Postseason baseball has arrived.The Major League Baseball playoffs began Tuesday with four games in the best-of-three wild-card series, with the winners already on the verge of advancing to the Division Series.The Detroit Tigers defeated the Astros in the first game of the day, putting Houston on the brink of elimination after seven consecutive trips to the ALCS. In Baltimore, Royals lefty Cole Ragans tossed five shutout innings and the bullpen got 12 outs in Kansas City’s 1-0 win over the Orioles. The New York Mets beat the Milwaukee Brewers 8-4 and the San Diego Padres took the opener against the Atlanta Braves in Tuesday’s nightcap.All four series will be back in action Wednesday, with winner-take-all Game 3s scheduled for Thursday if necessary.Here’s how Tuesday unfolded:Follow every MLB game: Latest MLB scores, stats, schedules and standings. FINAL: Padres 4, Braves 0Padres starter Michael King struck out 12 in seven scoreless innings, a dominant outing against the Braves on…
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