The Padres shut out the Pirates Wednesday afternoon to avoid the sweep in San Diego. Randy Vasquez went five innings strong, allowing only one hit and striking out a pair. Jackson Merrill had two hits, one RBI and scored a run. Bradgley Rodriguez shut Pittsburgh down in the final two frames to notch his second save.
The Phillies blanked the Mariners on Wednesday afternoon in Seattle. Jesus Luzardo notched his 12th win of the season, allowing only a single hit while striking out nine. Bryce Harper swatted his 26th long ball of the season and Kyle Schwarber hit his 16th.
The Guardians rallied late to come back against the Angels on Wednesday. Nathaniel Lowe singled in Jo Adell to bring Cleveland to within one and RBIs from Nick Kwan and Travis Bazzana in the ninth gave the Guardians their first lead of the contest. Erik Sabrowski shut the door in the bottom half to secure his first save of the season.
The Cubs mustered only two hits off Eduardo Rodriguez in their loss to the Diamondbacks on Wednesday afternoon. Jordan Lawlar left the yard with his third home run of the season to open the scoring for Arizona in the sixth and Ryan Waldschmidt cashed another run in with a sacrifice fly in the eighth.
The Blue Jays are three games out of a wild card spot and are running out of time to gain ground. Is a playoff run realistic or just a mirage? Liz Benn shares her thoughts on that, how she would handle Toronto's rotation down the stretch, and the Jays' worrying trend of going cold with runners in scoring position.
The Rays took the rubber match of a three-game series against the Tigers 3-0 on Wednesday afternoon. Jonny DeLuca opened the scoring with an RBI double in the second inning and Cedric Mullins drove him in with a base knock. Tampa Bay's pitching allowed only a pair of hits and combined for six strikeouts on the day.
Reliever Spencer Miles will start against the Royals on Wednesday as the Blue Jays turn to their bullpen to replace injured pitcher Shane Bieber. Toronto has lost three of the last four games and enter Wednesday three games back of the final wild card spot. SportsCentre has more on the storylines heading into tonight.
Blue Jays manager John Schneider lays out the pitching plan for tonight's game against the Royals, saying that every bullpen pitcher is available and Spencer Miles will start. Schneider spoke about balancing bullpen days and the season Miles has put together in Toronto.
MLB.com Blue Jays Reporter Keegan Matheson joined TSN 1050 to chat about Toronto losing steam in the wild card race and how Nathan Lukes' costly baserunning error against the Royals is symbolic of the team's struggles.
The Guardians stormed back multiple times to outlast the Angels 8-6 in 10 innings. Cleveland improves to 67-66 on the season and have now won six-straight. They are currently a playoff team in the American League and sit just 2.5 games out of first.
Paul Skenes pitched six innings of three-hit ball in a solid rebound by the Pirates' reigning NL Cy Young Award winner, but Michael King allowed five hits over seven scoreless innings in his latest strong start for the Padres.
Pinch-hitter Ryan Waldschmidt hit a game-winning, two-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning and the Arizona Diamondbacks rallied to stun the Chicago Cubs 5-4 on Tuesday night.
Francisco Lindor made a diving catch at shortstop with the bases loaded in the ninth inning and scored the winning run on a throwing error in the 10th to lead the New York Mets past the Milwaukee Brewers 3-2 on Tuesday night.
Cal Raleigh tied a team record with homers in four straight at-bats, George Kirby pitched one-run ball into the eighth inning and Seattle Mariners beat the Philadelphia Phillies 4-1 on Tuesday night.
Tristan Peters hit a two-run double off Jacob deGrom during Chicago's six-run first inning, and the White Sox held off the Texas Rangers 11-7 on Tuesday night.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. had a costly defensive error in the sixth inning that only casts a bigger spotlight on his struggles at the plate. Keegan Matheson joins SportsCentre to discuss a disappointing game for Toronto.
Salvador Perez drove in two runs, Seth Lugo gave up one run in five effective innings, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-3 on Tuesday night to extend their winning streak to nine games.
Yordan Alvarez went 3 for 5 and lined a go-ahead triple in the eighth inning off Brent Headrick as the Houston Astros beat the New York Yankees 9-7 on Tuesday night.
Jarren Duran hit a grand slam in the 11th inning, Mickey Gasper had his first career two-homer game and the Boston Red Sox beat the Miami Marlins 7-3 on Tuesday night.
Ozzie Albies singled in the go-ahead run with two outs in the eighth inning and the Atlanta Braves defeated Los Angles 4-3 on Tuesday night, snapping the Dodgers' six-game winning streak in a matchup of first-place clubs.
With 30 games left to chase down a wild card spot, the Blue Jays begin a sprint to the finish line tonight against the red-hot Royals, who have won eight games in a row. Toronto turns to Max Scherzer on the mound as they enter the matchup two games back of a playoff spot. SportsCentre has more on the storylines heading into tonight.
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