Guardians complete the comeback, Nylander reaches 700 career points, Dodgers and Brewers open NLCS
Guardians complete the comeback.
This is The Sports Reset for Sunday October 11th
In MLB’s ALDS, the Cleveland Guardians eliminated the Chicago White Sox 2 to 0 in winner-take-all Game 5. José Ramírez supplied both runs with a fourth-inning homer, while Gavin Williams struck out 12 over five and two-thirds scoreless innings. Chicago’s 21 strikeouts set a nine-inning MLB record, and Cleveland completed its comeback from two games down. In the NHL, the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Colorado Avalanche 6 to 3 as William Nylander tied his career high with five points and reached 700 for his career. Kirill Kaprizov had a hat trick and an assist as the Minnesota Wild beat the Florida Panthers 4 to 1. The Montreal Canadiens edged the Detroit Red Wings 1 to 0 behind Jacob Fowler’s 30 saves, the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the New York Islanders 5 to 3 on Brandon Hagel’s hat trick, and Mitch Marner’s overtime goal lifted the Vegas Golden Knights past the Los Angeles Kings 2 to 1. In NBA preseason play, The Raptors beat the Los Angeles Clippers 114 to 106 behind RJ Barrett’s 20 points. In F1, Max Verstappen won the Singapore sprint ahead of Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc. In UFC, Brendan Allen submitted Christian Leroy Duncan in the fifth round of their middleweight main event.
Looking ahead, the MLB postseason moves to the NLCS, with the Los Angeles Dodgers visiting the Milwaukee Brewers for Game 1 on Sunday. Milwaukee won a franchise-record 103 games and its bullpen allowed only one earned run across 19 innings in the division series, while Dodgers starters posted a 1.69 ERA against Atlanta. In F1, Verstappen, Leclerc and Hamilton headline Sunday’s Singapore Grand Prix. In the NHL, the Vancouver Canucks visit the New York Rangers, the Seattle Kraken face the Washington Capitals, and the Carolina Hurricanes meet the Philadelphia Flyers. In the NFL, the San Francisco 49ers visit the Seattle Seahawks in a meeting of NFC contenders. Off the ice, the Rangers announced that star goaltender Igor Shesterkin will miss the rest of the season after suffering a right-knee injury Friday.
