Phils clinch berth; NL East could come today

Plus: Late drama in both Wild Card races

Saturday, September 21 View In Browser  TOP NEWS The Sho rolls on with 52nd home run, 52nd stolen base   In his first home game since establishing the 50-50 Club, Shohei Ohtani received a rousing ovation from the home fans -- and then thrilled them with another homer and another steal. With his 14th game this season collecting at least one of each, he broke Rickey Henderson's single-season record. Phillies clinch postseason berth, but 'we've got bigger goals' 'Need to keep it rolling': Twins jump in front of Tigers in WC race Soto shakes off sore knee, plays hero: 'He loves the moment' Tatis' walk-off hit helps Padres inch closer to clinch party O's blast season-high 5 homers to back Burnes' gem With future uncertain, Verlander receives 'special' ovation from Astros fans De La Cruz joins elite company with 100th career steal Postseason Watch: Bracket, tiebreakers and more MORE TOP NEWS MLB MORNING LINEUP PODCAST TOP PERFORMANCES Julio Rodríguez: 3-for-5, 2 HR, 5 RBIs, 2 R 4th career multi-HR game; 5 RBIs tie career high Gerrit Cole: 9 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 7 K's Longest outing since 9/27/23 Kyle Tucker: 4-for-5, HR, RBI, 3 R First 4-hit game since 7/16/23 Corbin Burnes: 7 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 8 K's 1.08 ERA in September Tyler Stephenson: 3-for-5, HR, 5 RBIs, 3 R, 2B Career-high 19 homers this season PLAY A SPORCLE BASEBALL QUIZ! MORE FREE GAMES AT MLB PLAY MUST-SEE PLAY Michael Busch doesn't let a little thing like the tarp get in his way. MORE TOP PLAYS STAFF PICKS 10 stars whose postseason résumés need a boost They are great players. Maybe Hall of Famers one day. But their postseason success has been limited. Class A, Cleveland ... Cooperstown? Way back in 2012, José Ramírez and Francisco Lindor would battle it out in a pregame infield competition, and it was obvious even then that both had promising -- maybe legendary -- futures in this game. Caitlin Clark hits triples ... and calls them, too! She's been on the field at Yankee Stadium, she's taken swings in the cage. The latest step in Caitlin Clark's burgeoning baseball connection was calling a game while watching on TV in her hotel room. Debating where Ohtani's 50-50 Game ranks in MLB history We're all still basking in the glow of Shohei Ohtani's mind-boggling performance in Miami on Thursday that had everyone buzzing. But was it truly THE best single-game performance by one player? He knows how to hit the cutoff -- and take a little off the top AL Rookie of the Year contender Wilyer Abreu has brought a lot to the Red Sox this season. One thing he hasn't, though: his scissors and shears. Those are back at his barber shop in Venezuela. Baseball's 12 best power-speed prospects With Shohei Ohtani reaching the 50-50 mark, MLB Pipeline got to thinking -- which prospects have the best combination of power and speed? Baseball all day on MLB Network Start it off with Pirates vs. Reds at 1 p.m. ET, followed by Phillies vs. Mets at 4, then D-backs vs. Brewers at 7, then finish up with Yankees vs. A's at 10. MORE STORIES SCOREBOARD WAS 1 CHC 3 PIT 3 CIN 8 TOR 0 TB 1 DET 1 BAL 7 MIN 4 BOS 2 PHI 12 NYM 2 ATL 3 MIA 4 SEA 8 TEX 2 LAA 7 HOU 9 SF 2 KC 1 ARI 7 MIL 4 CLE 5 STL 1 CWS 2 SD 3 NYY 4 OAK 2 COL 4 LAD 6 © 2024 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@marketing.mlbemail.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.