It's time for a four-game Wednesday in the MLB Playoffs!

With no sweep in the October round of the Division Series, all eight remaining teams will be in action in a crucial round of MLB postseason action.

The schedule began with the Detroit Tigers defeating the Cleveland Guardians 3-0 for the second straight game to take a 2-1 lead in Motown. Elsewhere in the American League, the Kansas City Royals will also look to edge out the New York Yankees in Game 3 in Kansas City. In the National League, both series could end in Game 4 on Wednesday as the New York Mets have a chance to knock off the Philadelphia Phillies and the San Diego Padres hope to knock off the No. 1 seed Los Angeles Dodgers.

We'll provide you with lineups, live updates and analysis as the games are played, followed by our insights after every final pitch.

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Takeaways

The Tigers lead the series 2-1

Game 3 at Comerica Park was historic in an unusual way – the ALDS series between the Guardians and Tigers is now just the second in postseason history to feature a shutout in each of the first three games, according to ESPN Research. The latter two have gone the way of Detroit, including Wednesday's 3-0 win. The Tigers used six different pitchers – three came in the middle of the inning – to post their second straight shutout. Manager AJ Hinch has nailed nearly every pitching move he's made this postseason, as evidenced by the fact that the Tigers are averaging 2.8 runs per game but are 4-1 so far. And they're doing it on the mound with essentially a star pitcher in Tarik Skubal. Meanwhile, Cleveland is on a 20-inning scoreless streak in the postseason, a franchise record. It put the Guardians in a hole in the series; They now trail 2-1 after taking a 1-0 lead at the weekend.

What to watch in Game 4: The Guardians have one thing in mind in Game 4: their hottest pitcher will take the ball for them in an elimination game. Tanner Bibee was outstanding in Game 1 despite only going 4⅔ innings and holding a 5-0 lead in the first inning thanks to the offense. Still, Bibee looked great. Cleveland will have the pitching advantage on Thursday, although Skubal is due for Game 5. But the Guardians have to get there first. –Jesse Rogers

Today's encounters

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Philadelphia Phillies at New York Mets, 5:08 p.m

Mets lead the series 2-1

Pitching Matchup: Ranger Suarez (12-8, 3.46 ERA) vs. Jose Quintana (10-10, 3.75 ERA)

Starting lineups:

Phillies

Kyle Schwarber (L) DH
Trea Turner (R) SS
Bryce Harper (L) 1B
Nick Castellanos (R) RF
Alec Bohm (R) 3B
JT Realmuto (R) C
Bryson Stott (L) 2B
Weston Wilson (R) LF
Brandon Marsh (left) CF

Mets

Francisco Lindor (S) SS
Mark Vientos (R) 3B
Brandon Nimmo (L) LF
Pete Alonso (R) 1B
Jose Iglesias (R) 2B
JD Martinez (R) DH
Starling Marte (R) RF
Tyrone Taylor (R) CF
Francisco Alvarez (R) C

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New York Yankees at Kansas City Royals, 7:08 p.m

The series was tied 1-1

Pitching Matchup: Clarke Schmidt (5-5, 2.85 ERA) vs. Seth Lugo (16-9, 3.00 ERA)

Starting lineups:

Yankees

Gleyber Torres (R) 2B
Juan Soto (left) RF
Aaron Judge (R) CF
Austin Wells (left) C
Giancarlo Stanton (R) DH
Jazz Chisholm Jr. (L) 3B
Anthony Volpe (R) SS
Oswaldo Cabrera (S) 1B
Alex Verdugo (L) LF

Royals

Michael Massey (L) 2B
Bobby Witt Jr. (R) SS
Vinnie Pasquantino (L) DH
Salvador Perez (R) C
Yuli Gurriel (R) 1B
MJ Melendez (L) LF
Maikel Garcia (R) 3B
Adam Frazier (L) RF
Kyle Isbel (left) CF

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Los Angeles Dodgers at San Diego Padres, 9:08 p.m

Padres lead the series 2-1

Pitching Matchup: Ryan Brasier (1-0, 7.71 ERA) vs. Dylan Cease (14-11, 3.47 ERA)

Starting lineups:

Dodgers

Shohei Ohtani (left) DH
Mookie Betts (R) RF
Freddie Freeman (L) 1B
Teoscar Hernandez (R) LF
Max Muncy (L) 3B
Will Smith (R) C
Gavin Lux (L) 2B
Tommy Edman (S) SS
Enrique Hernandez (R) CF

Padres

Luis Arraez (L) 1B
Fernando Tatis Jr. (R) RF
Jurickson Profar (S) LF
Manny Machado (R) 3B
Jackson Merrill (left) CF
Xander Bogaerts (R) SS
David Peralta (L) DH
Jake Cronenworth (L) 2B
Kyle Higashioka (R) C