Francisco Lindor hit a leadoff homer and added a grand slam in the eighth inning as the Mets chased Gerrit Cole early and pounded the crosstown Yankees on Saturday. Juan Soto homered in the seventh as the Mets totaled 13 hits and won for 22nd time in 35 games.
Alejandro Kirk hit a two-run home run, Brett Bateman added a solo shot, and the Blue Jays beat the Orioles on Saturday afternoon. Kirk had two hits and drove in three as Toronto won for the second time in six games and ensured it would not lose ground in the AL wild card race.
Emmanuel Rodriguez homered in his first career at-bat to spark a four-run inning, and the Twins held off the Guardians on Saturday.
Junior Caminero hit a game-ending, two-run homer in the ninth inning, and the Tampa Bay Rays clinched a playoff berth with a 3-1 victory over the Houston Astros on Friday night.
Carlos Rodon pitched into the seventh inning, allowing only three hits and fanning eight batters, Cody Bellinger hit a three-run home run in the second, and Ben Rice collected three hits, including a solo home run that would stand as the winning run as the Yankees bested the Mets.
Max Scherzer had a tough outing, allowing six earned runs over five innings, while a late comeback that saw Brett Bateman hit his first home run in the majors came up short and the Blue Jays have now lost four of their last five and fall further behind in the Wild Card race.
Carter Jenson had a two-run double, Salvador Perez added an RBI and the Kansas City Royals beat the Boston Red Sox 3-2 on Friday night.
After a tough loss against the Orioles that saw him give up five runs in the second inning, Max Scherzer's ERA crept up over six again on the year. Can the Blue Jays still rely on the 42-year-old with only crucial games remaining? MLB.com baseball analyst Keegan Matheson joins SportsCentre to discuss that and more.
With six of the Blue Jays' remaining 15 games coming against the Orioles, MLB.com's Keegan Matheson joins SportsCentre to break down how Toronto matches up against Baltimore, and share the latest updates on some of the Jays' injuries.
The Blue Jays remain one game back of the Guardians for the final AL wild card, with a pivotal series against the Orioles on deck and only 15 games left to chase down a playoff spot. SportsCentre shines a spotlight on the key storylines coming into tonight's tilt in Toronto.
Bobby Valentine remembers Mike Piazza's home run for the Mets after 9/11.
The crowd goes wild for Anthony Volpe's grand slam to put Yankees up 10-2 over the Rockies.
Anthony Volpe hit a grand slam and drove in a career-high five runs during his rousing return to the majors as the Yankees beat the Rockies on Thursday night to tighten the AL East race. Luis García Jr. launched an early two-run homer and rookie Spencer Jones had three hits for New York, which completed a three-game sweep,
Jacob deGrom retired his first 15 batters and struck out 12 for his highest total since 2022, but Julio Rodríguez hit a go-ahead, three-run homer off Jakob Junis in a four-run seventh that lifted the Mariners over the Rangers on Thursday. Texas dropped two games back for the last AL wild-card spot.
Dylan Beavers had two hits and three RBI in an eight-run third inning that carried the Orioles past the Guardians on Wednesday night. Coby Mayo tacked on a sixth-inning homer for Baltimore, which had lost seven of eight before cranking up their offence against Cleveland lefty Foster Griffin.
Henry Bolte hit a solo home run in the third inning and Tyler White scored on a wild pitch as the Athletics beat the Blue Jays on Wednesday to win for the sixth time in eight games. Toronto has lost three of its last four games and now sits 1 game behind Cleveland in the race for the final AL wild-card spot.
ESPN's Jesse Rogers and Jeff Passan discuss if they think the Yankees are the team to beat in the American League with Aaron Judge back in the lineup.
Cam Schlittler continued to build his Cy Young case with 10 strikeouts and only one run allowed in seven sharp innings, Heliot Ramos hit a pinch-hit three-run homer and the Yankees beat the Rockies Tuesday night. Aaron Judge went 0/3 with two strikeouts in his first appearance since May 31 after missing 84 games with a broken rib.
Travis Bazzana hit a three-run homer, Brayan Rocchio drove in two runs, and the Guardians outlasted the Orioles on Tuesday night to remain at least one game up in the race for the final AL wild-card spot. Tanner Bibee tossed 4 1/3 innings for Cleveland, surrendering five runs on six hits.
Kazuma Okamoto and Josh Smith hit home runs, José Soriano worked seven innings of two-run ball, and the Blue Jays beat the Athletics on Tuesday night. Toronto (73-73) sits a game back of the Cleveland Guardians for the third and final AL wild-card spot.
Kody Clemens hit a two-run homer in the sixth inning against his former team and the Twins beat the Tigers on Tuesday night to help Dean Kremer win for the first time since Aug. 10. Minnesota had lost four of five, while Detroit is 6-18 since Aug. 14 and needs a win Wednesday to avoid their eighth straight losing series.
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