More Teams. More Games. Kyle Schwarber cranks a home run with an exit velocity of 114 mph to make it 3-0 Phillies. (0:23) PHOENIX — Slugging and running their way to within one victory of a return trip to the World Series, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-1 on Saturday night in Game […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Alek Thomas comes up as a pinch hitter and crushes a game-tying two-run home run for the Diamondbacks in the eighth inning. (0:27) PHOENIX — A funny thing happened along the way to a Philadelphia Phillies repeat as pennant winners: The Arizona Diamondbacks decided to make a series of their best-of-seven […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. The Diamondbacks go up 6-5 in the eighth inning after Gabriel Moreno takes a 100-mph fastball to left-center field. (0:33) PHOENIX — First they took down the National League Central champions. Then they knocked out the NL West champions. Of all the rousing Arizona Diamondbacks victories this October, though, their 6-5 […]
Continue readingThe St. Louis Cardinals third baseman was not among the three finalists announced Wednesday. Pittsburgh’s Ke’Bryan Hayes, Colorado’s Ryan McMahon and Atlanta’s Austin Riley are contending for the award, which will be announced Nov. 5. Players who won last year and are among the 2023 finalists are Cleveland second baseman Andrés Giménez and left fielder […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Bryce Harper goes yard in the first inning for the Phillies, crushing a solo home run on the first pitch of his at-bat. (0:35) PHILADELPHIA — Bryce Harper always wanted to play a baseball game on his birthday. So he made sure his 31st was one to celebrate. Harper crushed a […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. With the bases loaded and two outs, Jordan Montgomery strikes out Martin Maldonado to end the fourth inning for the Rangers. (0:16) Four teams. Two spots in the World Series up for grabs. The 2023 MLB playoffs have reached the league championship round. In the American League, the Texas Rangers and […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Bryce Harper joins “The Pat McAfee Show” to explain the Phillies’ vibe and ability to thrive in the biggest moments. (1:56) The 2023 MLB playoffs are down to four teams after surprising division series saw three of the four top-seeded teams get knocked out. Now that the Texas Rangers-Houston Astros and […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Jose Abreu hits 2 home runs 440-plus feet to the upper deck as the Astros beat the Twins in Game 3. (0:43) The six remaining division series teams take the field on Wednesday, so it’s a perfect time to take stock of what we’ve seen so far — and where the […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Michael Harris II comes up with a catch off the wall to deny Nick Castellanos an RBI, then ends the game by initiating a double play that puts out Bryce Harper at first. (1:24) ATLANTA — A historic and improbable double play sparked by Michael Harris II capped the Braves’ dramatic […]
Continue readingLefty Ranger Suarez started for Philly and struck out four over 3 2/3 innings. Five relievers held the Braves scoreless for 4 2/3 innings before former Brave Craig Kimbrel closed it out in the ninth. When asked what explained Saturday night’s offensive performance, Braves manager Brian Snitker said, “I think it was more their pitching […]
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