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MLB playoffs Tuesday scores: Yankees, Gerrit Cole take Game 1; Dodgers beat Padres.

Once again, MLB offered up a four-game playoff buffet with the AL and NL Division Series all getting underway on the same day.

The four teams with the best overall records -- the Los Angeles Dodgers, Houston Astros, Atlanta Braves and New York Yankees -- all played their first games since the regular season ended six days ago