11+ hour, 7+ 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…...

16+ hour, 34+ min ago   (214+ words) Stamford Advocate 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…...

11+ hour, 43+ min ago   (317+ words) William Contreras hit a tiebreaking three-run homer in the fourth inning and Brice Turang added a two-run shot one night after the Brewers clinched a playoff berth by trouncing the Reds 20-0. Never before in franchise history had the Brewers totaled…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (184+ words) It was the second straight win for the Royals, who’d lost four of their previous five. Jensen, a rookie catcher, extended his on-base streak to 15 games. Kansas City’s Seth Lugo (7-8) pitched five innings and allowed two runs off seven hits,…...

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, 12+ hour ago   (256+ words) The Phillies’ offense masked a shaky performance from starter Cristopher Sanchez (17-5), who got his NL-leading victory despite allowing six runs on 10 hits in six innings. Schwarber connected on a 3-2 sweeper from reliever A.J. Blubaugh to cap a six-run sixth inning. It…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (307+ words) Aaron Judge singled in the third for his first hit since returning from a broken rib a day earlier and had another hit in the eighth before being lifted for a pinch runner. Judge went 2 for 4 and his only chance…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (217+ words) Including a 7-1 win on Tuesday night, the Rays have outscored the Braves 14-3 in the first two games of the three-game series. AL East-leading Tampa Bay hit four homers in Tuesday night's win. Mesa's homer was the Rays' only extra-base hit…...

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   (350+ words) The 36-year-old Altuve reached the milestone with a hit to center field against Phillies starter Cristopher Sanchez, becoming the second player in franchise history to reach 2,500 hits. Hall of Famer Craig Biggio is Houston’s all-time leader with 3,060 hits. “It means…...