Sean Manaea and the Mets lost 3-2 to the Washington Nationals that concluded an ugly weekend at Citi Field on Sunday, and combined with a 1-0 Reds’ win over the Chicago Cubs, New York is now tied with Cincinnati for the final NL wild-card slot.
Category: Baseball
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Mariners’ Raleigh hits MLB-leading 58th home run
Seattle Mariners star Cal Raleigh hit his MLB-leading 58th home run on Sunday night, a two-run shot in the second inning against the Houston Astros that came one night after he passed Ken Griffey Jr. for the franchise’s single-season home run record.
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Brewers celebrate division title, feel like underdogs
Carrying the best record in baseball, the Brewers won their fourth division title in the past five seasons and yet feel like the underdogs as the playoffs loom.
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Astros’ Pena scratched vs. M’s with sore oblique
Astros shortstop Jeremy Pena, who has 17 home runs and 62 RBIs this season, was scratched from Sunday night’s game vs. the Mariners with left oblique soreness.
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Young’s highlight-reel grabs extend Mets’ woes
Washington Nationals center fielder Jacob Young made two incredible catches on Sunday at Citi Field that sent the struggling New York Mets, who are fighting for the control of the final wild-card slot in the National League, to a costly 3-2 defeat.
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First AL ticket punched as Jays earn playoff spot
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Andres Gimenez each drove in two runs as the Blue Jays became the first team in the American League to clinch a playoff berth this season.
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MLB playoff tracker: Blue Jays clinch; Guardians’ surge changes AL playoff picture
From current playoff matchups to league races to the postseason schedule, we have everything you need to know.
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Dodgers become 10th MLB team to draw 4M fans
The Dodgers have drawn 4 million fans this season for the first time in franchise history, becoming just the 10th team in major league history to reach that mark.
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Nationals OF Lile exits with knee injury in 3rd
Washington Nationals outfielder Daylen Lile, a 22-year-old rookie, exited his club’s game against the New York Mets with a left knee contusion Sunday after he tried to make a sliding catch of Cedric Mullins’ sinking liner.
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Brewers’ Woodruff to IL, putting playoffs in doubt
The Brewers have placed pitcher Brandon Woodruff on the 15-day injured list with a right lat strain, putting his availability for the playoffs in jeopardy.