The MLB postseason officially got underway with the Wild Card round beginning Tuesday and pitchers had the advantage. When the dust settled, pitchers racked up an incredible 92 total strikeouts in 70 innings on the opening day of the MLB playoffs. Pitchers open postseason with MLB strikeout-rate recordSkubal’s dominant performance (7.2 innings, one run, three hits, three walks) helped the Tigers earn a 2-1 victory over the Guardians. The Los Angeles Dodgers' matchup against the Cincinnati Reds was the only game featuring more than four total runs on Tuesday. But the Cubs got the 3-1 win – their first postseason victory in eight years – jumping out to a 1-0 advantage over San Diego in the best-of-three series.