The first game of the quadruple-header, the Atlanta Braves and Philadelphia Phillies, delivered in spades.A Bryce Harper misplay in the 7th inning allowed two Braves' runs to score, putting the Phillies on the brink of elimination.
But Schwarber and Harper hit back-to-back homers in the 8th to tie it, and a 10th inning homer for Alec Bohm won it for Philadelphia to force a winner-take-all game three on Thursday.This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners.If you sign up or place a wager, FOX News may be compensated.
This content was created by a team that works independently from the FOX newsroom.Then there's the Houston Astros.The Astros entered game two needing a win to force a game three, sending their ace, Hunter Brown, to the mound against the White Sox' powerful lineup.
36 pitches, five hits, four runs, two errors and just two outs later, the White Sox had a 4-0 lead and Brown was out of the game.YANKEES BULLPEN CATCHER HEAD BUTTS BEN RICE'S GRAND SLAM ON THE FLY IN HILARIOUS MOMENT AGAINST RED SOXSam Antonacci of the Chicago White Sox slides into home plate to score past Yainer Diaz of the Houston Astros in the first inning of Game 1 of the American League Wild Card Series at Daikin Park on Sept.29, 2026, in Houston, Texas.
(Getty Images)That summed up Houston's series; just not quite good enough to overcome Chicago's offense.The White Sox, one of baseball's most strikeout-prone offenses, had 13 in Wednesday's game, but kept chipping away, fending off an attempted Astros comeback with a massive three-run homer from Chase Meidroth in the 6th inning to give them some breathing room.Four combined innings from Jordan Hicks and Erick Fedde closed it out to send the White Sox through for a massive ALDS against their division rival Cleveland Guardians.
But they weren't done with the entertainment quite yet.In the postgame clubhouse celebrations, star first year third baseman Munetaka Murakami gave what might be the quote of the season....