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Associated Press Oct 10, 2024, 12:40 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN DIEGO — Mookie Betts homered for the second straight night, Shohei Ohtani hit an RBI single and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat Dylan Cease and the San Diego Padres 8-0 Wednesday night to force a deciding Game 5 in their tense NL Division

Associated Press Oct 9, 2024, 08:35 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Francisco Lindor hit a grand slam in the sixth inning — his latest clutch swing in an extraordinary season full of them — and the New York Mets reached the National League Championship Series with a 4-1 victory over the Philadelphia

Associated Press Oct 9, 2024, 11:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — One pitch wipes out six months of success. It’s the cruelty of 21st century baseball that rewards autumn ability over summer superiority. Carlos Estevez crouched on the mound, put his hands on his knees and turned his head to watch over

ESPN News Services Oct 9, 2024, 11:48 PM ET The roof at Tropicana Field, the home of the Tampa Bay Rays, sustained major damage because of high winds associated with Hurricane Milton, which made landfall Wednesday along Florida’s Gulf Coast as a Category 3 storm. Pictures and video on social media showed most of the

Field Level Media Oct 9, 2024, 05:18 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Jeff McNeil fractured his right wrist in early September and figured to miss the rest of the season, but the second baseman is scheduled to play in the Arizona Fall League this weekend and might rejoin the New York Mets if they reach

ESPN News Services Oct 9, 2024, 10:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Giancarlo Stanton hit a go-ahead homer in the eighth inning amid a battle of bullpens, and the New York Yankees beat the Kansas City Royals 3-2 on Wednesday night in Game 3 of their AL Division Series at Kauffman

Giancarlo Stanton hits go-ahead homer in the eighth, Yankees beat Royals 3-2 in Game 3 of the ALDS — Giancarlo Stanton hit a go-ahead homer in the eighth inning amid a battle of the bullpens, and the New York Yankees beat the Kansas City Royals 3-2 on Wednesday night in Game 3 of their AL

Lindor’s grand slam sends Mets into NLCS with 4-1 win over Phillies in Game 4 of NLDS — Francisco Lindor hit a grand slam in the sixth inning, his latest clutch swing in an extraordinary season full of them, and the New York Mets reached the National League Championship Series with a 4-1 victory over

Associated Press Oct 9, 2024, 06:12 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DETROIT — Riley Greene and Spencer Torkelson each drove in a run, and six pitchers combined to lift the Detroit Tigers to a 3-0 win over Cleveland Guardians on Wednesday and a 2-1 lead in their American League Division Series. The Tigers, baseball’s hottest

Associated Press Oct 9, 2024, 06:45 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN DIEGO — First baseman Freddie Freeman was scratched from Game 4 as the Los Angeles Dodgers try to avoid elimination in their National League Division Series against the San Diego Padres. Freeman, who left Game 2 after five innings due to discomfort in

Associated Press Oct 9, 2024, 05:51 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — John Tumpane replaced Rob Drake on the umpire crew for Game 4 of the National League Division Series between the New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday. Drake worked right field in the opener and left field in Game 2.

Field Level Media Oct 9, 2024, 04:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Houston Astros infielder/outfielder Mauricio Dubon is expected to be ready by spring training following surgery on his left thumb on Wednesday. The team announced that Dubon had a procedure to repair the thumb’s ulnar collateral ligament, an injury that he played through after

Jeff Passan, ESPNOct 9, 2024, 07:30 AM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Before every game, Salvador Perez, the Kansas City Royals’ 34-year-old catcher, lathers his entire body with an icy balm to wake up

Associated Press Oct 9, 2024, 12:14 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN DIEGO — Fernando Tatis Jr.’s towering two-run home run highlighted a six-run second inning, and the San Diego Padres held on to beat Shohei Ohtani and the rival Los Angeles Dodgers 6-5 on Tuesday night to take a 2-1 lead in a tense

Field Level Media Oct 8, 2024, 02:59 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Even in hockey-crazed Detroit, the season opener for the Red Wings can wait. The team announced Tuesday that Thursday’s scheduled season opener against the Pittsburgh Penguins, set for a 7 p.m. ET start, will be pushed back an hour because the Tigers are

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterOct 8, 2024, 09:07 PM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the L.A. Rams for ESPN from 2016 to 2018 and the L.A. Angels for MLB.com from 2012 to 2016. Open Extended Reactions SAN DIEGO — Padres manager Mike Shildt vehemently came to Manny Machado‘s defense Tuesday, one day after Los

New York Mets defeat Philadelphia Phillies 7-2 in Game 3 Slugger Pete Alonso launched another homer off Aaron Nola, and starter Sean Manaea took a two-hit shutout into the eighth inning as the New York Mets defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 7-2 on Tuesday in Game 3 of their NL Division Series at Citi Field.

Associated Press Oct 8, 2024, 08:45 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Pete Alonso launched another homer off Aaron Nola, and Sean Manaea took a two-hit shutout into the eighth inning as the New York Mets beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-2 on Tuesday in Game 3 of their NL Division Series. Jesse Winker