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Mets beat Brewers, now play for wild-card berth Monday
David Peterson tossed seven innings of one-hit ball and earned the win Sunday afternoon for the visiting New York Mets, who ensured themselves an opportunity to play for a postseason berth Monday by beating the Milwaukee Brewers 5-0.,The win snapped a three-game losing streak for the Mets (88-72), w...

No Triple Crown for Shohei Ohtani, but Dodgers nip Rockies
Shohei Ohtani fell short in his bid to be the first National League Triple Crown winner since 1937, but Chris Taylor's home run powered the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 2-1 win over the Colorado Rockies in Denver on Sunday to spoil Charlie Blackmon's final game.,Ohtani, who led the NL in home runs (54) ...

Marlins cap rough season with sweep of Blue Jays
Jonah Bride had two hits, a walk and two RBIs as the visiting Miami Marlins defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 3-1 on Sunday afternoon to complete a three-game, season-ending sweep.,Bride extended his hit streak to eight games.,Otto Lopez, a former Blue Jay, and Xavier Edwards added two hits each for Mi...

Mariners end season with 3-game sweep vs. A's
Logan Gilbert took a perfect game into the sixth inning and Cal Raleigh homered for a third consecutive game as the Seattle Mariners defeated the visiting Oakland Athletics 6-4 Sunday afternoon to sweep the season-ending, three-game series.,Justin Turner added a two-run double for Seattle (85-77), w...

Cards cruise past Giants 6-1 to cap strong finish
Brendan Donovan homered, Alec Burleson drove in three runs and the visiting St. Louis Cardinals denied the San Francisco Giants a .500 season with a 6-1, season-ending victory Sunday afternoon.,Rookie Michael McGreevy (3-0) completed an unbeaten season with eight strong innings, helping the Cardinal...

O's sweep Twins, shift attention to AL wild-card series
James McCann hit a three-run home run, Jordan Westburg drove in a pair and and the Baltimore Orioles pulled away for a 6-2 win over the Minnesota Twins on Sunday afternoon in Minneapolis., ,Heston Kjerstad hit a solo home run for Baltimore (91-71), which completed a three-game sweep to finish the re...

Nathan Eovaldi, Rangers shut down Angels to end season
Nathan Eovaldi worked seven scoreless innings and rookie Dustin Harris went 2-for-4 with three RBIs to help the visiting Texas Rangers sweep their final series of the season with an 8-0 win against the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim, Calif., on Sunday.,Eovaldi (12-8) struck out five while yielding fo...

Red Sox edge Rays to finish .500, take third place in AL East
Quinn Priester limited the visiting Tampa Bay Rays to one run on four hits in five innings Sunday to help the Boston Red Sox avoid a three-game sweep with a 3-1 victory in the final game of the season for each team.,Priester, who was called up from Triple-A Worcester on Sunday, was making his debut ...

Twins manager Rocco Baldelli to return in 2025
The Minnesota Twins will bring back Rocco Baldelli as their manager next year after collapsed down the stretch and missed the 2024 postseason.,"Rocco is my manager," Twins president of baseball operations Derek Falvey told reporters before Sunday's season finale against the visiting Baltimore Oriole...

Dodgers recall OF James Outman, send down LHP Justin Wrobleski
The Los Angeles Dodgers recalled outfielder James Outman Triple-A Oklahoma City and optioned rookie left-hander Justin Wrobleski to the Triple-A affiliate on Sunday.,The Dodgers (97-64), who were scheduled to complete their regular-season schedule on Sunday at the Colorado Rockies, already have clin...
Nobody Wants To Play the San Diego Padres in the MLB Playoffs
The San Diego Padres have peaked at the perfect time, and nobody will want to play them in the MLB Playoffs....
Despite Detroit Tigers Tremendous Turnaround, Don't Forget About Kansas City Royals
The Detroit Tigers clinching the MLB Playoffs is one of the best stories in the MLB this season, but don't forget about the Kansas City Royals who have been even more impressive....

Orioles vie for sweep of Twins prior to start of playoffs
The Baltimore Orioles have one more tune-up game before they head to the playoffs. ,Baltimore (90-71) will wrap up the regular season with a matchup against the Minnesota Twins (82-79) on Sunday afternoon in Minneapolis. The Orioles will go for a three-game sweep after recording a 7-2 win in the ser...

Cubs, Reds close season after falling short of expectations
Two teams that failed to live up to preseason expectations will close their seasons on Sunday afternoon.,After the Chicago Cubs host the Cincinnati Reds in the finale of their three-game series, both organizations undoubtedly will face another long offseason trying to patch the holes that prevented ...

For Braves, a win over Royals equals wild-card berth
The Atlanta Braves can punch their ticket to the playoffs with a win -- and thus a series sweep -- against the visiting Kansas City Royals on Sunday afternoon.,Atlanta (88-71) put itself in a position to clinch, thanks to Travis d'Arnaud's walk-off home run in the ninth on Saturday to take a 2-1 win...

A's look to go out on high note in finale vs. Mariners
For the last time Sunday afternoon, the Athletics will wear their gray road jerseys with the word "Oakland" stitched across the front in cursive.,After calling the Bay Area home for 57 seasons, the A's will spend the next three seasons playing at a minor-league stadium in Sacramento, Calif., while t...

With wild card on the line, Mets clash with Brewers
It's at least a simple concept for the New York Mets. Win their remaining three games, and they'll gain a wild-card berth in the National League.,But the Mets have dropped three straight, and standing in their way Sunday afternoon will be the Milwaukee Brewers, who have won the first two games of th...

Shohei Ohtani, Charlie Blackmon take center stage as Dodgers meet Rockies
Shohei Ohtani will put the finishing touches on another probable MVP season while Charlie Blackmon will close his 14-year career on Sunday afternoon when the Los Angeles Dodgers and Colorado Rockies meet in Denver on the final day of the regular season.,Los Angeles will send left-hander Anthony Band...

Tigers bid for bounce-back performance in finale vs. White Sox
The Detroit Tigers have bigger games coming up, but they still want to finish the regular season the right way.,The Tigers (86-75) clinched an American League wild-card berth with a 4-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Friday. Detroit saw its six-game winning streak snapped with a 4-0 loss to t...

For D-backs' playoff aspirations, it's win vs. Padres and hope
The Arizona Diamondbacks, last year's National League champions, picked a bad time to go into a slump.,Entering action last Sunday, they were riding a four-game winning streak and possessed the second wild card in the National League. But when they take the field in Phoenix on Sunday afternoon again...