How close is Shohei Ohtani to returning to the mound?
How close is Shohei Ohtani to returning to the mound? ESPN's Buster Olney weighs in.
MLB: Reds 11, Diamondbacks 5
JJ Bleday hit for the cycle in his first four at-bats, Elly De La Cruz also had four hits and the Cincinnati Reds routed the Arizona Diamondbacks 11-5 on Saturday night.
MLB: Cubs 4, Mariners 5
Randy Arozarena robbed the Cubs of a home run, and hit a walk-off, two-run home run of his own as the Seattle Mariners beat the Chicago Cubs 5-4 on Saturday night.
MLB: Rays 2, Orioles 3 (10)
Dylan Beavers led off the 10th inning with a pinch double to right-center to score automatic runner Leody Taveras from second and give the Baltimore Orioles a 3-2 victory over the AL East-leading Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday night.
MLB: Blue Jays 4, Yankees 3
Dylan Cease carried a no-hitter into the seventh inning and Nathan Lukes' homer in the eighth inning was the difference as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the New York Yankees 4-3 on Saturday.
MLB: Angels 3, Rangers 0
Rookie Ryan Johnson carried a no-hitter into the sixth inning for second time this season and three Los Angeles Angels pitchers combined for a one-hitter in a 3-0 win over the Texas Rangers on Saturday night.
MLB: Twins 5, Padres 7
Jake Cronenworth raced home with the tying run on an error and Ty France singled in the go-ahead run during a four-run rally in the seventh inning that gave the San Diego Padres a 7-5 win against the Minnesota Twins on Saturday night.
MLB: Pirates 3, Dodgers 4
Tarik Skubal struck out 11 to earn his first win as a Dodger, Kyle Tucker singled in the tying and go-ahead runs in the fifth inning, and Los Angeles rallied to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 on Saturday night.
MLB: Blue Jays 1, Yankees 3
Rookie Spencer Jones hit a towering two-run homer in the second inning that was upheld on replay, and the New York Yankees beat the Toronto Blue Jays 3-1 on Friday night for their fifth straight victory. Alejandro Kirk had an RBI single in the fifth that extended his hitting streak to 10 games.
Royals, Rangers, Guardians pick up wins as AL Wild Card race heats up
Things continue to heat up in the AL Wild Card race with a number of teams competing with the Blue Jays to get into the playoffs. SportsCentre takes a look at which teams picked up victories in the race on Friday night.
MLB: Giants 4, Red Sox 6
Willson Contreras hit a three-run home run and the Boston Red Sox held off the San Francisco Giants 6-4 on Friday night in the return of Rafael Devers to Fenway Park.
Fluharty to start as Blue Jays open series vs. Yankees in the Bronx
Mason Fluharty will get the start as the Toronto Blue Jays look to open their final series of the season against the rival New York Yankees with a win on Friday. It will mark a fourth start of the season for Fluharty, who has appeared in 64 games out of the bullpen.
MLB: Braves 1, Brewers 2
William Contreras had four hits and an RBI and Andrew Vaughn singled in the Brewers second run as Milwaukee did all their damage in the third inning. Jacob Misiorowski went six innings strong, allowing no runs on four hits and striking out six.
MLB: Nationals 0, Rangers 2
Jacob deGrom struck out 10 and allowed one hit and one walk in six innings while reaching 2,000 career strikeouts in the second-fewest games and innings in major league history as the Rangers beat the Nationals 2-0 on Thursday night.
MLB: Yankees 6, Orioles 1
Gerrit Cole pitched six sharp innings, Luis García Jr. and Spencer Jones homered and the Yankees completed a three-game sweep in Baltimore with a 6-1 victory over the Orioles on Thursday night.
MLB: Blue Jays 5, Rays 1
Kazuma Okamoto, Nathan Lukes and Daz Cameron homered, George Springer drove in two runs and Shane Bieber pitched seven strong innings as the Blue Jays beat the Rays on Thursday. Bieber allowed four hits, walked none and struck out seven for Toronto, which now has seven consecutive series wins.
Guerrero Jr. has double, two walks in rehab appearance with Dunedin
Batting third as Dunedin’s designated hitter on the road Vladimir Guerrero Jr. went 1-for-1 with a double and a pair of walks. Guerrero was placed on the seven-day concussion injured list after a collision at third base on Friday against the Yankees.
MLB: Cardinals 10, Reds 9
Cincinnati's Dane Myers dropped a fly ball with two outs in the ninth, opening the flood gates in a six-run inning that gave the Cardinals a back-and-forth win over the Reds on Thursday. Jordan Walker hit a three-run home run and drove in another run on a ground out for St. Louis.
MLB: Giants 2, Guardians 5
Gavin Williams struck out 11 over 5 2/3 innings, José Ramírez had an RBI single in the three-run first and the Guardians beat the Giants for their first home series victory in seven weeks on Thursday. Williams fell one strikeout short of his career high, but moved into a tie for the AL lead with Toronto's Dylan Cease.
MLB: Mariners 4, Brewers 7
Garrett Mitchell and Gary Sánchez each hit two-run doubles during a six-run first inning, and the MLB-best Brewers beat the Mariners on Thursday. Mitchell also homered in the eighth, finishing 3 for 4 with three RBI as Milwaukee took two of three from Seattle.
Greenberg takes victory lap on technology in MLB after Alonso's blast ruled foul
ESPN'S Mike Greenberg takes a victory lap on technology in MLB after Pete Alonso's home run blast was ruled foul against the Yankees on Wednesday night.
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