11+ hour, 51+ min ago   (258+ words) The Rangers improved to 73-76 and are just two games back of the final American League wild card despite a sub-.500 record. Arizona fell to 79-70 and is 1 1/2 games behind the San Diego Padres for the final National League wild card. The…...

9+ hour, 44+ min ago   (273+ words) Pete Alonso hit his 35th home run for Baltimore, a two-run blast off Paul Sewald in the seventh inning, but the Orioles lost for the eighth time in 11 September games. Kirk had two hits and drove in three as the Blue…...

10+ hour, 42+ min ago   (291+ words) Andrew Morris, Kody Funderburk and Jeff Hoffman combined for 2 2-3 innings of scoreless relief before A.J. Minter earned his first save since May 13, 2024, with a 1-2-3 ninth. Travis Bazzana, Brayan Rocchio and Steven Kwan had RBIs for the Guardians, now one game behind…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (322+ words) Seeking its first division title since 2021, Tampa Bay (87-59) entered with a four-game AL East lead and would have clinched no worse than a wild card with a victory and a loss by Texas to Seattle or the Chicago White Sox…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (417+ words) Seeing the Rays score at least six runs in five consecutive games boosted the team’s confidence even more. The Rays outhit the Braves 10-3 in Wednesday night’s 7-2 win. Tampa Bay has outscored Atlanta 14-3 in the first two games of the three-game…...

3+ day, 21+ min ago   (848+ words) Being the general manager of a team fighting for a playoff spot is painful. You hang on every pitch of every inning of every game. General managers are programmed to worry. We worry about injuries, the depth and weakness of…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (317+ words) The Dodgers’ sweep helped them reduce their magic number to six for clinching their 13th NL West title in 14 years without injured Shohei Ohtani or Freddie Freeman in the lineup. They broke out for six runs in the fourth and had…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (283+ words) The Diamondbacks’ winning streak ended at four and they fell a half-game behind San Diego for the third wild card in the National League. It was the third straight series in which the Royals won the final game to avoid…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (276+ words) Jackson Chourio and William Contreras also homered for majors-leading Milwaukee (91-56). The Cubs (81-66) scored five runs in the ninth, starting with four walks by Brandon Sproat. Abner Uribe relieved and gave up an RBI single, a run-scoring ground out and a…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (247+ words) The previous record was 93 on Sept. 10, 2015, in a game against the Colorado Rockies. Petco Park opened in 2004. Merrill tied his career high with 24 homers. He's the third Padres player with a triple and two home runs in the same game....