A major milestone for a beloved hurler

Plus: 10 additions pushing teams toward Oct.

Tuesday, September 19 View In Browser Good morning! Will we ever see a 200-win pitcher again? TOP NEWS A milestone for Wainwright that was well worth the wait   Adam Wainwright joined an illustrious club of active pitchers with the 200th win of his career a few weeks ahead of his retirement. "For at least a night, I was a real pitcher and the guy I still want to be," he said. Here's why 200 wins is a big deal Adam Wainwright is the fifth active pitcher to reach the milestone, and he may be the last to get there for a while -- maybe ever. 10 big offseason additions who have been crucial for contenders Free-agent additions have come up especially huge for these teams with postseason dreams. Braves clinch first-round bye as they consider Wright's role Kyle Wright has areas for growth as October nears, but Atlanta secured NLDS home-field advantage. 1 day after clinch, Mullins' 3-run HR in 9th sends O's soaring again Baltimore punched its postseason ticket on Sunday, and Cedric Mullins kept the good vibes going with a clutch homer in Houston. MORE TOP NEWS TOP PERFORMANCES J.D. Martinez: 3-for-4, 2 HRs, 5 RBIs Logs 8th 5-RBI game of career, 1st since 2019 Adam Wainwright: 7 IP, 0 R, 3 K 3rd pitcher in Cardinals history with 200 career wins Luis Arraez: 2-for-4 Tallies 200th hit, leads MLB with .354 average Zack Wheeler: 6 IP, 1 R, 5 K Reaches 200 strikeouts for 2nd time in career Ryan O'Hearn: 5-for-5, 2 RBIs, 1 R Records Orioles' 4th 5-hit game of season MORE STATS IF THE PLAYOFFS STARTED TODAY MORE ON TIEBREAKERS YESTERDAY'S MUST-SEE PLAY Sal Frelick performs the baseball equivalent of a grand jeté.   MORE TOP PLAYS TODAY'S STAFF PICKS How the Veecks put their fun-loving stamp on baseball The game as you know and love it owes a lot to the Veeck family, and much of that is chronicled in "The Saint of Second Chances," a new Netflix documentary streaming now. Holds tightening at the top of latest Rookie Power Rankings As the season winds down, the top Rookie of the Year contenders have come into focus. But there's still room for some additions. Is this the strangest Cy Young-contending season ever? Blake Snell has been truly dominant in such a bizarre, unconventional way that it warrants a deeper dive. So how is the favorite to win the coveted pitching award pulling this off? 60 years ago, the Alous formed the first all-brother outfield On Sept. 15, 1963, Felipe, Mateo and Jesús Alou of the San Francisco Giants appeared in what was the first -- and still the only -- "all-brother" outfield in Major League history. Royce Lewis faces fans' queries Watch as fans ask Twins infielder Royce Lewis questions on Chatting Practice Powered by Zoom Events. MORE STORIES SCOREBOARD CLE 4 @ KC 6 MIN 3 @ CIN 7 NYM 2 @ MIA 1 CWS 6 @ WAS 1 PHI 7 @ ATL 1 MIL 0 @ STL 1 BOS 4 @ TEX 2 BAL 8 @ HOU 7 COL 9 @ SD 11 SEA 5 @ OAK 0 DET 3 @ LA 8 © 2023 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.