Will Blue Jays ace Dylan Cease throw the second no-hitter in franchise history? Is Brett Bateman the center fielder of the future for the Jays? Has Alejandro Kirk been the main reason behind Toronto's turnaround in August? TSN MLB Insider Steve Phillips joins SportsCentre to share his answers in Montana's Hot or Not.
The Blue Jays are back in the fight for a wild card spot after a strong month against good competition, and have 30 games left to gain ground. Steve Phillips and Keegan Matheson join SportsCentre to share one word to describe Toronto's turnaround, Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s home run drought at home, and the Jays' schedule down the stretch.
Ian Happ and Pedro Ramírez each hit grand slams and had five RBI, Pete Crow-Armstrong also homered and the Cubs blew out the Mariners on Sunday to avoid a three-game sweep. Seattle remained three games behind Houston in the AL West and fell three games back for the final wild-card spot.
Michael Harris II hit a solo homer, Mauricio Dubon had an RBI ground-rule double and Tyler Mahle worked five strong innings as the Atlanta Braves beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-2 in the Little League Classic on Sunday night.
Kyle Schwarber's MLB-leading 39th homer of the season was a two-run shot with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning as the Phillies rallied from a four-run deficit and beat the Cardinals on Sunday. Schwarber's walk-off blast punctuated Philadelphia's incredible comeback with six runs in the bottom of the ninth.
Ben Rice hit a bases-loaded single to score two runs and cap a three-run sixth inning, Jazz Chisholm Jr. added a two-run homer in the seventh and Trent Grisham went deep in the eighth as the Yankees pulled away for a win over the Blue Jays on Sunday. Toronto starter José Soriano allowed five runs and seven hits in five-plus innings.
Chase DeLauter had two triples and drove in two runs, Jo Adell had two RBI and the Guardians rolled past the Rockies on Sunday to finish a sweep of their three-game series. The win was the fourth in a row and sixth in the past eight games for Cleveland, which remain tied with the Rangers for the third wild-card spot in the AL.
Ezequiel Durán and Elias Díaz hit solo homers, Cal Quantrill worked six scoreless innings and the Rangers beat the Angels on Sunday. The Canadian starter allowed six hits, didn't allow a walk and struck out six for Texas, which moved into a tie with the Astros for first place in the AL West with records of 65-66.
Kyle Schwarber completes Phillies' comeback with a walk-off 2-run HR
How close is Shohei Ohtani to returning to the mound? ESPN's Buster Olney weighs in.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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