MLB News
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MLB: Betts homers twice as Dodgers bury the Giants
Mookie Betts opened the night with a home run and closed it with another. Four Dodgers cleared the wall in the eighth inning alone.
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MLB: CJ Abrams joins the 30-30 club in St. Louis
CJ Abrams became the 52nd player in MLB history to pair 30 home runs with 30 stolen bases. Cade Cavalli picked the same night to collect his 200th strikeout.
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MLB: Braves clinch with a toast and little else
The Braves punched their playoff ticket in Houston overnight and barely celebrated. A toast, a few words, and eyes already fixed on the NL East.
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MLB: Pirates chase a .500 finish as the Royals come to town
Nine games to wipe out seven years 76 wins, 77 losses. Pittsburgh has nine regular-season games left and one number in mind: even. The club has not closed a year at .500 or better since 2018. Eight games out of a playoff spot with nine to play, the math stopped mattering weeks ago. Pride is…
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MLB: Jo Adell is dragging Cleveland through September
Six years in Anaheim without a single game that mattered Jo Adell had never played meaningful baseball in September. The Angels have not made the postseason since 2014, and he spent six seasons there waiting. A deadline trade to Cleveland changed the whole shape of his year. The Guardians (78-75) open their last home series…
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MLB: Skenes and the Pirates chase a .500 finish
Pittsburgh sits at 76-77 with nine games left and a shot at its first non-losing season since 2018. Paul Skenes opens the series against Kansas City tonight.
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MLB: Meckler’s walk-off single lifts Angels past Twins in 10
Meckler ends it on the first pitch Wade Meckler didn’t mess around. Bottom of the 10th, first pitch from Kody Funderburk, and the Angels hitter smokes a liner through a crowded infield and into right field. Zach Neto scores. Los Angeles grabs a 5-4 win over the Twins in Anaheim on the opening night of…
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MLB: Dodgers take the NL West for the 13th time in 14 years
Kyle Tucker went 4-for-5 in Cincinnati and the Dodgers walked off with the National League West again. A pitcher called up that morning took the win.
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MLB: Murakami’s first-pitch homer sends the White Sox back into first
One pitch, and the night turns Munetaka Murakami swung at the first thing Framber Valdez threw him and drove it over the center-field fence for a three-run homer. Chicago won 3-1 in Detroit and climbed back into first place in the American League Central. What made it land harder was everything leading up to it.…
