MLB playoff scores, live updates: Brewers avoid sweep as Padres, Tigers and Royals advance

The Padres hang on to grab a one-run win and complete the sweep. The Braves, who snuck into the playoffs with their win in a doubleheader on Monday, will head home.

It'll be Padres-Dodgers in the NLDS.

The Padres head to the ninth with a 5-4 lead and are just three outs away from completing the sweep and setting up an NLDS vs. the Dodgers.

Well, there's the move the Braves needed. Michael Harris opened the eighth with a deep, two-run shot. The Padres now lead 5-4.

After three quick outs from Atlanta, we head to the eighth. If the Braves are going to make a move, it has to be now.

We have official word on Joe Musgrove's early exit tonight.

It will be veteran Jose Quintana vs. rookie Tobias Myers in Game 3.

Though the Braves put two on base in the inning, Tanner Scott came in to get the Padres out of the inning without any damage. Their 5-2 lead holds as we go to the bottom of the sixth.

The first two wild-card series ended in sweeps. This one will not. Behind clutch home runs from Jackson Chourio and Garrett Mitchell, the Brewers tie the series 1-1 and force a Game 3 on Thursday.

Garrett Mitchell's xSLG on four-seamers this season: .366

Sliders: .233

Sinkers: .192

Changeups: .280

Curveballs: .661

You can probably guess which pitch Mets reliever Phil Maton threw to Mitchell on that homer.

Garrett Mitchell blows the roof off American Family Field with a two-run homer to take the lead. This is playoff baseball.

Jackson Chourio is 20 year old. He has two homers tonight. The second one just tied the game 3-3.

Jorge Soler just hit a deep solo shot to cut into the Padres lead in the fifth.

After a 1-2-3 seventh inning, the Brewers have six outs left to save their season.

Joe Musgrove's day is done. He's leaving the game with a trainer due to an apparent elbow injury. Bryan Hoeing will replace him now in the fourth.

The Mets had runners on second and third with two outs, then the bases loaded after an intentional walk of Francisco Lindor. The gamble paid off with a Joel Payamps strikeout of Jose Iglesias

The Brewers cut into the deficit there in the fifth after a sac fly from Blake Perkins. The Mets lead 3-2 now headed into the sixth.

Make that two more for the Padres after a triple from Jackson Merrill that made it all the way to the center field wall. San Diego has completely broken this game open.

After Higashioka's home run, the Padres quickly loaded up the bases to set up a two RBI double from Manny Machado. That marked the fifth-straight two-out hit for San Diego.

They're up 3-1 now in the second.

Just like that, we've got a tie game. Kyle Higashioka drilled a solo shot over the left field wall to put the Padres on the board in the second.

After that first-inning Jackson Chourio homer, the Mets starter is going strong. He's at four innings, five hits, one earned run, no walks and four strikeouts on 68 pitches. Like Luis Severino in Game 1, any length for the Mets bullpen is good given how little time they've had off compared to their competition.

After letting the Padres load up the bases, Freid and the Braves somehow managed to escape without giving up a run.

They lead 1-0 now after the first.

This isn't going well for Max Fried and the Braves. He's just seven pitches in, and the Padres have already loaded up the bases.

With a runner on second and two outs, the Brewers are pulling starting pitcher Frankie Montas for Trevor Megill. Montas' line: 3.2 innings, 6 hits, 3 runs (one earned), 1 walk, 3 strikeouts on 60 pitches. He's still responsible for the runner on second.

The Braves strike first. After a double from Michael Harris to open the night, Marcell Ozuna hit him with a perfect sac fly to put Atlanta up 1-0.

ATL-SD: Game 2 underway in San Diego

The final game of the night is now underway. Joe Musgrove is on the mound for San Diego to try and close the series out for the Padres, while Max Fried is getting the start for Atlanta.

Milwaukee got a pair of baseunners with one out against Sean Manaea, but a William Contreras strikeout and Willy Adames flyout ends the inning.

The Mets shortstop made a heck of a play to throw out Brewers rookie Sal Frelick by a fraction of a second.

It won't affect the rest of the playoffs, but Wednesday was not a good day for the Baltimore Orioles.

Starling Marte reached base after Brewers pitcher Frankie Montas fumbled a throw to first, took third on a Tyrone Taylor single and scored on a Francisco Alvarez single. Then Francisco Lindor scores Taylor on a sac fly. It's 3-1 Mets.

The youngest player in MLB is having himself a series. After multiple RBI hits in Game 1, Jackson Chourio hits his first career playoff home run off Sean Manaea to the game 1-1.

The Brewers escape the first via Pete Alonso, who hit a double-play ball, then tripped over his bat running to first. Two easy outs, and to the bottom of the first we go.

Brandon Nimmo gets the Mets on the board right away with a quick RBI single into right field.

The Royals scored three runs total this series. It was enough, thanks to an excellent pitching staff and some timely hitting. The Orioles' season is over.

NYM-MKE: Game 2 underway in Milwaukee

The Mets and Brewers are officially underway at American Family Field. Sean Manaea is on the mound for the Mets to try and end the series early, and Frankie Montas will get the start for the Brewers.

The Royals will enter the bottom of the ninth with a 2-1 lead after going down in order. In comes Lucas Erceg to face Cedric Mullins, Ramón Urías and Gunnar Henderson.

The Orioles are coming down to their last three outs. A not-insignificant part of the eighth inning: Austin Slater's two-out single means Gunnar Henderson is guaranteed an at-bat in the ninth.

Anthony Santander hit a ball just shy of the warning track after a Jordan Westburg walk, but no further. The Orioles are now down 2-1 with two more innings to save their season.

Colton Cowser is out of the game an inning after he took a pitch to the hand (and struck out). After a scoreless sixth, the Orioles are three innings away from that being his last at-bat of the season.

Cano allowed a go-ahead single and walked Vinnie Pasquantino to load the bases, but he strikes out Salvador Perez to end the threat. Still 2-1 Royals, and the Orioles have four innings to save their season.

Witt hits a grounder up the middle, which Jordan Westburg makes a great play on, but the speedy Witt juuuust outruns the throw to first for an RBI single. It's 2-1 Royals in the top of the sixth.

The Orioles brought in Cionel Perez with one out in the sixth inning, then brought in Yennier Cano after Perez allowed runners on the corners. Cano will face Bobby Witt Jr. with two outs.

Also worth noting: the Orioles had a trained visit Colton Cowser and had him play catch during the pitching change. Cowser took that pitch to the hands last inning, but is staying in.

Rutschsman pulls a hard grounder, but Bobby Witt Jr. makes a great play and throws out the catcher. It is somehow still tied, and the Royals breathe a sigh of relief.

With a 1-2 count, Colton Cowser swings at a way inside pitch and takes it on his hands. That's a strikeout, and only the beginning of the pain for the rookie.

That's two outs, and it will come down to Adley Rutschman.

That's one out for the Royals via an Anthony Santander pop-out (Santander wasn't happy when he saw where the ball went) and that will be it for Lugo. He will leave the game responsible for all three baserunners.

In comes Angel Zerpa.

It got real for Kansas City in a hurry. After the Mullins HR, Ramón Urías and Gunnar Henderson both reach base, then Lugo bobbles a potential double-play ball from Jordan Westburg. The O's have the bases loaded with no outs in a 1-1 game.

Cedric Mullins, at home plate, with the wood off a Lugo four-seamer. He worked the count full after falling behind 0-2 then crushed one 398 feet to right field. It's the first Orioles run of the series.

Webb walked Yuli Gurriel to put a runner in scoring position then struck out MJ Melendez. To the bottom of the sixth we go.