brewers are pennant bound!
This is The Sports Reset for Friday October 16th
In MLB’s National League Championship Series, the Brewers won the pennant and completed a four-game sweep of the Los Angeles Dodgers with a 6 to 4 comeback victory. Garrett Mitchell erased the last of a 4 to 0 deficit with his go-ahead homer in the sixth, and David Hamilton added ninth-inning insurance as Milwaukee reached its first World Series since 1982. In the American League Championship Series, the Cleveland Guardians beat the Tampa Bay Rays 3 to 2 for a 2 to 1 series lead, powered by Petey Halpin’s go-ahead two-run homer and nine strikeouts from Gavin Williams. In the NFL, the Denver Broncos topped the Seattle Seahawks 17 to 14 in overtime after Ja’Quan McMillian intercepted Sam Darnold and Wil Lutz kicked the deciding 53-yard field goal. In the NHL, the Buffalo Sabres edged the Toronto Maple Leafs 5 to 4, while the New Jersey Devils routed the New York Rangers 7 to 1.
Looking ahead, in MLB’s American League Championship Series, the Rays visit the Guardians for Game 4 on Friday, with Cleveland trying to build on Halpin’s first career postseason homer and a pitching staff that struck out 13 Rays in Game 3. In the WNBA Finals, the Golden State Valkyries host the Atlanta Dream in Saturday’s opener, with both franchises chasing their first championship. In college football Friday, the Memphis Tigers visit the Tulane Green Wave, the Washington Huskies face the Purdue Boilermakers, and the App State Mountaineers meet the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers. In the NHL, the Pittsburgh Penguins visit the Colorado Avalanche. In other NFL news, the Philadelphia Eagles have ruled Jalen Hurts out of Sunday’s game against the Carolina Panthers after a follow-up ultrasound showed movement in a small superficial blood clot in his calf, with Tanner McKee expected to start.
