MLB playoffs 2026: Live updates, wild-card scores, highlights from every Game 2

The wild-card round is a best-of-three format, with any deciding Game 3s set for Thursday before the American League Division Series and National League Division Series begin Saturday. The Tampa Bay Rays (the AL's No. 1 seed) and Cleveland Guardians (No. 2), along with the Milwaukee Brewers (the NL's No. 1 seed) and Los Angeles Dodgers (No. 2), earned first-round byes and are waiting to learn their opponents.

Follow along with Yahoo Sports as we track all of the scores, highlights and more from each game on Day 2 of the wild-card round.

The Houston Astros looked very much like a team that limped its way to a division title during their 6-3 loss to the Chicago White Sox in Game 1 of the wild-card round Tuesday. Houston allowed five runs before getting on the board, and failed to mount a comeback against a White Sox team that pounded out 11 hits.