Sonny Gray pitched seven three-hit innings for his majors-leading 17th victory to help the Red Sox beat the Orioles on Saturday night. Gray struck out seven and walked three while moving ahead of Philadelphia’s Cristopher Sánchez for the wins lead.
Sonny Gray pitched seven three-hit innings for his majors-leading 17th victory to help the Red Sox beat the Orioles on Saturday night. Gray struck out seven and walked three while moving ahead of Philadelphia’s Cristopher Sánchez for the wins lead.
Kazuma Okamoto had four hits and two RBI, including a tiebreaking single in the seventh inning, as the surging Blue Jays edged the Royals to pull even with Cleveland for the final AL Wild Card spot. Toronto won for the seventh time in eight games and moved over .500 for the first time since April 3.
Riley Greene hit two solo homers, had a season-high four hits and drove in four runs, and Framber Valdez threw seven innings to help the Tigers blank the Guardians on Saturday night.
Alejandro Kirk, Ernie Clement and George Springer drove in two runs apiece to lead the Toronto Blue Jays to a 9-2 win over the Kansas City Royals on Friday night.
Travis Bazzana singled home Brayan Rocchio in the 10th inning to give the Cleveland Guardians a 4-3 win over the Detroit Tigers and a sweep of their day-night doubleheader Friday.
Brayan Rocchio homered twice and drove in five total runs to power the Guardians to a win in the first game of a doubleheader against the Tigers on Friday.
Luis Campusano hit a two-run homer with one out in the 10th inning and the San Diego Padres beat the New York Yankees 3-2 on Friday night to move back into the third National League wild-card spot.
Mickey Gasper hit a first-inning home run, Ranger Suarez gave up five hits in seven innings, and benches cleared after a contentious eighth-inning double play as the Boston Red Sox beat the Baltimore Orioles 1-0 on Friday night.
After taking 2 of 3 against the Guardians the Blue Jays are in Kansas City to open a three-game set against Royals. Toronto will look to make up more ground in the AL wilcard race.
Teoscar Hernández smacked a two-run double off Riley O'Brien in the bottom of the ninth as the Dodgers rallied to beat the Cardinals, avoiding a sweep in the process.
Brett Bateman had three hits, Nathan Lukes lined a two-run double with the bases loaded in the fifth inning, and the Blue Jays moved within striking distance of the third AL Wild Card spot with a victory over the Guardians. Toronto has won five of six and is a half-game behind Cleveland after taking two of three in the series.
Cal Quantrill allowed two singles and two walks in seven innings, and Corey Seager hit a two-run homer as the Rangers beat the Rays. Jakob Junis and Chase Silseth finished the combined three-hitter, Texas' 13th shutout this season.
Nick Sogard's two-run shot in the eighth broke a 3-all tie, and Adley Rutschman homered twice in his return to Baltimore as the Red Sox rallied to beat the Orioles.
Jose Altuve hit a two-run homer and Daulton Varsho drove in two runs with a triple to lead the Astros to a victory over the White Sox on Thursday.
Pete Crow-Armstrong hit his 39th homer and Kevin Gausman threw seven sharp innings, striking out nine and walking one and the Cubs beat Milwakee. Chicago salvaged a split of a four-game series with the NL-Central leading Brewers and are eight games behind in the division standings.
With Shohei Ohtani dealing with a handful of physical issues that have kept him off the mound since early July, ESPN baseball reporter Alden Gonzalez explains how the Dodgers plan to get him ready for the playoffs.
With huge games against the Orioles and Rangers on the calendar, the Blue Jays' push for the playoffs takes centre stage in the final month of the regular season. SportsCentre looks at the key storylines for Toronto down the stretch.
With the Blue Jays taking two of three from the Guardians, MLB.com's Keegan Matheson joins SportsCentre to break down how they were able to get it done in a vital series against Cleveland, discuss if he thinks Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has his swagger back, and more.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit a three-run shot in the second inning and had a season-high five RBI, Dylan Cease scattered four hits over six innings, and the Blue Jays routed the Guardians on Wednesday night. Cease struck out four without a walk and did not allow a runner past second base.
With 22 games left in the season, can Vladimir Guerrero Jr. do enough offensively to carry the Blue Jays to a Wild Card spot? Has Dylan Cease been Toronto's MVP this year? MLB.com's Keegan Matheson joins SportsCentre to share his thoughts.
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