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The Cubs are out, but that isn't stopping former Chicago stars from making an impact.

There's nothing quite like October baseball. The Red Sox secured their spot in the ALCS on Monday, and there's plenty more drama to come as the Astros look to follow suit on Tuesday. Here's what we learned in a busy day of MLB playoff games.

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Kiké Hernandez, who sparked Boston's offense in Game 2, delivered a walk-off sacrifice fly Monday night to eliminate the Rays and send the Red Sox to the ALCS in a season when few expected them to be playing this deep into the postseason.

Here's what has made this latest Boston run so remarkable so far.

Ready for a day with four high-stakes playoff games? With wins, the Astros and Red Sox could advance, and there's plenty of more drama to come Monday.

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The Cubs are out, but that isn't stopping former Chicago stars from making an impact.

MLB has moved Game 4 of the ALDS between the Astros and White Sox to Tuesday because of bad weather in Chicago. Because of the delay, the Astros will start Lance McCullers Jr. instead of Jose Urquidy.

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Astros manager Dusty Baker pushed back on White Sox reliever Ryan Tepera's comments regarding potential sign stealing by Houston, calling them "heavy accusations."

MLB has moved Game 4 of the ALDS between the Astros and White Sox to Tuesday because of bad weather in the forecast for Chicago. Houston leads the best-of-five series 2-1.

Ready for a day with four high-stakes playoff games? With wins, the Astros and Red Sox could advance, and there's plenty of more drama to come Monday.

Ready for a day with four high-stakes playoff games? With wins, the Astros and Red Sox could advance, and there's plenty of more drama to come Monday.

White Sox reliever Ryan Tepera implied that Houston may have been stealing signs in Games 1 and 2 of their AL Division Series after Chicago won the third game Sunday night.

White Sox catcher Yasmani Grandal said he didn't intentionally get in the way of a throw to the plate from Astros first baseman Yuli Gurriel as he ran to first base in the fourth inning Sunday, saying, "I wish I could tell you it was a heads-up play."

A controversial ground-rule double by Tampa Bay's Kevin Kiermaier in the 13th inning of Sunday's pivotal ALDS Game 3 denied the Rays the go-ahead run and set the stage for Red Sox catcher Christian Vazquez's walk-off homer in the bottom of the inning.

The Dodgers will start Albert Pujols at first base against Giants lefty Alex Wood in Game 3 of the NLDS.

From one of the strangest ground-rule doubles to a walk-off from an unlikely hero, Sunday's finish had it all.

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