Wild Card Series Game 1 winners, losers: Austin Riley plays hero, White Sox start strong (with help from Pope)

Getty Images The 2026 Major League Baseball postseason got underway with four Wild Card Series Game 1s on Tuesday. Since each Wild Card Series is a best-of-three affair, these were especially critical Game 1s. Here are the final scores and schedule for Tuesday’s wall-to-wall playoff action so far: FINAL: Braves 5, Phillies 3 (box score); Atlanta leads series 1-0 FINAL: White Sox 6, Astros 3 (box score); Chicago leads series 1-0 To sum up all the Game 1 action, we’re here to declare a winner and loser from each of the four games. You can find those authoritative and inarguable…