Braves sweep Mets, take control in NL East

Monday, October 3 View In Browser  Braves on cusp of NL East title after sweeping Mets Postseason watch: Bracket, tiebreakers, more Padres nab Wild Card: 'Best moments are yet to come' Triple Crown watch: Judge's average slips after 3 K's Pujols hits HR No. 702 in final regular-season home at-bat Wheeler's gem cuts Phillies' magic number to one With 'gut-punchy' loss, Crew falls 2 games back Judge misses chance to break HR record at home Report: White Sox manager La Russa to retire Numerous indicators show youth MLB fandom is on the rise More top news > World Series Urgency Index '22: Who MUST win? Winning is awesome, and losing stinks. That will always be true, and that's why every team that enters October is intent on winning the World Series.   But some wins carry more emotional weight than others, while some losses leave longer-lasting wounds than others. And so, each year at this time, we crunch the numbers to come up with our super-scientific World Series Urgency Index.   We factor in things like past postseason pains, pending free agents, payroll obligations and prospect potency to sort the remaining contenders on a relative scale, to determine how badly they need a crown -- 10 being the most urgent situation, 1 being the most relaxed. What's in a name? (A lot!) There is a new longest last name in AL/NL history after the debut of Twins right-hander Simeon Woods Richardson, and at 16 characters it really fills out the back of a jersey. 'Age is just a number' That is what 43-year-old Osmad Ahmad had to say about playing with 16-year-old (!!!) pitcher Amaan Khan for Pakistan's World Baseball Classic team. AFL Opening Day is here! The Arizona Fall League begins its 30th season today, and here is everything you need to know as some of baseball's top prospects continue their development in the desert. Mariners prepare for next step Now that the Mariners have ended their 20-year playoff drought, where do they go from here? Let's take a look at how other teams fared after securing elusive trips to the postseason. Top of the Order Check out all of the best highlights from the past week, including Aaron Judge tying the American League home run record, Shohei Ohtani flirting with a no-hitter and more. Off Base on MLB Network Lauren Gardner and a panel of experts celebrate baseball culture while giving a fun and unique perspective on the Pennant Chase at 3 p.m. ET. MIN 2 @ DET 5 PHI 8 @ WAS 1 BAL 3 @ NYY 1 BOS 3 @ TOR 6 KC 5 @ CLE 7 TB 1 @ HOU 3 MIA 4 @ MIL 3 PIT 7 @ STL 5 CIN 1 @ CHC 8 ARI 3 @ SF 4 TEX 3 @ ANA 8 COL 4 @ LA 1 OAK 10 @ SEA 3 CWS 2 @ SD 1 NYM 3 @ ATL 5 Today's Trivia Question Albert Pujols will finish his career ranked first in Busch Stadium II history with 122 regular-season home runs. Who is in second place? Answer » © 2022 MLB Advanced Media, L.P. MLB trademarks and copyrights are used with permission of Major League Baseball. Visit MLB.com. Any other marks used herein are trademarks of their respective owners. Please review our Privacy Policy. You (gahleexholly.hdhask@blogger.com) received this message because you registered to receive commercial email messages from MLB.com. Please add info@mail.mlblists.com to your address book to ensure our messages reach your inbox. If you no longer wish to receive commercial email messages from MLB.com, please unsubscribe or log in and manage your email subscriptions. Postal Address: MLB.com, c/o MLB Advanced Media, L.P., 1271 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020.