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Mets, Braves square off in make-up DH as both vie for playoffs
The Atlanta Braves and New York Mets each need one victory to qualify for the postseason when they meet in a make-up doubleheader on Monday in Atlanta.,Both teams are 88-72 and are in a virtual tie with Arizona (89-73) for the National League's two final wild-card spots. If Atlanta and New York spli...
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...
Astros look to bring out broom in series finale vs. Guardians
Before the Cleveland Guardians and Houston Astros can completely focus on the postseason, they will square off one more time to close the regular season. ,The visiting Astros will look to sweep a three-game series between division winners on Sunday afternoon. ,The American League Central-champion Gu...
Marlins bid for series sweep in season finale vs. Blue Jays
The visiting Miami Marlins will be out to complete a disappointing season with a three-game sweep of the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday afternoon.,The Marlins (61-100) recorded an 8-1 win over the listless Blue Jays (74-87) on Saturday, one day after breezing to a series-opening 15-5 victory.,The Marli...
Rangers aim to close season with sweep of Angels
While the Texas Rangers are wrapping up their seventh losing season in eight years, they can take solace in small victories such as grinding out a comeback victory in the ninth inning and seeing a young player get the key hit.,Following one of their more dramatic wins of a challenging season, the Ra...
Giants, Cardinals start two rookie hurlers in season finale
The San Francisco Giants are hoping just to break even when they face the visiting St. Louis Cardinals in the regular-season finale Sunday afternoon.,Two teams that have hovered around .500 all season have split the first two games of the series. The Cardinals won 6-3 on Friday before the Giants reb...
Aaron Nola, Phils tune up for NLDS in finale vs. Nats
The rebuilding Washington Nationals have been locked into a fourth-place finish in the National League East heading into Sunday's regular-season finale with the visiting Philadelphia Phillies. But manager Dave Martinez's squad still can finish on a high note., ,A win would give Washington (71-90) a ...
Anthony Rizzo's playoff status unclear as Yanks, Pirates close regular season
The New York Yankees received an unwanted reminder Saturday afternoon of how seemingly meaningless late-season games can suddenly become important for all the wrong reasons.,The Yankees will be without first baseman Anthony Rizzo on Sunday afternoon, when they finish tuning up for the playoffs by ho...
Rays, Red Sox playing for pride in season finale
The visiting Tampa Bay Rays will attempt to complete a three-game sweep Sunday when they meet the Boston Red Sox in the final game of the regular season for each team., ,Tampa Bay (80-81) won 2-1 on Friday, and beat Boston 7-2 on Saturday. The winner of the game Sunday will finish third in the Ameri...
Lynx, Sun take season-long duel into semifinal series
After the Minnesota Lynx held off the Connecticut Sun to earn the No. 2 seed in the playoffs, they will take their earned home-court advantage into a matchup of the teams in a best-of-five WNBA semifinal series.,Minnesota will play host to Game 1 on Sunday at Minneapolis after it advanced in the ope...
Semifinals pair Aces, Liberty in rematch of 2023 Finals
A rematch of the 2023 WNBA Finals will determine one of the participants in this year's championship round, as the No. 1-seeded New York Liberty host the fourth-seeded Las Vegas Aces in Game 1 of their best-of-five semifinal series on Sunday in Brooklyn.,In the opening round of the playoffs, Las Veg...
Will Levis, winless Titans draw Dolphins in 'Snoop' spot start
Quarterback Will Levis' most memorable moment of his brief NFL career occurred last season during a Monday night road game against the Miami Dolphins.,Levis will be seeking a repeat performance in the same setting on the same night of the week when the winless Tennessee Titans battle the Dolphins in...
Win overshadows nostalgia as Mariners prepare for A's again
Bryan Woo was raised in Alameda, Calif., so he took particular interest when the Oakland Athletics played their final game at the Coliseum on Thursday before they embark on a three-year layover in Sacramento en route to their planned new home in Las Vegas.,"I've got a lot of friends that were there ...