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Maikel Garcia Delivers Go Ahead Hit for Kansas City The Kansas City Royals played spoiler Wednesday night, rallying past the Chicago White Sox 5-4 to delay Chicago’s bid for a postseason berth. Maikel Garcia delivered three hits and three RBIs, including a tiebreaking, run-scoring double in the seventh inning, as the Royals held on for

Ben Rice Powers Yankees With Two-Homer Night The New York Yankees continued their strong finish to the regular season Wednesday night, beating the Tampa Bay Rays 9-2 behind two home runs from Ben Rice and a grand slam from Ryan McMahon. Rice launched his 40th and 41st home runs of the season, including a leadoff

Seattle Stays Alive With Dramatic Extra-Inning Comeback The Seattle Mariners kept their slim playoff hopes alive Wednesday night, rallying past the Houston Astros 6-5 in 10 innings on Josh Naylor’s walk off single. With the automatic runner on second to begin the bottom of the 10th, Randy Arozarena eventually came around to score the winning

Diamondbacks Strike Early Behind Carroll and Moreno The Arizona Diamondbacks kept their postseason hopes alive Wednesday night, rallying for four runs in the first inning before holding on for a 5-3 victory over the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field. Arizona improved to 84-74 with the win and moved within three games of the Philadelphia Phillies

Zack Wheeler Leads Phillies With Historic Start Zack Wheeler delivered a dominant performance on Tuesday night, striking out 11 batters including a franchise-record seven consecutive strikeouts to begin the game as the Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Milwaukee Brewers 6-4 and moved closer to securing a spot in the postseason. Wheeler also reached a major career

Tampa Bay Captures Fifth Division Title The Tampa Bay Rays are American League East champions once again. Drew Rasmussen allowed just one hit over seven innings and struck out 11 as the Rays defeated the New York Yankees 6-1 on Tuesday night in the second game of a day-night doubleheader, clinching their fifth AL East

Yankees Delay Rays AL East Celebration The New York Yankees kept the Tampa Bay Rays from clinching the American League East on Tuesday afternoon, riding a dominant performance from Carlos Rodón and a two-run homer from Cody Bellinger to a 2-0 victory in the first game of a separate-admission doubleheader at Yankee Stadium. The Yankees

Tampa Bay Continues Surge Toward First AL East Title Since 2021 The Tampa Bay Rays continued their push toward an American League East title Thursday, rolling past the Athletics 10-1 for their sixth consecutive victory and opening a five game lead over the second-place New York Yankees. Drew Rasmussen pitched five scoreless innings, while Liam

Miami Turns to Its Ace in the Ninth to Secure a Crucial Victory The Miami Marlins held off the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-3 on Wednesday night, with Jakob Marsee providing the key offensive spark and Sandy Alcantara closing out the game for the first save of his major league career. With the Marlins sitting on the

Tampa Bay Extends AL East Lead With Another Strong Performance The Tampa Bay Rays continued their push toward the postseason on Wednesday night, defeating the Athletics 4-3 for their fifth consecutive victory. The win improved the Rays to 92-59 and extended their lead in the American League East to 4½ games over the New York

Esteury Ruiz’s Three-Run Double Lifts Miami in Extra Innings The Miami Marlins delivered a major blow to the Arizona Diamondbacks’ playoff hopes Tuesday night, rallying for a 4-2 victory on Esteury Ruiz’s three-run double in the 11th inning. With two outs and the game still tied, Ruiz ripped a sinker from Arizona reliever Taylor Clarke

Cleveland’s Late Rally Tightens the AL Central Race Brayan Rocchio delivered another late-season heroics moment for the Cleveland Guardians, ripping a two run double with two outs in the ninth inning to complete a dramatic 7-6 comeback victory over the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night. With runners on second and third and Cleveland down

Atlanta Overcomes Three-Run Deficit as Cubs Loss The Atlanta Braves rallied from a three-run deficit with a trio of late two-run homers, as Ronald Acuña Jr., Ozzie Albies and Drake Baldwin powered a 6-3 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday night. The loss officially clinched the National League Central title for the Milwaukee Brewers

Rays Win Fourth Straight Behind Caminero’s 41st Home Run Junior Caminero continues to make a habit of delivering in the biggest moments. Caminero launched his second game-ending home run in four games, sending an opposite-field liner just inside the right-field foul pole to lead off the ninth inning and give the Tampa Bay Rays a

Carroll Delivers Dramatic Ninth Inning Winner The Arizona Diamondbacks kept pace in the National League playoff race in dramatic fashion Monday night, rallying from a three-run deficit before Corbin Carroll delivered a two-run, walk-off homer in the ninth inning to beat the Miami Marlins 8-7. With one out in the ninth, Carroll pulled a splitter

Emotional Night on 25th Anniversary of 9/11 The New York Yankees delivered a memorable Subway Series victory Friday night, defeating the New York Mets 6-4 on an emotional evening commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. Cody Bellinger provided the biggest blow, launching a three run homer in the second inning off Mets

Thrilling Friday Night Action The Atlanta Braves outlasted the Philadelphia Phillies 6-5 in 11 innings Friday night, winning the opening game of a pivotal National League East series and extending their division lead over Philadelphia to five games. Drake Baldwin delivered the decisive blow in the bottom of the 11th inning, doubling to center field

Dodgers Kyle Tucker Has Big Night The Los Angeles Dodgers continued their torrid run Friday night, extending their season-best winning streak to eight games with a 6-2 victory over the Miami Marlins at loanDepot park. Kyle Tucker delivered the biggest blow of the night, hitting his sixth career grand slam while falling just a double

Rays Clinch Playoff Berth The Tampa Bay Rays are officially headed back to the postseason, and they did it in dramatic fashion. Junior Caminero launched a game ending, two run home run in the ninth inning Friday night, lifting the Rays to a 3-1 victory over the Houston Astros and making Tampa Bay the first

Tampa Bay Denied Chance to Clinch Playoff Berth The Atlanta Braves finally got their offense going when it mattered most Thursday, rallying in the eighth inning to defeat the Tampa Bay Rays 3-1 and prevent Tampa Bay from becoming the first team to clinch a playoff berth. The Rays entered the game at 87-59 with