The World Series could end in November for the third straight time, and it will start on a Friday for the second year in a row
Yandy Díaz, Brandon Lowe and Randy Arozarena hit RBI singles in the eighth inning and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-2
Patrick Bailey put the Giants ahead with a two-run double when Randal Grichuk misplayed his drive to left, and San Francisco eventually rallied for six runs in the ninth inning of an 8-3 victory that sent the Los Angeles Angels to their season-worst seventh consecutive loss
Nick Allen homered twice and had three RBIs, Shea Langeliers put Oakland ahead with a two-run single in the sixth inning and the Athletics rallied to beat the San Francisco Giants 8-6
Matt Wallner hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Minnesota Twins a rain-delayed 5-3 victory and a three-game sweep of the skidding Arizona Diamondbacks
Kyle Bradish and four relievers combined on a four-hitter, and the Baltimore Orioles completed a three-game sweep of the New York Mets with a 2-0 victory
Seth Brown hit a tiebreaking single in the eighth inning, and the Oakland Athletics snapped a four-game losing streak by beating the San Francisco Giants 2-1