Who is ready for some more postseason baseball?

After an exciting opening to the MLB playoffs, it’s time for four more games Wednesday. Will the Atlanta Braves finish off the the Philadelphia Phillies after a dramatic comeback win in Game 1? Will the New York Yankees knock out the rival Boston Red Sox? Will the Chicago White Sox sweep the Houston Astros? And can the Chicago Cubs turn on their offense after they were shut out against the San Diego Padres?

We’ve got you covered with pregame lineups, sights and sounds from the ballparks and postgame takeaways as each Day 2 matchup ends.

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Sights and sounds

We’ve got you covered with all the best moments from the ballparks on the second day of the playoffs.

Phillies-Braves

Follow live with pitch-by-pitch coverage

Bohm’s blast puts Phillies ahead in the 10th

ALEC BOHM GO-AHEAD HOMER

PHILLIES LEAD IN THE 10TH 🤯 pic.twitter.com/S4wFOFyDq1

— MLB (@MLB) September 30, 2026

Philly evens the score with back-to-back homers

BRYCE HARPER
BACK-TO-BACK
THIS GAME IS TIED pic.twitter.com/fiIJdIM4oz

— MLB (@MLB) September 30, 2026

Phillies get one back via a Schwarbomb

KYLE SCHWARBER. DEMOLISHED.

The Phillies are within one! pic.twitter.com/Kmb0P7oZce

— MLB (@MLB) September 30, 2026

Atlanta breaks through in 7th as Harper misplays ball in outfield

DRAKE BALDWIN COMES THROUGH

BRAVES LEAD IN THE 7TH! pic.twitter.com/R6hBHRekdd

— MLB (@MLB) September 30, 2026

Olson drives in Acuña to even the score

Matt Olson evens the score for the @Braves! pic.twitter.com/9AvjotPdOJ

— MLB (@MLB) September 30, 2026

Harper gives Phillies first-inning lead

Bryce Harper and the @Phillies are on the board first in Game 2! pic.twitter.com/6Pi28Iv8VP

— MLB (@MLB) September 30, 2026

Chicago leads 1-0

5 p.m. ET

Game 2 starters: Sean Burke vs. Hunter Brown

What the Astros need to do to force Game 3: They need to play a more crisp game — better at-bats and better command from their pitchers. They have the on-paper pitching edge with Hunter Brown starting and key relievers Josh Hader and Bryan Abreu more or less fresh after zipping through an inning each in Game 1. By contrast, White Sox relief ace Grant Taylor logged 54 pitches. Still, more than anything, Houston needs to generate more energy than it did Tuesday. The Astros looked pretty flat considering it was, you know, a playoff game. — Bradford Doolittle

Lineups

White Sox
1. Sam Antonacci (L) LF
2. Kyle Teel (L) C
3. Miguel Vargas (R) 3B
4. Munetaka Murakami (L) 1B
5. Andrew Benintendi (L) DH
6. Tristan Peters (L) CF
7. Chase Meidroth (R) 2B
8. Braden Montgomery (S) RF
9. Colson Montgomery (L) SS

Astros
1. Jeremy Peña (R) SS
2. Yordan Alvarez (L) LF
3. Isaac Paredes (R) DH
4. Jose Altuve (R) 2B
5. Yainer Diaz (R) C
6. Christian Walker (R) 1B
7. Lucas Spence (L) CF
8. Cam Smith (R) RF
9. Nick Allen (R) 3B

New York leads 1-0

8 p.m. ET

Game 2 starters: Sonny Gray vs. Max Fried

What the Red Sox need to do to force Game 3: For starters, scoring a run would help. And perhaps avoiding middle-middle fastballs to Ben Rice would do the trick. Beyond the obvious, though, the Red Sox need Sonny Gray to be who he was in his last wild-card round start in 2023, when he threw five scoreless innings for Minnesota. A lineup that was dead last in runs scored during September — 71 in 24 games — needs to find itself fast. Red Sox players exuded calm following their Game 1 loss, leaning on the previous holes this season that they’ve dug and climbed out of. This one, they know, is the most perilous yet: Max Fried on the mound, a Yankees lineup filled with left-handed hitters and 27 outs to save their season. — Jeff Passan

Lineups

Red Sox
1. Jahmai Jones (R) DH
2. Adley Rutschman (S) C
3. Willson Contreras (R) 1B
4. Wilyer Abreu (L) RF
5. Ceddanne Rafaela (R) CF
6. Caleb Durbin (R) 3B
7. Nick Sogard (S) 2B
8. Trevor Story (R) SS
9. Nate Eaton (R) LF

Yankees
1. Ben Rice (L) DH
2. Cody Bellinger (L) LF
3. Luis Garcia Jr. (L) 1B
4. Spencer Jones (L) RF
5. George Lombard Jr. (R) SS
6. Jazz Chisholm Jr. (L) 2B
7. Trent Grisham (L) CF
8. Austin Wells (L) C
9. Ryan McMahon (L) 3B

San Diego leads 1-0

10 p.m. ET

Game 2 starters: Kevin Gausman vs. Nick Pivetta

What the Cubs need to do to force Game 3: Score early. Michael King’s gem in Game 1 meant Padres manager Craig Stammen didn’t have to utilize Adrian Morejon or Mason Miller. By the time Game 2 rolls around, Morejon and Miller will be coming off three full days of rest, able to provide at least nine outs. No team scored more runs than the Cubs this season, and they’ll have to show that against Nick Pivetta in Game 2. It will start, of course, with Pete Crow-Armstrong and Alex Bregman at the top of the lineup. King shut them down in Game 1, striking them out a combined five times. That can’t happen again. In hopes of generating more offense, it’ll be interesting to see if Bregman plays third base, which would allow the left-handed-hitting Michael Conforto to start at designated hitter. — Alden Gonzalez

Lineups

Cubs
TBD

Padres
TBD