The postseason chaos candidate to watch

Plus: Was the AL Cy Young sewn up last night?

Friday, September 22 View In Browser Good morning! New Cooperstown exhibit is Bananas! TOP NEWS October for the Friars? Well ... it's not impossible   The Padres aren't eliminated yet, and they've quietly won seven straight. Can they pull off the unthinkable in what remains a muddled NL Wild Card race? Here's the path to absolute chaos. Did Cole seal the Cy? Ace gets ovation in final Bronx start of '23 Gerrit Cole struck out nine and permitted only two hits (and no walks) in eight innings. "There's just something about having good nights in the Bronx," he said. "It doesn't get much better than that." Another night, another statistical milestone for Acuña Ronald Acuña Jr. scored his 140th run of the season last night -- an accomplishment that speaks to both his individual brilliance and his team's overwhelming offensive prowess. Castellanos slugs HR No. 28, sets career high in RBIs Going 2-for-3 with a home run in a win over the Mets, Nick Castellanos upped his RBI total to 103, with nine games to go. Brewers' pitching staff could spark deep postseason run No matter the matchup, Milwaukee won't be an easy postseason draw thanks to its pitching. Royce's slams, Waino's milestone and more Sarah Langs' weekly roundup of 10 mind-blowing notes from the last week in baseball looks at Royce Lewis, Adam Wainwright, Corbin Carroll and Ronald Acuña Jr., among others. MORE TOP NEWS TOP PERFORMANCES Gerrit Cole: 8 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 9 K Lowers AL-best ERA to 2.75 Nick Castellanos: 2-for-3, HR, 4 RBIs Clubs go-ahead HR for his 3rd blast in past 2 games Matt Olson: 2-for-6, HR, 2 R Smacks 53rd homer, ties Atlanta record with 132nd RBI Ozzie Albies: 4-for-6, 4 RBIs, 2 R Picks up 100th RBI of the season Emmet Sheehan: 4 2/3 IP, 0 H, 9 K Has 10 2/3 hitless innings in 2 career starts vs. Giants MORE STATS IF THE PLAYOFFS STARTED TODAY MORE ON TIEBREAKERS YESTERDAY'S MUST-SEE PLAY Kevin Kiermaier always sticks the landing.   MORE TOP PLAYS TODAY'S STAFF PICKS Bananas appeal to all with exhibit at Hall The fun-loving Savannah Bananas concluded their 33-city "World Tour" with a visit to Cooperstown to celebrate the Hall's new exhibit on the wildest team in baseball and to play at historic Doubleday Field. Here's how the mind of Mike Veeck transformed the Minor Leagues Throughout the course of the 1990s, he helped set the template for the industry's creative, irreverent, anything-goes promotional philosophy. The best Japanese players who may soon join Major League teams Yoshinobu Yamamoto is the highest-profile NPB player expected to move to MLB this offseason. Live baseball on MLB Network The Cubs, having fallen out of a Wild Card spot, host the Rockies at 2 p.m. ET, then the suddenly surging Padres host the Cardinals at 9:30 p.m. MORE STORIES SCOREBOARD ANA 4 @ TB 5 MIL 6 @ STL 0 ATL 10 @ WAS 3 TOR 3 @ NYY 5 BAL 2 @ CLE 5 NYM 4 @ PHI 5 PIT 8 @ CHC 6 DET 7 @ OAK 3 SF 2 @ LA 7 © 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.