LOS ANGELES — The Walker Buehler who retired 11 of 12 batters with six strikeouts from the second through fifth innings Saturday night could play in a postseason rotation for the Los Angeles Dodgers.

The Buehler who gave up three runs and three hits, walked one batter and hit another while throwing 42 pitches in the first two choppy innings? ...Read more

OAKLAND, Calif. – Throughout the 2024 season, teams from across Major League Baseball have paid respects to the Oakland Coliseum, the historic East Bay venue that will be left baseball-less after the A’s move to Sacramento in 2025, in different ways.

New York’s offering was accompanied by loud cracks and baseballs launched through the ...Read more

SAN DIEGO — The San Diego Padres moved closer to what has for a while seemed like an inevitable postseason berth.

The Chicago White Sox moved closer to what has for even longer seemed like inevitable infamy.

Two teams that will spend the final week of the season toiling toward divergent ends played Saturday night at Petco Park, with the ...Read more

MIAMI — When the Atlanta Braves fell behind early, Jorge Soler tied the score. When the Marlins tied the score later, Matt Olson and Gio Urshela each hit a two-run homer to help the Braves take control.

And on this day, the Braves got vintage Max Fried – the man who would not be denied.

The Braves beat the Marlins 6-2 on Saturday at ...Read more

ST. LOUIS — At the start of the eighth inning, it certainly looked like Cardinals had a comfortable lead and the closer Ryan Helsley could safely expect a night off. By the time the top half of the eighth finished, there was little doubt Helsley would be called upon in the ninth. The only question was how much of a lead he’d be asked to ...Read more

ARLINGTON, Texas — Deep into the left-field corner, Randy Arozarena chased down a Marcus Semien drive for an unlikely game-saving catch — nay, a season-saving catch — to strand the bases loaded in the sixth inning.

Arozarena made the catch and then jumped against the wall to stop his momentum — keeping the Mariners’ positive momentum ...Read more

CHICAGO — A day in the life of Wrigley Field as the Chicago Cubs and Washington Nationals played out the string in a lost summer …

Kyle Hendricks made what could be his penultimate start at Wrigley in a Cubs uniform in the 5-1 loss to the Washington Nationals on Saturday.

Despite not getting hit hard, Hendricks allowed four runs on nine ...Read more

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Taj Bradley was confident, even with his pitch count getting to triple digits, that he could get the elusive final out of the fifth inning Saturday so he could quality for the win if the Tampa Bay Rays hung on to their slim lead.

He just had to make sure Rays manager Kevin Cash was on the same page as he gave up a two-...Read more

BALTIMORE — Manager AJ Hinch has done his darndest to keep the playoff race narrative out of his clubhouse and away from his young players.

But, believe this: He is in full playoff managerial mode.

He played every perceived advantage, however marginal, to put the Detroit Tigers in a position to win Saturday. And, despite giving up a two-run ...Read more

NEW YORK — Brandon Nimmo dropped down to one knee to lift up the Mets.

The left fielder’s seventh-inning RBI single proved to be the game-winner in Saturday’s 6-3 victory over the first-place Phillies at Citi Field.

With the score tied 2-2, Nimmo reached across the strike zone and poked a low-and-outside sweeper from reliever Orion ...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Don’t look now, but are the San Francisco Giants suddenly a force to be reckoned with in the early innings?

Since hitting the road after their latest home stand, the Giants have scored first in all five contests and once again built an early and overpowering lead while slugging five home runs on a steamy afternoon at ...Read more

BOSTON – After playing three consecutive extra-inning games and using almost their entire bullpen in Friday night’s 12-inning victory. the Minnesota Twins will have a day off before playing at least 18 more innings on Sunday, if the weather cooperates.

Saturday’s Twins-Red Sox game at Fenway Park was postponed because of persistent rain ...Read more

NEW YORK — Francisco Lindor has likely played his final regular-season game at Citi Field this year.

Tuesday’s series opener in Atlanta is “probably the earliest” the star shortstop would return for the Mets as he continues to deal with lower-back discomfort, manager Carlos Mendoza said Saturday.

Saturday’s matchup with the Phillies ...Read more

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