6:44 PM ET ESPN News Services CHICAGO — Paul Goldschmidt and Harrison Bader homered and the St. Louis Cardinals outlasted the Chicago Cubs, 4-2, on Sunday, posting their 16th consecutive victory. The streak is the longest in franchise history and has turned the National League wild-card race into a non-story in September. Though the Cardinals
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6:59 PM ET Associated Press MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee Brewers clinched their second NL Central title in four years, beating the sloppy New York Mets 8-4 Sunday behind Willy Adames‘s two-run homer and three RBI. Josh Hader pitched a perfect ninth inning, retiring Brandon Nimmo on a game-ending flyout to left fielder Christian Yelich and
1:10 PM ET Oakland Athletics shortstop Elvis Andrus suffered a fractured left fibula when he rounded third base before scoring the winning run Saturday in the bottom of the ninth inning in a 2-1 victory over the Houston Astros. Andrus was placed on the 10-day injured list Sunday. Manager Bob Melvin had said Saturday that
4:43 PM ET Associated Press MILWAUKEE — Ryan Braun threw out the ceremonial first pitch before the Milwaukee Brewers‘ game Sunday as part of his farewell, a 30-minute celebration of a 14-year major league career that included the 2011 NL MVP Award and a lengthy suspension for a drug violation. Now 37, Braun hasn’t played
6:01 PM ET CHICAGO — The St. Louis Cardinals set a franchise record with their 15th consecutive victory, a come-from-behind 8-5 win over the Chicago Cubs Saturday. The 15 wins in a row are tied for the fourth longest streak in MLB history. Another victory against the Cubs on Sunday will tie St. Louis with
11:21 PM ET A woman and child died after falling from the third level of Petco Park shortly before Saturday’s Padres game, San Diego police said The 40-year-old woman and 2-year-old boy were pronounced dead at 4:11 p.m. PST, according to the San Diego Union-Tribune. Their names were not released by police. The fall happened
11:43 PM ET ESPN News Services Elvis Andrus suffered an undisclosed left ankle injury rounding third base before scoring the winning run in the Oakland Athletics‘ 2-1 home victory over the Houston Astros on Saturday. A’s manager Bob Melvin said Andrus felt a pop in his ankle and was taken for X-rays. “We won a
9:56 PM ET ESPN News Services ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Rays clinched their second straight American League East title, with Mike Zunino hitting a go-ahead homer and Brandon Lowe later adding a pair of RBI doubles to defeat the Miami Marlins 7-3 on Saturday night. Reliever Pete Fairbanks retired Lewis Brinson on
10:08 PM ET Marly RiveraESPN Writer Close Marly Rivera is a writer for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. BOSTON — Slugger Giancarlo Stanton might have saved the New York Yankees‘ season with one massive swing Saturday night. With the Yankees down 2-1 in the eighth inning to the archrival Boston Red Sox and the bases loaded with
9:43 PM ET Associated Press MILWAUKEE — As expected, the ceremony honoring popular Brewers announcer Bob Uecker’s half-century at the microphone involved remembrances, appreciation — and a heavy dose of humorous stories. At least the ones Uecker said he could share with an audience of family, friends, former players and team employees that spanned generations.