10:45 PM ET No team in major league history struck out more times than the 2018 Chicago White Sox. The White Sox set a single-season record Saturday night for the most times their batters have struck out when Minnesota Twins starter Kyle Gibson fanned Yoan Moncada and Yolmer Sanchez to lead off the game. The
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8:05 PM ET Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — The Los Angeles Dodgers clinched baseball’s final playoff berth and gave themselves a chance to still win the National League West, getting a go-ahead triple from Manny Machado in the eighth inning Saturday and beating the San Francisco Giants 10-6. The defending NL champions locked up their
8:13 PM ET BOSTON — Back in late March when the New York Yankees were opening the regular season in Toronto, Gleyber Torres and Miguel Andujar were still 2,200 miles away. The ‘Lizard King’ delivered another gem, but St. Louis’ bid to reach the postseason would not survive Saturday. As Baltimore plays out the final
4:44 PM ET Associated Press BOSTON — Giancarlo Stanton has been plunked plenty of times. But by his own home run ball? Gleyber Torres’ two-run shot vs. the Red Sox on Saturday was the Yankees’ 265th home run of the season, setting the MLB single-season record. The New York Yankees star homered over the Green
5:51 PM ET CHICAGO — For a big league baseball team, there is no more helpless feeling than carrying ‘1’ under the elimination number column of the standings. That one little perpendicular mark screams at you that you’ve ceded all control over your fate. That’s what Miles Mikolas and the St. Louis Cardinals were up
7:42 PM ET New York Yankees pitcher CC Sabathia has been suspended five games and fined an undisclosed amount for his actions in Thursday’s contest against the Tampa Bay Rays. Major League Baseball announced the penalties Saturday, two days after Sabathia was ejected for plunking Rays catcher Jesus Sucre in apparent retaliation. Sabathia has decided
2:51 PM ET BOSTON — When the season began, the New York Yankees wondered amongst themselves if they might be able to display some record-breaking power. They now have their answer. With a fourth-inning solo homer from Gleyber Torres at Fenway Park on Saturday, the Yankees set a new record for home runs hit in
11:43 PM ET Associated Press DENVER — The National League West-leading Colorado Rockies locked up a playoff berth for the second straight season, beating the Washington Nationals 5-2 on Friday night for their eighth win in a row behind a resilient start from Kyle Freeland. David Dahl homered for the fifth consecutive game and Ian
10:07 PM ET The Bronx Bombers have lived up to their nickname this season. The New York Yankees hit four home runs for the second straight game on Friday night to reach 264 on the year and pull even with the 1997 Seattle Mariners for the most long balls in a season in major league
1:49 AM ET BOSTON — Yankee Stadium will host at least one more baseball game this year. Thanks to an 11-6 rout of the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park on Friday night, the New York Yankees solidified home-field advantage in Wednesday’s American League wild-card game against the Oakland Athletics. Whichever team wins that game