The Blue Jays open a big series three-game series on the road against the Rays tonight with Jose Soriano getting the start against Nick Martinez. Toronto has been swept in its last two series at Tropicana Field and haven't won a game in Tampa Bay since March 2024. SportsCentre looks at the key storylines.
Shohei Ohtani homered twice to help spark a slumping Dodgers offense, Blake Snell struck out five over six innings, and Los Angeles beat the Colorado Rockies 11-5 on Monday night.
Right fielder Carson Benge threw out two San Diego Padres runners at home plate on consecutive plays in the first inning, fellow rookie A.J. Ewing cut down another from left field moments later, and the New York Mets held on for a 2-1 victory Monday night.
Pete Crow-Armstrong hit his first career walk-off homer, a two-run shot in the 10th inning, and the Chicago Cubs rallied for a 7-5 win over the crosstown White Sox Monday night at Wrigley Field.
The Arizona Diamondbacks have placed All-Star second baseman Ketel Marte on the restricted list after he went AWOL for the second straight season. Marte failed to show up for Arizona's game at Boston Monday night and manager Torey Lovullo was still searching for answers after it was over.
Josh Bell’s two-run double started the scoring in a four-run first inning, and the Minnesota Twins held on to beat the Atlanta Braves 4-2 on Tuesday night.
Elly De La Cruz delivered his first career walk-off hit in the 10th inning after Dane Myers hit a tying pinch-hit homer in the ninth, and the Cincinnati Reds rallied past the St. Louis Cardinals 6-5 on Monday night to split a doubleheader.
Kevin McGonigle hit a two-run homer, and the Detroit Tigers held off the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-5 on Monday night and moved into a three-way tie for the final AL wild-card spot.
Mickey Gasper and Willson Contreras each hit a solo home run as part of a 16-hit attack that propelled the Boston Red Sox to an 11-1 victory over the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday in the opener of a three-game series.
Pinch-hitter Jonny DeLuca put the Rays in front with a two-run single in the seventh inning, and AL-best Tampa Bay rallied for a 7-6 win over the Baltimore Orioles on Monday night to avoid a four-game sweep.
What are the biggest reasons the Blue Jays could get into the playoffs? Which team is the biggest threat to Toronto making the third AL wild card spot? Are the vibes around the team starting to feel like last season? MLB.com reporter Keegan Matheson joins SportsCentre to give his thoughts.
Alec Burleson delivered a two-run double early and four St. Louis relievers turned in perfect innings late to guide the Cardinals past the Reds in the first game of a doubleheader Monday. Left-hander Quinn Mathews, making his second career start, allowed one run in four innings to help the Cardinals win for the 10th time in 14 games.
Did GM Ross Atkins have a perfect trade deadline to turn the Blue Jays around? Will Dylan Cease win the American League Cy Young Award? Will Vladimir Guerrero Jr. be the key to Toronto's playoff push? MLB.com reporter Keegan Matheson shares his answers in this edition of Hot or Not.
The Blue Jays have been one of the best pitching teams in baseball this month, which has propelled them back into the playoff picture. SportsCentre goes By the Numbers to examine Toronto's pitching dominance in August.
Former major league pitcher Tommy John, a four-time All-Star who won 288 career games and the namesake behind the pioneering elbow surgery that prolonged his career for 14 more years, died Saturday at the age of 83.
Luis Rengifo and Gavin Sheets hit back-to-back home runs in the second inning, Casey Mize allowed three hits in six innings to pick up his first win in a San Diego uniform, and the Padres defeated the Guardians on Sunday.
Cal Raleigh and Randy Arozarena homered to lead the Mariners to a victory over the Astros on Sunday night. Arozarena went deep in the first inning and Raleigh connected in the sixth to help guide Seattle to victory, giving them a 9-2 advantage in the season series against Houston.
Kyle Tucker hears boos from Dodgers crowd after missing a catch at the wall against the Brewers.
Bryan Reynolds, Brandon Lowe, and Nick Yorke each had two RBI to lift the Pirates over the Red Sox after a 2 1/2-hour rain delay on Sunday. Pittsburgh won a franchise-best eighth consecutive home series against an AL opponent, a streak extending back to a three-game sweep of Detroit from July 21-23, 2025.
Bryan De La Cruz hit a two-run single in the eighth inning and the Phillies overcame a five-run deficit to beat the Twins on Sunday and sweep the three-game series. Alec Bohm hit a three-run home run as Philadelphia won for the fifth time in seven games.
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