Major League Baseball's extra innings format is different in the playoffs from the regular season, getting rid of the "ghost runner" starting on second base once a game goes beyond nine innings.

MILWAUKEE — As Tommy Edman ripped an RBI single into right field to give the Dodgers a 5-1 eighth-inning lead in NLCS Game 2, the crowd at American Family Field fell silent. One of the most electric ...

Thursday brought two more high-stakes baseball games, with win-or-go-home contests in Game 4 of the NLDS. The first was an extra-innings thriller, with the Los ...