After the Atlanta Braves earned two wins to open the National League Championship Series, the Los Angeles Dodgers responded in emphatic fashion with a 15-3 blowout in Game 3.
In the American League, the Houston Astros survived elimination to force a Game 5 against the Tampa Bay Rays.
Both best-of-seven series will continue Thursday. Though only Tampa can clinch a place in the World Series, the winners of the Championship Series will square off in the Fall Classic, which is scheduled to begin Tuesday, Oct. 20.
Updated Bracket
ALCS: Rays lead Astros 3-1
Game 5: Thursday, Oct.