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With one division series having already wrapped up in a sweep and two other teams facing a similar fate on Monday night, the matchup between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Washington Nationals looks to be the most compelling series as we kick off the second week of MLB playoff action.

The Dodgers took Game 1 by a score of 4-3, with Corey Seager and Justin Turner both homering and Kenley Jansen throwing 1.2 scoreless innings for the save.

One division series is already in the books, and two more could end Monday in a loaded day of action in the MLB playoffs.

The Toronto Blue Jays were the first team to earn a spot in the American League Championship Series with their walk-off win over the Texas Rangers. The Chicago Cubs and Cleveland Indians, both up 2-0 in their respective series, have a chance to move on to the next round by the end of the night.

Sunday's American League Division Series Game 3 between the Boston Red Sox and Cleveland Indians at Fenway Park was postponed because of heavy rain in Boston, so the teams will meet Monday night with the first pitch scheduled for 6:08 p.m. ET. Now, the Red Sox and Indians know which team awaits them in the American League Championship Series—the Toronto Blue Jays.

Many in baseball circles believe that Game 3 of a division series is most important. It makes sense, really.

A Game 3 has one of two scenarios attached to it: Either a team faces an elimination game or has the opportunity to force one.

Canadians dig the long ball.

If that wasn't true before the Toronto Blue Jays completed a sweep of the Texas Rangers Sunday night with a 7-6 extra-inning win, it's certainly true now.

Toronto got a pair of home runs Sunday off the bats of first baseman Edwin Encarnacion and catcher Russell Martin. In all, seven Jays hitters have combined for nine home runs in the team's four postseason games.

A wild play in the bottom of the 10th inning helped the Toronto Blue Jays complete a three-game sweep of the Texas Rangers with a 7-6 win in Game 3 to close out the American League Division Series on Sunday.

With two runners on and the score tied at 6-6, Russell Martin hit a potential inning-ending double-play ball to shortstop. However, Rougned Odor's throw to first base was off and Josh Donaldson raced home for the walk-off victory:

An hour or so before the National League playoffs began, a scout with one of the participating teams wondered what the New York Mets had been thinking.

"Why'd they let Murphy go?" he asked, incredulously.

The Washington Nationals leveled their National League Division Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers with a 5-2 victory in Game 2 at Nationals Park on Sunday.

Neither starting pitcher made it through the fifth inning, which Fox Sports' C.J. Nitkowski pointed out has been a trend during the postseason:

Game 3 of the American League Division Series between Cleveland and the Boston Red Sox has been postponed and will be played at 6:08 p.m. ET on Monday evening in Boston, according to Chris Assenheimer of the Chronicle-Telegram.

Cleveland holds a 2-0 lead in the best-of-five series. 

Game 3 of the American League Division Series between the Cleveland Indians and Boston Red Sox has been postponed because of rain. The game has been rescheduled to 6 p.m. ET Monday in Boston, with Cleveland holding a 2-0 lead in the series.

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