Gerrit Cole held the New York Yankees scoreless, Jose Altuve sparked Houston at the plate as the Astros locked down a 4-1 victory to take a 2-1 lead in the ALCS.
Kendrick hit a tiebreaking grand slam in the 10th inning and the Nationals, boosted by a lightning rally against Clayton Kershaw, beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-3.
Elvis Andrus, Hunter Pence, Logan Forsythe and Shin-Soo Choo homered, Lance Lynn allowed one run over seven innings and Texas routed the Seattle Mariners again, 14-1.