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VIDEO SHOWS: HIGHLIGHTS OF THE BEIJING OPEN QUARTER-FINALS BETWEEN COCO GAUFF AND EVA LYS AND JASMINE PAOLINI AND AMANDA ANISIMOVA  FULL SCRIPT TO FOLLOW SHOWS: BEIJING, CHINA (OCTOBER 2, 2025) (WTA/DAZN – See restrictions) COCO GAUFF (WHITE SHIRT) V EVA LYS 1. PLAYERS ATV COIN TOSS 2. DROPSHOT BY GAUFF ON HER WAY TO TAKING THE FIRST SET 3. LYS WINS RALLY IN SECOND SET 4. GAUFF HITS CROSS COURT BACKHAND WINNER 5. LYS HITS BALL OUT, GAUFF WINS MATCH 6. PLAYERS AT NET 7. GAUFF WAVES TO CROWD JASMINE PAOLINI (WHITE SKIRT) V AMANDA ANISIMOVA  8. PLAYERS AT COIN TOSS 9. PAOLINI WINNER ON HER WAY TO TAKING THE FIRST SET 10. ANISIMOVA WINNER IN SECOND SET 11. ANISIMOVA BACKHAND WINNER IN THIRD SET 12. ANISIMOVA BREAKS SERVE TO LEAD 5-4 13. BACKHAND BY ANISIMOVA TO WIN MATCH 14. PLAYERS AT NET 15. ANISIMOVA WAVES TO CROWD STORY: TO FOLLOW

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VIDEO SHOWS: HIGHLIGHTS OF THE BEIJING OPEN QUARTER-FINALS BETWEEN COCO GAUFF AND EVA LYS AND JASMINE PAOLINI AND AMANDA ANISIMOVA  FULL SCRIPT TO FOLLOW SHOWS: BEIJING, CHINA (OCTOBER 2, 2025) (WTA/DAZN – See restrictions) COCO GAUFF (WHITE SHIRT) V EVA LYS 1. PLAYERS ATV COIN TOSS 2. DROPSHOT BY GAUFF ON HER WAY TO TAKING THE FIRST SET 3. LYS WINS RALLY IN SECOND SET 4. GAUFF HITS CROSS COURT BACKHAND WINNER 5. LYS HITS BALL OUT, GAUFF WINS MATCH 6. PLAYERS AT NET 7. GAUFF WAVES TO CROWD JASMINE PAOLINI (WHITE SKIRT) V AMANDA ANISIMOVA  8. PLAYERS AT COIN TOSS 9. PAOLINI WINNER ON HER WAY TO TAKING THE FIRST SET 10. ANISIMOVA WINNER IN SECOND SET 11. ANISIMOVA BACKHAND WINNER IN THIRD SET 12. ANISIMOVA BREAKS SERVE TO LEAD 5-4 13. BACKHAND BY ANISIMOVA TO WIN MATCH 14. PLAYERS AT NET 15. ANISIMOVA WAVES TO CROWD STORY: TO FOLLOW

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VIDEO SHOWS: HIGHLIGHTS OF THE BEIJING OPEN QUARTER-FINALS BETWEEN COCO GAUFF AND EVA LYS AND JASMINE PAOLINI AND AMANDA ANISIMOVA  FULL SCRIPT TO FOLLOW SHOWS: BEIJING, CHINA (OCTOBER 2, 2025) (WTA/DAZN – See restrictions) COCO GAUFF (WHITE SHIRT) V EVA LYS 1. PLAYERS ATV COIN TOSS 2. DROPSHOT BY GAUFF ON HER WAY TO TAKING THE FIRST SET 3. LYS WINS RALLY IN SECOND SET 4. GAUFF HITS CROSS COURT BACKHAND WINNER 5. LYS HITS BALL OUT, GAUFF WINS MATCH 6. PLAYERS AT NET 7. GAUFF WAVES TO CROWD JASMINE PAOLINI (WHITE SKIRT) V AMANDA ANISIMOVA  8. PLAYERS AT COIN TOSS 9. PAOLINI WINNER ON HER WAY TO TAKING THE FIRST SET 10. ANISIMOVA WINNER IN SECOND SET 11. ANISIMOVA BACKHAND WINNER IN THIRD SET 12. ANISIMOVA BREAKS SERVE TO LEAD 5-4 13. BACKHAND BY ANISIMOVA TO WIN MATCH 14. PLAYERS AT NET 15. ANISIMOVA WAVES TO CROWD STORY: TO FOLLOW

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VIDEO SHOWS: HIGHLIGHTS OF THE BEIJING OPEN QUARTER-FINALS BETWEEN COCO GAUFF AND EVA LYS AND JASMINE PAOLINI AND AMANDA ANISIMOVA  RESENDING WITH FULL SCRIPT  SHOWS: BEIJING, CHINA (OCTOBER 2, 2025) (WTA/DAZN – See restrictions) COCO GAUFF (WHITE SHIRT) V EVA LYS 1. PLAYERS AT COIN TOSS 2. DROPSHOT BY GAUFF ON HER WAY TO TAKING THE FIRST SET 3. LYS WINS RALLY WITH BACKHAND IN SECOND SET 4. GAUFF HITS CROSS COURT BACKHAND WINNER 5. LYS HITS BALL OUT, GAUFF WINS MATCH 6. PLAYERS AT NET 7. GAUFF WAVES TO CROWD JASMINE PAOLINI (WHITE SKIRT) V AMANDA ANISIMOVA  8. PLAYERS AT COIN TOSS 9. PAOLINI FOREHAND WINNER ON HER WAY TO TAKING THE FIRST SET 10. ANISIMOVA WINNER IN SECOND SET 11. ANISIMOVA BACKHAND WINNER IN THIRD SET 12. ANISIMOVA BREAKS SERVE TO LEAD 5-4 13. BACKHAND BY ANISIMOVA TO WIN MATCH 14. PLAYERS AT NET 15. ANISIMOVA WAVES TO CROWD STORY: Coco Gauff put down a spirited challenge from Eva Lys to earn a 6-3 6-4 victory on Thursday (October 2) and set up a China Open semi-final against fellow American Amanda Anisimova, who overcame a first-set stumble to beat Italy's Jasmine Paolini 6-7(4) 6-3 6-4.     Gauff, who is bidding to become the first woman to win back-to-back titles at the WTA 1000 event, had battled through three-setters in the previous two rounds and had to overcome stiff resistance from the 66th-ranked German.     It was a fast and furious start to the first set as both players fired off a string of winners and traded early breaks as the momentum swung wildly.     Following a run of five straight breaks of serve it was defending champion Gauff who finally seized control, taking a 5-3 lead when Lys sent a backhand wide and then consolidating to clinch the first set.     The world number three appeared to have found her range on serve in the second set and eased through a couple of holds, but a brief wobble and a few double-faults from the American added some late drama.     Serving for the match at 5-4, however, Gauff held her nerve to close out the win in an hour and 28 minutes.     World number four Anisimova, who was playing with a bandage on her ankle after pulling out of last month's Korea Open due to injury, was tested by Paolini in a battle that lasted two hours and 47 minutes.     A break in the seventh game handed Anisimova a chance to win the first set, but world number eight Paolini fought back from 5-3 down to force a tiebreak, where she held her nerve to take the lead in the contest.     But U.S. Open finalist Anisimova battled back in the second, taking a 4-0 lead which was enough to secure the set despite a late fightback by Paolini.     The Italian was on the verge of taking a crucial 5-3 lead in the third set, but Anisimova saved six break points in a marathon game to hold her serve.     Anisimova won the next two games to wrap up victory, reaching the semis and also qualifying for the WTA Finals, set for next month in Saudi Arabia, for the first time. (Production: Andy Ragg)

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VIDEO SHOWS: HIGHLIGHTS OF THE BEIJING OPEN QUARTER-FINALS BETWEEN COCO GAUFF AND EVA LYS AND JASMINE PAOLINI AND AMANDA ANISIMOVA  FULL SCRIPT TO FOLLOW SHOWS: BEIJING, CHINA (OCTOBER 2, 2025) (WTA/DAZN – See restrictions) COCO GAUFF (WHITE SHIRT) V EVA LYS 1. PLAYERS ATV COIN TOSS 2. DROPSHOT BY GAUFF ON HER WAY TO TAKING THE FIRST SET 3. LYS WINS RALLY IN SECOND SET 4. GAUFF HITS CROSS COURT BACKHAND WINNER 5. LYS HITS BALL OUT, GAUFF WINS MATCH 6. PLAYERS AT NET 7. GAUFF WAVES TO CROWD JASMINE PAOLINI (WHITE SKIRT) V AMANDA ANISIMOVA  8. PLAYERS AT COIN TOSS 9. PAOLINI WINNER ON HER WAY TO TAKING THE FIRST SET 10. ANISIMOVA WINNER IN SECOND SET 11. ANISIMOVA BACKHAND WINNER IN THIRD SET 12. ANISIMOVA BREAKS SERVE TO LEAD 5-4 13. BACKHAND BY ANISIMOVA TO WIN MATCH 14. PLAYERS AT NET 15. ANISIMOVA WAVES TO CROWD STORY: TO FOLLOW

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VIDEO SHOWS: HIGHLIGHTS OF CHICAGO CUBS V SAN DIEGO PADRES MLB GAME  SHOWS: CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, UNITED STATES (OCTOBER 1, 2O25) (MLB – See restrictions) TOP 1ST  1. ANDREW KITTREDGE GETTING READY FOR PITCHING/ MANNY MANCHADO CLOSE-UP 2. KITTREDGE STRIKES OUT MANCHADO  3. REPLAY OF KITTREDGE'S STRIKE OUT  4. KITTREDGE PITCHING AND ITS REPLAY  5. FERNANDO TATIS JR. SCORES THE PADRES' FIRST RUN ON A SACRIFICE FLY BY JACKSON MERRILL/ MERRILL CELEBRATING WITH TEAMMATES  TOP 3RD 6. SHOTA IMANAGA GETS MANNY MACHADO TO FLY OUT, WORKING OUT OF A ONE-ON, NO-OUT JAM AND STRANDS FREDDY FREMIN AT THIRD BASE/ IMANAGA CLOSE-UP  TOP 5TH  7. MACHADO ADDS TO PADRES' LEAD WITH A TWO-RUN HOME RUN/ MACHADO CELEBRATING/ PADRES' PLAYERS CELEBRATING/ MACHADO CELEBRATING 8. REPLAY OF MACHADO'S HOME RUN AND CELEBRATIONS  BOTTOM 5TH, 6TH AND 7TH  9. VARIOUS OF ADRIAN MOREJON'S SCORELESS INNINGS AND STRIKEOUTS/ MOREJON CLOSE-UP  BOTTOM 7TH AND 8TH  10. VARIOUS OF MASON MILLER'S STRIKE OUTS/ MILLER'S CLOSE-UP BOTTOM 8TH  11. FERNANDO TATIS JR. RANGES TO HIS LEFT AND MAKES A GOOD JUMPING CATCH/ TATIS CELEBRATING/ ROBERT SUAREZ CLOSE-UP/ TATIS CLOSE-UP 12. REPLAYS OF THE CATCH AND CELEBRATION  BOTTOM 9TH  13. SUAREZ CLOSES THE GAME, INDUCING A DOUBLE PLAY FROM CUBS' SEIYA SUZUKI AFTER KYLE TUCKER'S ONE-OUT SINGLE AND PADRES WIN 3-0 OVERS CUBS  14. VARIOUS OF PADRES PLAYERS CELEBRATING  STORY: Manny Machado hit a two-run homer in the fifth inning to lead the San Diego Padres to a 3-0 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday (October 1), levelling their National League wild-card series at one win apiece. The decisive Game 3 of the best-of-three series will take place Thursday afternoon in Chicago, with the winner advancing to face the top-seeded Milwaukee Brewers in the NL Division Series. Fernando Tatis Jr. scored the Padres' first run on a sacrifice fly by Jackson Merrill in the opening inning, while Luis Arraez contributed two of San Diego's seven hits. Machado's blast, his 12th career postseason homer, came off Cubs reliever Shota Imanaga and extended the Padres' lead to 3-0.  San Diego's bullpen played a pivotal role, with Adrian Morejon (1-0) throwing 2 1/3 scoreless innings in relief of starter Dylan Cease. Morejon benefited from a lucky bounce in the sixth inning when Nico Hoerner's hard-hit ball deflected off his foot directly to first baseman Arraez for an easy out. Robert Suarez closed the game, inducing a double play from Seiya Suzuki after Kyle Tucker's one-out single in the ninth. The Cubs struggled offensively, with Mason Miller striking out five consecutive batters early but exiting after hitting Michael Busch with a pitch. Starter Andrew Kittredge (0-1) allowed one run on two hits in one inning, while Imanaga gave up Machado's homer after cruising through the early frames. Imanaga led the National League in regular-season home runs allowed with 31, tied for second-most overall. Tatis ignited the Padres' offense in the first inning with a leadoff single, advancing to second on an Arraez base hit and then stealing third during a double steal. Merrill drove him home with a sacrifice fly to the warning track in right field. Machado's fifth-inning homer off Imanaga cemented the Padres' lead after Tatis drew a walk earlier in the inning. (Production: Suramya Kaushik) More MLB content is available on Reuters Connect here: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?sources=mlbimagen

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VIDEO SHOWS: HIGHLIGHTS OF CHICAGO CUBS V SAN DIEGO PADRES MLB GAME  SHOWS: CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, UNITED STATES (OCTOBER 1, 2O25) (MLB – See restrictions) TOP 1ST  1. ANDREW KITTREDGE GETTING READY FOR PITCHING/ MANNY MANCHADO CLOSE-UP 2. KITTREDGE STRIKES OUT MANCHADO  3. REPLAY OF KITTREDGE'S STRIKE OUT  4. KITTREDGE PITCHING AND ITS REPLAY  5. FERNANDO TATIS JR. SCORES THE PADRES' FIRST RUN ON A SACRIFICE FLY BY JACKSON MERRILL/ MERRILL CELEBRATING WITH TEAMMATES  TOP 3RD 6. SHOTA IMANAGA GETS MANNY MACHADO TO FLY OUT, WORKING OUT OF A ONE-ON, NO-OUT JAM AND STRANDS FREDDY FREMIN AT THIRD BASE/ IMANAGA CLOSE-UP  TOP 5TH  7. MACHADO ADDS TO PADRES' LEAD WITH A TWO-RUN HOME RUN/ MACHADO CELEBRATING/ PADRES' PLAYERS CELEBRATING/ MACHADO CELEBRATING 8. REPLAY OF MACHADO'S HOME RUN AND CELEBRATIONS  BOTTOM 5TH, 6TH AND 7TH  9. VARIOUS OF ADRIAN MOREJON'S SCORELESS INNINGS AND STRIKEOUTS/ MOREJON CLOSE-UP  BOTTOM 7TH AND 8TH  10. VARIOUS OF MASON MILLER'S STRIKE OUTS/ MILLER'S CLOSE-UP BOTTOM 8TH  11. FERNANDO TATIS JR. RANGES TO HIS LEFT AND MAKES A GOOD JUMPING CATCH/ TATIS CELEBRATING/ ROBERT SUAREZ CLOSE-UP/ TATIS CLOSE-UP 12. REPLAYS OF THE CATCH AND CELEBRATION  BOTTOM 9TH  13. SUAREZ CLOSES THE GAME, INDUCING A DOUBLE PLAY FROM CUBS' SEIYA SUZUKI AFTER KYLE TUCKER'S ONE-OUT SINGLE AND PADRES WIN 3-0 OVERS CUBS  14. VARIOUS OF PADRES PLAYERS CELEBRATING  STORY: Manny Machado hit a two-run homer in the fifth inning to lead the San Diego Padres to a 3-0 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday (October 1), levelling their National League wild-card series at one win apiece. The decisive Game 3 of the best-of-three series will take place Thursday afternoon in Chicago, with the winner advancing to face the top-seeded Milwaukee Brewers in the NL Division Series. Fernando Tatis Jr. scored the Padres' first run on a sacrifice fly by Jackson Merrill in the opening inning, while Luis Arraez contributed two of San Diego's seven hits. Machado's blast, his 12th career postseason homer, came off Cubs reliever Shota Imanaga and extended the Padres' lead to 3-0.  San Diego's bullpen played a pivotal role, with Adrian Morejon (1-0) throwing 2 1/3 scoreless innings in relief of starter Dylan Cease. Morejon benefited from a lucky bounce in the sixth inning when Nico Hoerner's hard-hit ball deflected off his foot directly to first baseman Arraez for an easy out. Robert Suarez closed the game, inducing a double play from Seiya Suzuki after Kyle Tucker's one-out single in the ninth. The Cubs struggled offensively, with Mason Miller striking out five consecutive batters early but exiting after hitting Michael Busch with a pitch. Starter Andrew Kittredge (0-1) allowed one run on two hits in one inning, while Imanaga gave up Machado's homer after cruising through the early frames. Imanaga led the National League in regular-season home runs allowed with 31, tied for second-most overall. Tatis ignited the Padres' offense in the first inning with a leadoff single, advancing to second on an Arraez base hit and then stealing third during a double steal. Merrill drove him home with a sacrifice fly to the warning track in right field. Machado's fifth-inning homer off Imanaga cemented the Padres' lead after Tatis drew a walk earlier in the inning. (Production: Suramya Kaushik) More MLB content is available on Reuters Connect here: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?sources=mlbimagen

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VIDEO SHOWS: HIGHLIGHTS OF CHICAGO CUBS V SAN DIEGO PADRES MLB GAME  SHOWS: CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, UNITED STATES (OCTOBER 1, 2O25) (MLB – See restrictions) TOP 1ST  1. ANDREW KITTREDGE GETTING READY FOR PITCHING/ MANNY MANCHADO CLOSE-UP 2. KITTREDGE STRIKES OUT MANCHADO  3. REPLAY OF KITTREDGE'S STRIKE OUT  4. KITTREDGE PITCHING AND ITS REPLAY  5. FERNANDO TATIS JR. SCORES THE PADRES' FIRST RUN ON A SACRIFICE FLY BY JACKSON MERRILL/ MERRILL CELEBRATING WITH TEAMMATES  TOP 3RD 6. SHOTA IMANAGA GETS MANNY MACHADO TO FLY OUT, WORKING OUT OF A ONE-ON, NO-OUT JAM AND STRANDS FREDDY FREMIN AT THIRD BASE/ IMANAGA CLOSE-UP  TOP 5TH  7. MACHADO ADDS TO PADRES' LEAD WITH A TWO-RUN HOME RUN/ MACHADO CELEBRATING/ PADRES' PLAYERS CELEBRATING/ MACHADO CELEBRATING 8. REPLAY OF MACHADO'S HOME RUN AND CELEBRATIONS  BOTTOM 5TH, 6TH AND 7TH  9. VARIOUS OF ADRIAN MOREJON'S SCORELESS INNINGS AND STRIKEOUTS/ MOREJON CLOSE-UP  BOTTOM 7TH AND 8TH  10. VARIOUS OF MASON MILLER'S STRIKE OUTS/ MILLER'S CLOSE-UP BOTTOM 8TH  11. FERNANDO TATIS JR. RANGES TO HIS LEFT AND MAKES A GOOD JUMPING CATCH/ TATIS CELEBRATING/ ROBERT SUAREZ CLOSE-UP/ TATIS CLOSE-UP 12. REPLAYS OF THE CATCH AND CELEBRATION  BOTTOM 9TH  13. SUAREZ CLOSES THE GAME, INDUCING A DOUBLE PLAY FROM CUBS' SEIYA SUZUKI AFTER KYLE TUCKER'S ONE-OUT SINGLE AND PADRES WIN 3-0 OVERS CUBS  14. VARIOUS OF PADRES PLAYERS CELEBRATING  STORY: Manny Machado hit a two-run homer in the fifth inning to lead the San Diego Padres to a 3-0 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday (October 1), levelling their National League wild-card series at one win apiece. The decisive Game 3 of the best-of-three series will take place Thursday afternoon in Chicago, with the winner advancing to face the top-seeded Milwaukee Brewers in the NL Division Series. Fernando Tatis Jr. scored the Padres' first run on a sacrifice fly by Jackson Merrill in the opening inning, while Luis Arraez contributed two of San Diego's seven hits. Machado's blast, his 12th career postseason homer, came off Cubs reliever Shota Imanaga and extended the Padres' lead to 3-0.  San Diego's bullpen played a pivotal role, with Adrian Morejon (1-0) throwing 2 1/3 scoreless innings in relief of starter Dylan Cease. Morejon benefited from a lucky bounce in the sixth inning when Nico Hoerner's hard-hit ball deflected off his foot directly to first baseman Arraez for an easy out. Robert Suarez closed the game, inducing a double play from Seiya Suzuki after Kyle Tucker's one-out single in the ninth. The Cubs struggled offensively, with Mason Miller striking out five consecutive batters early but exiting after hitting Michael Busch with a pitch. Starter Andrew Kittredge (0-1) allowed one run on two hits in one inning, while Imanaga gave up Machado's homer after cruising through the early frames. Imanaga led the National League in regular-season home runs allowed with 31, tied for second-most overall. Tatis ignited the Padres' offense in the first inning with a leadoff single, advancing to second on an Arraez base hit and then stealing third during a double steal. Merrill drove him home with a sacrifice fly to the warning track in right field. Machado's fifth-inning homer off Imanaga cemented the Padres' lead after Tatis drew a walk earlier in the inning. (Production: Suramya Kaushik) More MLB content is available on Reuters Connect here: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?sources=mlbimagen

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VIDEO SHOWS: HIGHLIGHTS OF CLEVELAND GUARDIANS V DETROIT TIGERS MLB GAME  SHOWS: CLEVELAND, OHIO, UNITED STATES (OCTOBER 1, 2025) (MLB – See restrictions) TOP 1ST  1. TANNER BIBEE STRIKES OUT KERRY CARPENTER / CARPENTER CLOSE-UP/ CROWD CHEERING/ GUARDIANS' PLAYERS CHEERING/ CARPENTER CLOSE-UP/ CROWD CHEERING  2. BIBEE STRIKES OUT SPENCER TORKELSON/ TORKELSON CLOSE-UP  3. CHASE DELAUTER MAKES A FIELDING ERROR/ REPLAYS OF DELAUTER'S DROPPED CATCH  BOTTOM 1ST  4. GEORGE VALERA HITS A SOLO HOME RUN AND GIVES GUARDIANS 1-0 LEAD 5. REPLAYS OF VALERA'S SOLO HOME RUN  TOP 2ND  6. CHASE DELAUTER MAKES A CATCH AFTER MAKING A FIELDING ERROR EARLIER/ BIBEE CLOSE-UP/ DELAUTER CLOSE-UP/ CROWD CHEERING  TOP 4TH 7. JAVIER BAEZ'S RBI SINGLE AND DELAUTER CUTS DOWN THE RUNNER AT THIRD PRIOR TO THE SECOND RUN 8. SLOW MOTION REPLAY OF BAEZ'S DIVE  9. UMPIRE CONFIRMS DELAUTER HAS SAVED A RUN/ VARIOUS OF GUARDIANS' PLAYERS CLOSE-UP/ CROWD CHEERING/ TIGERS' PLAYER REACTION  BOTTOM 8TH  10. BRAYAN ROCCHIO HITS GO-AHEAD SOLO HOME RUN AND GIVES GUARDIANS 2-1 LEAD/CROWD CHEERING 11. REPLAY OF ROCCHIO'S HOME RUN/ ROCCHIO CELEBRATING  12. DANIEL SCHNEEMAN HITS AN RBI DOUBLE AND GUARDIANS GET 3-1 LEAD/ SCHNEEMAN CELEBRATING 13. REPLAY OF SCHNEEMAN'S RBI DOUBLE  14. BO NAYLOR CLOSE-UP 15. NAYLOR HITS A THREE-RUN HOME RUN, GIVES GUARDIANS 6-1 LEAD  16. REPLAY OF NAYLOR'S HOME RUN/ GUARDIANS PLAYERS CELEBRATING  TOP 9TH  17. CADE SMITH CLOSES OUT GUARDIANS' 6-1 WIN  18. VARIOUS OF GUARDIANS' CELEBRATIONS  STORY: Brayan Rocchio hit a go-ahead solo homer and Bo Naylor added a three-run blast during a decisive five-run eighth inning as the Cleveland Guardians defeated the Detroit Tigers 6-1 on Wednesday (October 1), forcing a winner-take-all Game 3 in their American League wild-card series. The Guardians will host Thursday's decisive game, aiming to become the first team to advance after losing Game 1 under the current wild-card format. Rocchio's 379-foot homer off Tigers reliever Troy Melton (0-1) broke a 1-1 tie with one out in the eighth inning. Steven Kwan followed with a double and scored on Daniel Schneeman's RBI single. After an intentional walk to Jose Ramirez, Melton was replaced by Brant Hurter, who surrendered Naylor's first career postseason homer, a three-run shot that made it 5-1 and electrified the crowd of 26,669. The Tigers struggled offensively, leaving 15 runners on base and going 1-for-15 with runners in scoring position. However, they tied the game in the fourth inning on Javier Baez's RBI single, but a replay review overturned a potential second run after Zach McKinstry was ruled out trying to advance to third before Dillon Dingler crossed home plate. The Guardians opened the scoring in the first inning on a solo homer by George Valera, who connected off Tigers starter Casey Mize. Mize allowed one run on one hit over three-plus innings. Guardians starter Tanner Bibee pitched 4 2/3 innings, giving up one run on five hits with six strikeouts and three walks. Cleveland closer Cade Smith (1-0) worked the final 1 1/3 innings, escaping a bases-loaded jam in the ninth to secure the win. Rocchio committed an error in the final frame but redeemed himself by helping to end the game. The Tigers took Game 1 of the series 2-1, backed by 14 strikeouts from reigning Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal. Both Tigers runs in the opener were unearned, stemming from Cleveland errors by Johnathan Rodriguez and Jhonkensy Noel. (Production: Suramya Kaushik) More MLB content is available on Reuters Connect here: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?sources=mlbimagen

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VIDEO SHOWS: B-ROLL OF FIFA HEADQUARTERS IN ZURICH, SWITZERLAND  SHOWS: ZURICH, SWITZERLAND (OCTOBER 2, 2025) (REUTERS – Access all) 1. EXTERIOR OF FIFA HEADQUARTERS 2. VARIOUS OF FLAGS OUTSIDE FIFA HEADQUARTERS  3. SIGN OUTSIDE FIFA HEADQUARTERS  4. CLOSE UP OF SIGN OUTSIDE FIFA HEADQUARTERS  5. CAR PULLING OUT OF FIFA HEADQUARTERS  6. FIFA SIGN / SIGN SAYING IN GERMAN FIFA STRASSE (FIFA STREET) 7. FLAGS / PAN DOWN TO FIFA STRASSE SIGN  8. EXTERIOR OF FIFA HEADQUARTERS  STORY: FIFA President Gianni Infantino and the most senior officials of world soccer's governing body held a meeting in Zurich, Switzerland on Thursday (October 2). Among items up for discussion at FIFA Council was a proposal by South American football federation Conmebol to expand the 2030 tournament to 64 teams, although no formal decision is expected on that for some time. Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay will co-host the tournament with Spain, Portugal and Morocco, but will only hold three games between them as a nod to the 100th anniversary of the initial tournament, which took place in Uruguay. Next year's tournament in the United States, Canada and Mexico will have 48 teams for the first time. There are concerns that increasing the number of teams to 64 will dilute the quality of what is on offer. There has been media speculation in the last week that UEFA , Europe's governing body, could hold a vote to expel Israel. However UEFA have not confirmed such a vote was ever proposed. On Wednesday (October 1) FIFA Vice President Victor Montagliani said soccer's governing would leave any such decision to UEFA. (Production: Iain Axon)

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