10:54 PM ET Shohei Ohtani might have locked up the American League’s Most Valuable Player Award on Sunday, with seven dominant innings against a visiting Seattle Mariners team still fighting for a spot in the postseason. But his Los Angeles Angels ultimately lost for the 82nd time in 2021, solidifying something else: a sixth consecutive
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6:44 PM ET ESPN News Services CHICAGO — Paul Goldschmidt and Harrison Bader homered and the St. Louis Cardinals outlasted the Chicago Cubs, 4-2, on Sunday, posting their 16th consecutive victory. The streak is the longest in franchise history and has turned the National League wild-card race into a non-story in September. Though the Cardinals
11:43 PM ET ESPN News Services Elvis Andrus suffered an undisclosed left ankle injury rounding third base before scoring the winning run in the Oakland Athletics‘ 2-1 home victory over the Houston Astros on Saturday. A’s manager Bob Melvin said Andrus felt a pop in his ankle and was taken for X-rays. “We won a
11:21 PM ET A woman and child died after falling from the third level of Petco Park shortly before Saturday’s Padres game, San Diego police said The 40-year-old woman and 2-year-old boy were pronounced dead at 4:11 p.m. PST, according to the San Diego Union-Tribune. Their names were not released by police. The fall happened
6:01 PM ET CHICAGO — The St. Louis Cardinals set a franchise record with their 15th consecutive victory, a come-from-behind 8-5 win over the Chicago Cubs Saturday. The 15 wins in a row are tied for the fourth longest streak in MLB history. Another victory against the Cubs on Sunday will tie St. Louis with
12:34 AM ET ESPN News Services DENVER — Mike Yastrzemski hit a three-run homer, one of four long balls by San Francisco, to help the NL West-leading Giants beat the Colorado Rockies 7-2 Friday night and become the season’s first 100-win team. 154 games is the fastest the Giants have reached 100 wins in the
6:26 PM ET CHICAGO — The St. Louis Cardinals broke a tie with the New York Yankees and Oakland Athletics for the longest win streak of the season by virtue of a doubleheader sweep of the Chicago Cubs on Friday. The 14 consecutive wins is the longest for the Cardinals since they joined the National
6:26 PM ET CHICAGO — The St. Louis Cardinals tied the New York Yankees and Oakland Athletics for the longest win streak of the season by virtue of an 8-5 victory over the Chicago Cubs in Game 1 of a doubleheader on Friday. The 13 consecutive wins is the second longest for the Cardinals since
1:03 AM ET ESPN News Services MINNEAPOLIS — Toronto Blue Jays left fielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. was forced from Thursday night’s 7-2 loss to the Minnesota Twins in the fifth inning after a freak play in the outfield resulted in a bloody injury. On a double by Mitch Garver — who was 3 for 4
6:26 PM ET Associated Press MILWAUKEE — Paul Goldschmidt homered twice, and the St. Louis Cardinals overcame a five-run deficit to beat the Milwaukee Brewers 8-5 Thursday and extend their longest winning streak in 39 years to 12 games. On a day starter Adam Wainwright faltered early, St. Louis trailed 5-0 before rallying with one
3:54 PM ET CLEVELAND — The Chicago White Sox have clinched the American League Central title by virtue of a 7-2 victory over the second-place Cleveland Indians on Thursday. The White Sox (86-66) lead the Indians (74-77) by 11½ games ahead of Game 2 of their doubleheader Thursday night. It’s the sixth division championship for
7:00 AM ET With one week left until the calendar turns to October, the 2021 MLB playoffs are just around the corner. But there is still much to be decided in the final days of the regular season, with everything from division titles and final postseason berths to the No. 1 pick in the 2022
11:53 PM ET ESPN News Services MILWAUKEE — Tyler O’Neill and Paul Goldschmidt hit home runs as the St. Louis Cardinals won their 11th consecutive game Wednesday night, a 10-2 decision over the Milwaukee Brewers. The streak is the longest for St. Louis since August of 2001, and padded the Cardinals’ lead in the second
3:48 PM ET Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Tampa Bay Rays center fielder Kevin Kiermaier is “shocked to see what has transpired” and finds the reaction “just hard to believe” to his scooping up a scouting card that fell out of Toronto catcher Alejandro Kirk’s wristband. Kiermaier reiterated before Wednesday’s series finale that he
10:06 PM ET ESPN News Services SAN DIEGO — Padres All-Stars Manny Machado and Fernando Tatis Jr. stood next to each other and said it’s all good between them after their weekend shouting match in the dugout during a season that has been spiraling out of control. Machado shouted and cursed at Tatis during the
8:19 PM ET ESPN News Services Tampa Bay’s Kevin Kiermaier took a Toronto data card back to the Rays’ dugout in a bizarre incident that began with a play at the plate during a 6-4 win over the Blue Jays Monday night in St. Petersburg, Florida. The card was pried loose from catcher Alejandro Kirk‘s
1:38 PM ET DETROIT — The Chicago White Sox are hopeful lefty Carlos Rodon will be ready for the postseason despite experiencing soreness in his pitching arm during and after Monday’s outing against the Detroit Tigers. Rodon, 28, threw only 69 pitches in three innings before leaving the game, which the White Sox lost 4-3.
10:53 AM ET Associated Press FULLERTON, Calif. — Jo Lasorda, the widow of former Los Angeles Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda, has died. She was 91. She died Monday night at her home in Fullerton, the team said Tuesday. No cause of death was given. Tommy Lasorda and Jo Lasorda were married for 70 years. The LIFE