BALTIMORE — As Bobby Witt Jr. prepared to make his much-anticipated playoff debut for the Kansas City Royals, he took a moment after the final notes of the national anthem rang out at Camden Yards on Tuesday to soak it all in. The bright lights on a cloudy afternoon. The 41,506 roaring souls in the … Read more
SAN DIEGO — Fernando Tatis Jr. hit a towering two-run homer on his first playoff swing in four years and Michael King struck out 12 in his first postseason start as the San Diego Padres beat rookie AJ Smith-Shawver and the Atlanta Braves 4-0 in Game 1 of their NL Wild Card Series on Tuesday … Read more
ATLANTA — Travis d’Arnaud hit a home run in the ninth inning and the Atlanta Braves kept up their postseason push with a 2-1 win over the playoff-bound Kansas City Royals on Saturday night. Reynaldo López came off the injured list to throw six strong innings for the Braves, who moved one game ahead of … Read more
NEW YORK — Brandon Nimmo hit a tiebreaking, sixth-inning home run off Zack Wheeler that sailed just over the glove of leaping right fielder Nick Castellanos, and the New York Mets beat Philadelphia 2-1 on Sunday night to prevent the Phillies from clinching the NL East at Citi Field. Edwin Díaz got his second career … Read more
MILWAUKEE — Brandon Pfaadt tied an Arizona franchise record by striking out seven straight batters to highlight his dominating performance as the Diamondbacks boosted their playoff hopes by beating the Milwaukee Brewers 5-1 on Thursday night. The Diamondbacks remain tied for second place in the NL wild-card standings with the New York Mets, who beat … Read more
SEATTLE — Anthony Rizzo hit a tiebreaking double in the 10th inning and drove in both runs for New York as the Yankees clinched a playoff spot with a 2-1 win over the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday night. Rizzo lined the first pitch of the inning from reliever Collin Snider (3-4) down the right-field line … Read more
MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee Brewers have grown accustomed to clinching playoff berths just about every year, but this latest celebration differed from the rest because it was so unexpected. “It was like nobody thought we were going to be here today,” shortstop Willy Adames said Wednesday after the Brewers won their third NL Central title … Read more
SAN DIEGO — Luis Severino outdueled Dylan Cease and the New York Mets beat the San Diego Padres 8-3 on Thursday night in the opener of a four-game series between NL playoff contenders. Pete Alonso and Jeff McNeil had three hits apiece and Mark Vientos drove in three runs for the Mets, who improved to … Read more
The last time the Texas Rangers headed to Tampa Bay for a game, they were coming off a loss in their regular-season finale that cost them the AL West title and made them a wild-card team. This time, the World Series champs take an 11-game road winning streak back to where that MLB-record postseason run … Read more
