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UNDATED (AP) — Hall of Famer Bob Gibson, the dominating St. Louis Cardinals pitcher who won seven consecutive World Series starts and set a modern standard for excellence when he finished the 1968 season with an earned run average of 1.12, has died. The two-time Cy Young Award winner spent his entire 17-year career with the Cardinals and was named World Series MVP in their 1964 and ’67 championship seasons. He came up short in 1968, although he was named the National League’s MVP and won the Cy Young. Gibson died Friday in his hometown of Omaha, Nebraska, at the age of 84.

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The San Diego Padres are in the NL Division Series following a 4-0 shutout of the St. Louis Cardinals. San Diego went the bullpen route to close out the Wild Card Series as nine pitchers combined on a four-hitter in the Padres’ second straight win. Eric Hosmer broke a scoreless tie in the fifth with an RBI double off losing pitcher Jack Flaherty, who allowed six hits while striking out eight over six innings.

CHICAGO (AP) — The Miami Marlins won their first playoff series in 17 years by completing a two-game sweep of the Chicago Cubs, 2-0 in the NL Wild Card Series. The game was scoreless until Garrett Cooper homered off Yu Darvish in a two-run seventh. Brad Boxberger threw 1 1/3 innings to get the win in relief of hard-throwing rookie Sixto Sánchez, who limited the Cubs to four hits over five innings.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs have struggled over the years to stop the run, regardless of who was directing their defense, but they showed in last week’s win over the Baltimore Ravens that they could rise to the challenge. They have another big one this weekend. The New England Patriots roll into Arrowhead Stadium behind new quarterback Cam Newton, himself a threat to run, and a backfield that just went roughshod over the Las Vegas Raiders last weekend. Sony Michel needed just nine carries to pile up 117 yards, Rex Burkhead reached the end zone three times and the Patriots totaled 250 yards rushing in the win.

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Anthony Davis and LeBron James provided performances that were near duplicates of their Game 1 efforts in the NBA Finals, leading the Los Angeles Lakers to a 124-114 victory and a 2-0 series lead over the Miami Heat. James finished with 33 points, nine rebounds and nine assists after falling one assist short of a triple-double in the opener. Davis hit 14 of his first 15 shots on the way to 32 points, just two fewer than his Game 1 output.