4 days left and 6 playoff spots still to fill

Plus: Judge hopes to be ready for WC Series

Thursday, September 24 View In Browser  4 days left and 6 playoff spots still to fill   The Guardians, White Sox, Cubs, Phillies and Padres all had an opportunity to secure their place in the playoff field last night if things broke right. They'll all try again today to make things official. TOP NEWS Machado's HR sets tone as Padres move one step closer to postseason berth Astros squander 4-0 lead -- and a chance to break away in AL West White Sox miss chance to tie for Central lead, but clincher remains oh so close Cubs fall to Marlins, still in pursuit of elusive playoff spot D-backs live to fight another day in playoff chase with win over Rockies Judge trying to speed up process, hopes to be ready for Wild Card Series MORE TOP NEWS PERSONALIZE STORIES STAFF PICKS The bonkers stats that defined the 2026 season Here are 17 hard-to-believe numbers -- some already etched in the MLB record books -- that left us all in awe. Postseason pitcher power rankings We are this close to postseason baseball, so for this iteration of Starting Pitcher Power Rankings, we decided to get in the playoff spirit -- ranking only hurlers on teams who have already clinched a playoff bid, or those still in contention. Next they just need to umpire a game the Rogers twins are pitching Austin and Tyler Jones became the first identical twins to serve on the same umpiring crew for an MLB game when they worked together during the Blue Jays-Orioles doubleheader on Wednesday. ADD MLB AS YOUR PREFERRED SOURCE ON GOOGLE TOP PERFORMANCES Longest Home Run Brett Baty   455 ft 9th Inning   Watch   Hardest Base Hit  Henry Bolte   115.1 mph 4th Inning   Watch   Fastest Strikeout Tyron Guerrero   100.8 mph 7th Inning   Watch   Decisive Play Astros   34% WPA 10th Inning   Watch   Longest Home Run Brett Baty   455 ft 9th Inning   Watch   Hardest Base Hit  Henry Bolte   115.1 mph 4th Inning   Watch   Fastest Strikeout Tyron Guerrero   100.8 mph 7th Inning   Watch   Decisive Play Astros   34% WPA 10th Inning   Watch   Ben Rice 2nd Yankees Draft pick to have a 40-HR season (Judge) Chris Sale 3rd starter with 2.20 ERA or lower at 37+ years old (Verlander, Clemens) Sandy Alcantara 1st with a save on multiple days holding a share of MLB lead in IP Logan Henderson Finishes with 0.84 WHIP, lowest ever for rookie (min. 15 starts) Corbin Carroll 2nd with 60+ triples and 100+ HR within first 640 games (Gehrig) PLAY A SPORCLE BASEBALL QUIZ! MORE FREE GAMES AT MLB PLAY MUST-SEE PLAY This diving stop by Joey Ortiz saved a run in a tight game with the Phillies.  MORE TOP PLAYS MLB NETWORK MLB Network Showcase: Padres vs. Dodgers Fernando Tatis Jr. and the Padres take on Freddie Freeman and the Dodgers in an MLB Network Showcase presented by CarShield at 10 p.m. ET (or Astros vs. A’s). Thursday afternoon action Jordan Walker and the Cardinals take on Brandon Lowe and the Pirates at 12:30 p.m. ET, followed by the conclusion of the D-backs and Rockies. MORE FROM MLB NETWORK SCOREBOARD WSH 4 DET 2 TOR 2 BAL 4 TOR 2 BAL 4 MIN 4 SF 2 STL 5 PIT 1 MIL 4 PHI 1 TB 2 NYY 9 CLE 0 BOS 1 CIN 2 ATL 3 CWS 4 KC 5 MIA 3 CHC 2 NYM 7 TEX 2 AZ 5 COL 3 LAA 3 ATH 7 SD 5 LAD 1 HOU 5 SEA 6 © 2026 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.