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.
Blue Jays pitcher Dylan Cease had his artwork on display at the Art Gallery of Ontario on Tuesday and fans were able to meet him as he showcased his painting titled, 'Eve of Toronto.' A limited edition collection of merchandise went on sale with proceeds going to charity.
Cal Raleigh crushed three home runs for the first time in his career as the Mariners routed the Phillies to keep pace in the AL wild card race.
Zebby Matthews allowed six hits and one run over seven innings, and Josh Bell drove in three runs as the Twins beat the Athletics.
Parker Messick pitched six innings of one-run ball and Austin Hedges hit a two-run homer as the Guardians earned a victory over the Angels. Cleveland won its fifth straight and pulled within 2 1/2 games of the first-place White Sox in the AL Central.
Michael Conforto and Carson Kelly hit back-to-back homers, and Kevin Gausman gave up just three hits over seven innings as the Cubs beat the Diamondbacks. The Cubs moved to 5 1/2 games behind the Milwaukee Brewers for the NL Central lead.
Jonathan Aranda homered and Drew Rasmussen gave up three hits in six strong innings as the Rays beat the slumping Tigers. Detroit now has lost six straight and nine of 10 to fall behind in the race for the final AL wild card.
Mickey Gasper had two hits and walked twice, and Anthony Seigler hit a go-ahead triple in the ninth inning as Boston beat Miami Marlins. The Red Sox have now won their fourth straight.
Corey Seager had three hits and three RBI, while Jake Burger and Wyatt Langford both homered to lead the Rangers to a rout over the White Sox. Texas (66-66) outhit the AL Central leaders 14-5 to move a half-game ahead of idle Houston and take sole possession of first place in the AL West.
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.
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