The White Sox Just Swept a Real Playoff Team
The White Sox lost 121 games two years ago. On Wednesday, they swept the Astros for Chicago's first playoff series win since 2005, and it wasn't a fluke.
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MLB Built the Playoffs for This Night by Accident
Four separate MLB Wild Card Series all hit win-or-go-home status on the exact same night this week, and nobody in the league office planned it that way.
Astros and Rangers Are Tied. One Team Doesn't Need To Be.
The Astros and Rangers are dead even in the AL West with three games left, but the tiebreaker means only one team actually has to win out. Here's the math.
Astros Trail Rangers by One Game in the AL West
Houston trails Texas by one game with six to play and just went 3-7 -- the worst form of anyone in the AL West race. Tonight in Seattle decides how bad it gets.
Four MLB Playoff Races Nobody Has Settled Yet
Half a game separates the Cubs from losing a wild card spot. The Guardians are barely above .500 and still in. Judge is back and so is the AL East fight.
Yordan Alvarez's Intentional Walks Are Backfiring
Yordan Alvarez just tied for the AL RBI lead after opponents walked him a record 28 times on purpose -- is the strategy costing him the Triple Crown?
Christian Walker Ended the Mariners' Night Twice
The Astros blew the lead in the eighth, fell behind again in the tenth, and still walked it off. Christian Walker made sure of that, twice over.
Milwaukee Gave Up a Fielder for 11 Days of McCullers
The Brewers traded a Fielder for a two-time champion, watched him give up five runs in two outings, and designated him for assignment before he unpacked.
Yordan Alvarez Made MLB History (Nobody Noticed)
Yordan Alvarez hit a grand slam and a multi-run homer in the first inning on Friday — the first time in 150 years of baseball that's ever happened. You missed it because Brazil plays tonight.