MINNEAPOLIS -- Jose Abreu hit one postseason home run in nine seasons with his former team. On Tuesday, he hit two homers with his new club, helping the Astros cruise to a 9-1 win over the Minnesota Twins in Game 3 of the American League Division Series, moving Houston one victory away from advancing.
GEORGIA --Austin Riley slugged a two-run homer in the eighth inning and made a fine defensive play in the ninth, helping the Atlanta Braves rallied from a four-run deficit to post a 5-4 victory over the visiting Philadelphia Phillies to even the best-of-five National League Division Series at one game apiece.
MADRID-- Alvaro Morata scored a brace to help Atletico Madrid fight back and secure a frantic 3-2 win over Feyenoord in their Champions League Group E clash on Wednesday, with goalkeeper Jan Oblak putting in a superb second-half performance for the hosts. Feyenoord were arguably the better side throughout and took an early lead thanks to an unfortunate own goal by defender Mario Hermoso, as Oblak's rebound from an Ayase Ueda effort in the sixth minute bounced off his knee and deflected into his own goal.
ATHENS--Ajax are still searching for their first win in the Europa League after they came away from AEK Athens with a 1-1 draw.
NAPLES, Italy--Real Madrid fought back to secure a barnstorming 3-2 win at Napoli in their Champions League Group C clash on Tuesday, with the Italian side's keeper Alex Meret scoring an unfortunate own goal to hand the Spaniards victory late in the second half.
