Baseball Report: MLB Playoffs Set After Exciting Final Weekend
This week's Baseball Report looks at the American League and National League playoff picture ahead of the wild card games.
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This week's Baseball Report looks at the American League and National League playoff picture ahead of the wild card games.
Rookie Justin Fields brushed off a nightmarish first start, and the Chicago Bears bounced back from one of the worst offensive performances the NFL has seen to beat the winless Detroit Lions on Sunday.
Matt Duffy extended his hitting streak to a career-high 13 games with a pair of run-scoring singles to help the Cubs to a victory over the Cardinals on Sunday in a game that was halted after seven innings.
The Detroit Tigers closed their fifth straight losing season with a win over the AL Central champion Chicago White Sox on Sunday.
Yeferson Soteldo had a goal and assist and Toronto FC beat Chicago on Sunday, spoiling Frank Klopas' first game as the Fire's interim coach.
Kahleah Copper flexed after getting fouled on a basket late in Sunday's WNBA semifinal.
Ian Happ drove a two-out, two-run homer in the ninth inning to sour what could be Jon Lester's final career start, lifting the Chicago Cubs over the St. Louis Cardinals.
Lucas Giolito tuned up for the playoffs with a solid start, Yoán Moncada hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the eighth inning and the Chicago White Sox beat the Detroit Tigers Saturday night for their sixth straight win.
Adrian Martinez ran for a career-best three touchdowns and passed for another, and Nebraska broke big play after big play while putting away Northwestern early in a win Saturday night.
Antario Brown rushed for 101 yards and Northern Illinois scored the game's first 17 points then held on to defeat Eastern Michigan on Saturday in a game delayed by lightning between the first and second quarters.
