UNDATED (AP) — The San Francisco Giants literally made quick work of the Los Angeles Dodgers to take Game 1 of their NL Division Series.
Logan Webb pitched beautifully into the eighth inning and the Giants belted three home runs in a 4-0 shutout of the Dodgers.
Webb struck out 10 and scattered five hits over 7 2/3s innings of a game that took just 2:39, 96 minutes shorter than the Dodgers’ wild-card win.
San Francisco went ahead five batters into the bottom of the first on Buster Posey’s two-run blast off losing pitcher Walker Buehler. Kris Bryant and Brandon Crawford also went deep in the victory.
Buehler was lifted shortly after Bryant’s home run, charged with three runs and six hits over 6 1/3 innings.
Game 2 is Saturday in San Francisco.
Meanwhile, The Milwaukee Brewers have won their NL Division Series opener.
Rowdy Tellez homered and threw out a runner at the plate to help the Brewers down the Braves, 2-1. Neither team scored until Tellez launched a two-run blast off Charlie Morton in the seventh inning.
Morton hit Avisail Garcia with a pitch leading off the seventh before Tellez went deep, chasing the Atlanta starter. Morton allowed just two other hits.
The Milwaukee first baseman also snuffed out a first-inning threat by nailing Jorge Soler at home.
Corbin Burnes was outstanding in holding the Braves to two hits and three walks with six strikeouts over six innings.
Pinch-hitter Joc Pederson homered for the Braves in the eighth.
Game 2 is Saturday in Milwaukee.
The Houston Astros have posted their second consecutive 5-run victory over the Chicago White Sox to take a 2-0 lead in the AL Division Series.
The Astros followed Thursday’s 6-1 win by scoring five times in the seventh inning to beat the Pale Hose, 9-4. The game was tied 4-4 until Yordan Alvarez hit an RBI single in the seventh.
Carlos Correa provided a two-run double during the big rally, and Kyle Tucker had a homer and three RBIs.
The Astros can close out the series on Sunday in Chicago.
In St. Petersburg, J.D. Martinez made his presence known by slamming a tiebreaking, three-run homer in the fifth inning of the Red Sox’s 14-6 win over the Rays. Martinez was 4-for-5 after missing Boston’s previous three games with an ankle injury.
Xander Bogaerts, Alex Verdugo, Kike Hernandez and Rafael Devers also homered as the Red Sox tied the AL Division Series at a game apiece. Hernandez delivered five hits and three ribbies.
The Bosox rallied after Jordan Luplow belted a grand slam that put the Rays ahead, 5-2 in the first inning.
Game 3 is Sunday at Fenway Park.
In other news coming out of the division series:
— Right-hander Johnny Cueto is not on the Giants’ roster for the NL Division Series as manager Gabe Kapler went with his established bullpen. Cueto missed time through the season with elbow troubles. San Francisco first baseman Brandon Belt is sidelined by a broken left thumb that he hopes will heal in time for a return in the NLCS should the Giants advance.
