Ryan Wold nearly had history within his grasp.

Instead it grazed off his fingertips.

Wold was on hand Thursday for the Dodgers-Miami Marlins game at LoanDepot Park, where L.A. superstar Shohei Ohtani became the first MLB player to reach 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases in a season.

Perhaps you've seen Wold in video footage of Ohtani's 50th ...Read more

SAN DIEGO — What unfolded Friday night at Petco Park was not a particularly well-played baseball game, which you would half-expect considering the 2024 Chicago White Sox were involved.

But the San Diego Padres are headed to the playoffs.

Friday would not slow that march. In fact, it would get them two steps closer.

But a 3-2 victory in 10 ...Read more

BOSTON – Maybe the Twins learned something from their four nail-biting games in Cleveland because on Friday night, they won in a very Guardians way: They had the better bullpen.

Barely.

David Festa gave up one run in a taxing five-inning start, and eight members of the Twins relief corps put zeroes on the scoreboard the rest of the way. The ...Read more

MIAMI – Brian Snitker stood in front of the Braves-themed backdrop as reporters gathered around him after a bad loss – another bad loss. There have been too many this season, and at this point Snitker must be having a difficult time trying to say the same things in different ways.

It is an unenviable task.

At a time when the Braves must ...Read more

ARLINGTON, Texas — Julio Rodriguez hit a go-ahead, three-run homer in the fifth inning and added a two-run shot the other way in the seventh, helping the Mariners keep alive their slim playoff hopes with an 8-2 victory over the Texas Rangers before a crowd of 33,387 at Globe Life Field on Friday night.

Josh Rojas got the Mariners on the board...Read more

OAKLAND, Calif. — If the New York Yankees had any sympathy for the plight of the A’s — a team that now has just five home games remaining at the Oakland Coliseum — that sympathy wasn’t expressed between the chalk lines.

The A’s (67-87) began their final homestand at the Oakland Coliseum with an extra-inning 4-2 loss to the Yankees ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — If this was a normal season, and the Los Angeles Dodgers had clinched the National League West title by now, they could have given Shohei Ohtani Friday night off so he could bask in the afterglow of his six-hit, three-homer, two-double, 10-RBI game to become the charter member of baseball’s 50-homer, 50-stolen-base club on ...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — With the Giants officially eliminated from playoff contention, manager Bob Melvin said before their series opener Friday against the Royals that he could create some extra opportunities over the final week of the season for their young players.

His lineup still featured three veterans at the top, but no players with more ...Read more

HOUSTON — Tyler Anderson has been the Angels’ best and most durable starting pitcher of 2024, and he earned All-Star honors in July. But in the final days of an increasingly lost season, the crafty left-hander had a night to forget on Friday at Minute Maid Park.

The Houston Astros jumped on Anderson for six runs in less than three innings, ...Read more

ST. LOUIS — All that's left now for the Cardinals is outrunning history.

What seemed inevitable for weeks became official Friday night as a loss to the Cleveland Guardians eliminated the Cardinals from playoff contention. The leaves will change but not the outcome for the Cardinals, who will miss October for a second consecutive year.

The ...Read more

The Mets looked as though they would continue their streak of dominance Friday night at Citi Field when they took an early lead on the Philadelphia Phillies. But then the Phillies came back to even the score and the Mets made a regrettable pitching decision, tilting the game firmly in the direction of the visitors.

With the second game of a ...Read more

CINCINNATI — For as challenging a second half of the season as it’s been at times for Mitch Keller, the right-hander’s woes cratered to new lows on Friday night.

Keller was tagged for eight earned runs across 3⅓ innings in an 8-3 loss to the Reds at Great American Ball Park, raising his ERA after the All-Star break to 5.68 and his ...Read more

CHICAGO — With nine days remaining in the regular season, the Chicago Cubs aren’t officially eliminated from postseason contention, but that is merely a formality at this point.

It’s a disappointing position for the organization to be in, not even making it to the final weekend, like last year, with the potential to make things ...Read more

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The final weeks of a season that is ending short of the playoffs can be a drag for some players.

But for those who haven’t previously had much of an opportunity in the big leagues, the late September games can provide a chance to establish themselves as potential key pieces for the next season or create trade interest...Read more

The Orioles’ frustration has been mounting for weeks, if not months. They took it all out on the Detroit Tigers on Friday night.

Baltimore exploded for five home runs to back ace Corbin Burnes’ seven dominant innings in a 7-1 series-opening win, helping put a stretch of nine losses in 12 games further in the rearview mirror.

Anthony ...Read more

Everything about him is unanimous.

He’s the best player in baseball history. He just had the best offensive day in baseball history. He’s having the best offensive season in Dodgers history.

And when it comes to the National League’s highest honor, there no longer should be a debate.

Shohei Ohtani should be the unanimous most valuable ...Read more

On the eve of Shohei Ohtani's greatest night in the majors, Dodgers first base coach Clayton McCullough made a prediction.

As a key character in Ohtani's chase for 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases this season, McCullough had watched much of the Japanese star's campaign from the first base coach's box, marveling at the pursuit of a landmark no ...Read more

Shawn Green was driving back to Orange County from Stanford University, where he had dropped his youngest daughter off for her freshman year of college, when the text messages began pouring in.

"My phone started blowing up," the former Dodgers slugger said, "so it wasn't hard to figure out what was going on."

Green set a Dodgers franchise ...Read more

HOUSTON — Jose Suarez showed more promising signs in his return to the starting rotation, but the Angels were once again plagued by a lack of run support in Thursday’s 3-1 loss to the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park. Jon Singleton provided the decisive margin with a two-out, two-run double in the eighth inning off reliever Ryan Miller.

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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Rays bosses had hopes but weren’t sure what to expect from converted reliever Zack Littell as he went into a season as a full-time starter for the first time in the big leagues.

Littell, who moved from the bullpen to the rotation out of necessity in the middle of last season, handled the transition quite well and put ...Read more