MLB News
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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.…
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MLB: Meckler’s first walk-off edges the Twins
Wade Meckler swung at the first pitch he saw in the 10th and collected his first career walk-off hit. The Angels beat Minnesota 5-4 after losing the lead in the ninth.
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MLB: Murakami’s 32nd homer puts Chicago back on top
Five hits in 52 at-bats, then one first-pitch swing. Munetaka Murakami’s 32nd home run put the White Sox back level at the top of the AL Central.
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MLB: Trevor Story ends the Rangers’ 63-2 run with one swing
Two hanging breaking balls in Arlington Texas led 3-0. Texas lost 4-3. The eighth inning did all of it on Tuesday night. Wilyer Abreu walked. Willson Contreras wore a Jakob Junis pitch. The Rangers called on All-Star closer Jacob Latz, who struck out Adley Rutschman on three pitches and looked like he had the inning…
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MLB: Padres bet on King at Coors Field, where he owns a 9.53 ERA
Nine wins in 10 games, and a wild-card spot hardening Nine wins out of 10. San Diego arrives in Denver at 83-69 with a postseason berth looking sturdier by the day. The Padres hold a 3.5-game cushion over Arizona (80-73) for the National League’s third wild card. There is still something bigger on the table,…
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MLB: Taj Bradley chases 200 strikeouts in Anaheim
Taj Bradley opens the Twins’ final road trip ten strikeouts short of 200. Across the diamond, the Angels need five wins from ten to dodge 100 defeats.
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MLB: Pirates smash a 27-year-old home run record, then lose anyway
A 27-year-old mark is gone It took until the fourth inning on Wednesday for Pittsburgh to make a little history. Oneil Cruz’s solo blast was the Pirates’ 172nd homer of the season, one more than the 171 they hit in 1999. A franchise record that had stood for 27 years was finally wiped out. Brandon…
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MLB: Phillies land in New York chasing the top wild card
Half a game behind the Cubs, the Phillies open four in Queens against a Mets team already eliminated and still reeling from Pete Alonso’s homecoming.
