Both Chicago and Detroit forced Game 5s in their respective series. Meanwhile, the Toronto Blue Jays eliminated the Yankees and the Los Angeles Dodgers eliminated the Philadelphia Phillies as both teams await to see who they will be facing come next round!
Cubs 6-0 Brewers
Chicago quieted the Brewers' bats on Thursday night by holding them to just three hits. They went for a combined 3-for-28 despite putting up 19 runs in the past three games.
Things got underway for the Cubs in the bottom of the first inning when Ian Happ took Freddy Peralta deep for a three-run home run.
It wouldn't be until later in the game when the Cubs added some insurance to their 3-0 lead.
Matt Shaw hit an RBI single to put his team up 4-0 in the bottom of the sixth inning. Then Kyle Tucker hit his first home run this postseason to extend the lead by another run in the bottom of the seventh.
And just for safe measure, Cubs star hitter Michael Busch cranked his fourth home run of the postseason - the most of any other player so far.
From then on, the Brewers couldn't muster up any hits, let alone runs. They finished 0-for-4 with runners in scoring position, while the Cubs finished 2-for-11.
Dodgers 2-1 Phillies
In what was one of the better pitching duels of the 2025 MLB Postseason, the Dodgers eliminated the higher-seed Phillies in four games with a walk-off in the bottom of the 11th inning after loading the bases.
The winning run came in off an Andy Pages chopper back to pitcher Orion Kerkering,
Dodgers starter Tyler Glasnow gave up just two hits in six innings while striking out eight batters. Phillies starter Cristopher Sancez gave up just one run on five hits while striking out five.
Philly took the early 1-0 lead over the Dodgers after they took out Glasnow and brought in relief pitcher Emmet Sheehan, who immediately gave up an RBI double from Nick Castellanos.
But in the bottom half of the seventh inning, the Dodgers tied it all back up at one apiece.
After getting Will Smith to ground out, Sanchez proceeded to walk Alex Call and give up a single to Keke Hernandez, ending his day.
Philly brought in reliever Jhoan Duran who forced Andy Pages into a groundball for out number two while the runners advanced to second and third.
He would intentionally walk Shohei Ohtani to load the bases before walking Mookie Betts to bring the tying run home. Duran would get the red-hot Teoscar Hernandez to strike out, ending an inning that could've ended a lot worse for the Phillies.
Roki Sasaki would come into the game for the Dodgers and pitch three clutch no-hit innings to give his team every chance they needed to seal the deal.
The Japanese rookie retired nine straight batters without a single walk and recorded two strikeouts.
Reliever Alex Vesia came in for Sasaki in the 11th inning to finish out the win.
The Phillies finished the game going 1-for-7 with runners in scoring position, while the Dodgers went a shocking 0-for-6 despite winning.
Blue Jays 5-2 Yankees
Toronto closer Jeff Hoffman struck out Cody Bellinger to send the Blue Jays to the American League Championship series for the first time in nine years.
The Blue Jays got out of the bottom of the eighth after the Yankees loaded the bases en route to their Game 4 win.
Both reliever Hoffman and Braydon Fischer got the job done when it mattered most.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. George Springer, Nathan Lukes, and Miles Straw all hit in the five runs that the Blue Jays needed to advance.
Now, they'll be awaiting either the Seattle Mariners or Detroit Tigers in the ALCS.
Toronto didn't let any of their eight pitchers in Game 4 throw more than 2 complete innings.
The Jays put up 12 total hits with Addison Barger leading the way after going 3-for-5 at the plate. They finished Game 4 going 3-for-17 with runners in scoring position.
Yankees rookie starting pitcher Cam Schlittler, who had a historic outing against the Boston Red Sox in the Wild Card, gave up four runs (two earned) on eight hits in 6.1 innings of work with two strikeouts.
Aaron Judge, who batted an unheard of .500 during the postseason, led the Yankees in hitting after going 2-for-4 at the plate with an RBI and a walk.
New York finished Game 4 going 1-for-6 with runners in scoring position and 10 left on base.
Tigers 9-3 Mariners
After going down 3-0 in the top of the fifth, the Tigers rallied back by scoring eight unanswered runs.
Things got started in the bottom of the fifth when Dillon Dingler and Jahmai Jones both hit RBI doubles to cut the lead to 3-2.
Then Javy Baez stepped up to tie the game 3-3 with an RBI single.
Detroit would pour it in just an inning later when they put up four runs to take a commanding 7-3 lead in front of the home crowd.
Things got started with a solo home run from Riley Greene that went 454 feet, followed by an RBI single from Zach McKinstry to score Spencer Torkelson from second.
Baez would then launch a two-run home run to put the game out of reach - his first postseason homer in eight years.
Detroit wasn't done.
Gleyber Torres got involved in the home run party himself to put his team up 8-3 in the seventh for his first of the postseason.
The Tigers' nine runs, thanks to a late eighth-inning Baez RBI, tie the same amount that they scored in the previous three games combined.
Tigers starting pitcher Casey Mize was taken out after just three innings of work, giving up one run on two hits, while striking out six and walking two.
Detroit had four players record multiple hits, with McKinstry leading the way after going 3-for-4 with three singles, a run, and an RBI.
Seattle's starting pitcher Bryce Miller was finished after 4.1 innings, giving up two runs on four hits and striking out a pair.
Their bullpen gave up the remaining six runs on nine hits in 2.2 innings of work.
Josh Naylor led Seattle in hitting after going 3-for-4 at the plate with a double, two singles, and two runs scored.
The series finale (Game 5) between the Tigers and Mariners will be played in Seattle on Friday, October 10th.