MLB News

Houston didn’t need late-game theatrics this time. A 9-0 rout of Oakland and a Texas loss in Minnesota were enough to hand the Astros their eighth AL West title in ten years.

The 2026 bracket is set, and every sportsbook agrees: the road to a three-peat still runs through Los Angeles.

One year after Game 7 of the ALCS, the Mariners are moving on. Dan Wilson will not return as manager for the 2027 season.

Pete Alonso enters Sunday’s finale one homer shy of the AL home run crown, riding a scorching stretch for a fading Orioles team. Baltimore closes out a second straight losing season against a Yankees side already looking ahead.

Jeremy Pena went 4-for-6 with two homers, and Houston is heading into the final day of the season still very much alive in the AL West.

Cleveland wins it again. The Guardians clinched a third straight AL Central crown with an 11-5 win over Kansas City, powered by two-homer nights from Bailey and Rocchio.

Six walks in the ninth and a Martinez double turned a nip-and-tuck game into a rout, as Cleveland held off Kansas City 12-9 to stay atop the AL Central.

The Astros and Rangers are fading at exactly the same pace, and Friday night in Oakland made sure neither pulled ahead. The AL West refuses to settle quietly.

Reid Detmers silenced Seattle for six scoreless innings and Zach Neto set the Angels’ franchise shortstop home run record as Los Angeles beat the Mariners 7-5.