Baseball Report: Let The October Baseball Begin, MLB Playoff Field Is Set
October baseball is here with the Wild Card games getting started on Tuesday.
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October baseball is here with the Wild Card games getting started on Tuesday.
While Mike Trout missed the pivotal month of September and Alex Bregman didn't get hot until August, the Yankee infielder was displaying MVP-caliber play for 162 games.
Alonso hit a 93 mph fastball on a 1-2 count from Atlanta starter Mike Foltynewicz just to the right of straightaway center field on Saturday night.
Alonso lined an 0-1 fastball from Atlanta left-hander Dallas Keuchel narrowly over the wall in left field in the first inning Friday night.
Germán is being investigated for an alleged domestic violence incident involving his girlfriend at home last week.
The New York Mets lost to the Miami Marlins on Monday night to dim their fading postseason hopes.
Manager Aaron Boone had said the Yankees would be cautious with Torres regardless of the MRI results.
Starting pitcher Domingo German's immediate future with the Yankees is now in question.
The Colorado Rockies beat the Mets on Monday night to drop New York five games back for the second NL wild card with 12 games to play.
Anthony Kay allowed five runs and seven hits in 41/3 innings. Kay was obtained from the New York Mets in the July trade for Marcus Stroman.
The New York Yankees officially ended Boston's three-year reign as AL East champs, beating the Red Sox on Monday night behind another big effort by James Paxton.
J.A. Happ has not allowed a run in his last 15 1/3 innings.
With the win, the Mets pulled into a tie with Philadelphia and Milwaukee, four games behind the Chicago for second NL wild card.
New York starter Domingo Germán (17-4) gave up five runs in 4 1/3 innings, allowing three hits with four walks and five strikeouts
New York improved to 92-49, including 11-2 when using Chad Green as an opener. Green allowed two hits in two innings, and Boone said he might use an opener in the postseason.
A day after a trio of Mets relievers was tagged for seven runs in the bottom of the ninth inning in an 11-10 loss to the Nationals, three pitchers combined to close with 3 1/3 scoreless innings.
For the Mets, who were barely hanging on to a slim shot at making the playoffs, the epic collapse marked the worst loss in the ninth inning or later in New York history.
Wilson Ramos had three singles and a double, upping his average to .446 (41 for 92) during the streak.
Judge became the third-fastest player in baseball history to reach 100 home runs, Tanaka threw seven sharp innings and outpitched Yusei Kikuchi in a showdown of Japanese starters, and the New York Yankees beat the Seattle Mariners 7-0 on Tuesday night.
The Chicago Cubs topped the New York Mets on Tuesday night to take the opener of a pivotal three-game series in the National League wild-card race.
Torres hit his 13th home run in August, Ford went deep twice and New York beat the Seattle Mariners 5-4 on Monday night.
Didi Gregorius hit two home runs including a grand slam off All-Star Hyun-Jin Ryu to help New York set a club record for homers in a month.
Billy Hamilton singled home the go-ahead run in the 14th inning for his first hit as a Brave, and Atlanta beat the New York Mets 2-1 Friday night
Roark is doing his part to keep the Athletics on a roll as the September stretch run approaches, striking out seven without walking a batter over six-plus innings in a 5-3 victory over the New York Yankees on Thursday night for a three-game series sweep.
Syndergaard retired the first 16 hitters and allowed two hits over six dominant innings before a heavy storm interrupted him, and the New York Mets beat the Cleveland Indians 2-0 Thursday night in a rain-shortened game for their fifth straight win.
