MLB playoffs: Eight crazy facts from Red Sox rout of Yankees in Game 3 of ALDS  —  The New York Yankees, a franchise with 27 World Series titles, had an evening in the Bronx to forget.  —  With the American League Division Series tied 1-1 against the rival Boston Red Sox …

Your Monday LDS guide: Will last year's pennant winners both advance to the LCS?  —  We saw our first sweep completed on Sunday as the Milwaukee Brewers eliminated the Colorado Rockies, but the Atlanta Braves forced a Game 4 in their National League Division Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers after finally scoring some runs.

Red Sox change four batters for Game 3; Aaron Hicks not starting for Yankees  —  The Boston Red Sox will have four new faces in the starting lineup for Monday night's Game 3 as their AL Division Series against the Yankees, who will begin without injured center fielder Aaron Hicks.

CC Sabathia says he wants to play another season  —  NEW YORK — Yankees veteran starting pitcher CC Sabathia, who has flirted off and on this season with thoughts about potentially retiring this coming offseason, said conclusively Monday that he doesn't want his career to end.

Giancarlo Stanton still hasn't broken out in the playoffs, and here's what one scout sees different in Yankee slugger's stance  —  In the first two games of the American League Division Series, Giancarlo Stanton has not looked like the threat in the lineup the Yankees thought …

Indians juggle lineup for Game 3 of ALDS  —  Indians manager Terry Francona found a simple way to sum up his team's tenuous state this October.  —  And he channeled Yogi Berra to do it.  —  “As long as we're still breathing, we're still breathing,” Francona said before Monday's critical Game 3 against the Houston Astros.

Fall failures: Indians swept, ousted early in October again  —  CLEVELAND — The master plan was for Trevor Bauer to be Cleveland's secret weapon, the October surprise.  —  But that idea, and just about everything else the Indians tried, was tossed away.  —  Bauer's two throwing errors …

Astros kick into extra gear in dominating sweep of Indians  —  CLEVELAND — With efficiency and authority.  —  That's the way the Houston Astros handled the Cleveland Indians in a three-game sweep of the American League Division Series.  After Monday's 11-3 victory, the defending World Series champions …

Machado, Dodgers finish off Braves  —  • The Los Angeles Dodgers went through all the expected motions after winning a playoff series.  —  They broke out T-shirts and caps.  They posed for pictures in the middle of SunTrust Park.  They doused each other with beer in the clubhouse.

What Braves manager Brian Snitker said after NLDS loss  —  What Braves manager Brian Snitker said after the National League Division Series loss to the Dodgers on Monday.  —  Q. Can you just sum up the season, I mean now that there's kind of some finality to it?  —  A. Yeah.  It was a great ride.

Baseball notebook: Despite sour finish, Rockies point to progress  —  Despite sour finish, Rockies point to solid progress  —  The immediate picture for the Colorado Rockies looks grim: a slumping offense that couldn't support solid pitching led to a quick end of Rocktober.