Breaking down contenders' World Series odds

Plus: Braves win wild showdown with Phillies

Saturday, September 12 View In Browser  Nothing brings joy quite like October   The Rays clinched the first 2026 playoff spot after Junior Caminero's electrifying 40th homer walked off the Astros. The Brewers joined them soon after, though they took a less stressful approach with a 20-0 rout of the Reds. (Yes, 20-0!) TOP NEWS Braves rally in 9th, 10th and 11th(!) to bump lead over Phils to 5 games Bit of trust, adjustments fuel Tucker's grand show as postseason nears for LA Belli -- whose dad, a Yankee in '01, became a firefighter -- does him proud on special day Bazzana, Guards move just half-game behind White Sox in AL Central With 5th straight win, Padres making Wild Card race interesting D-backs keep pace -- and make history -- in rout of Rangers MORE TOP NEWS PERSONALIZE STORIES STAFF PICKS Is it odd the Dodgers are such huge favorites? FanGraphs has the two-time defending champion Dodgers as the World Series favorites, which seems fair. But at more than double the odds of the next team? Hmmm. This year's AL batting title race is very different On one side is Astros slugger -- and Triple Crown threat -- Yordan Alvarez, who has mashed his way to the top of the AL MVP race. On the other is speedy Rays contact hitter Chandler Simpson ... and his .691 OPS. 'So you're telling me there's a chance' The Pirates are making a frantic push to reach the playoffs, and some innovative fans are hoping a cult classic starring Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels could motivate the Bucs. ADD MLB AS YOUR PREFERRED SOURCE ON GOOGLE TOP PERFORMANCES Longest Home Run Angel Martínez   445 ft 7th Inning   Watch   Hardest Base Hit  Jordan Walker   115.4 mph 5th Inning   Watch   Fastest Strikeout Mason Miller   102.8 mph 9th Inning   Watch   Decisive Play Athletics   56% WPA 10th Inning   Watch   Longest Home Run Angel Martínez   445 ft 7th Inning   Watch   Hardest Base Hit  Jordan Walker   115.4 mph 5th Inning   Watch   Fastest Strikeout Mason Miller   102.8 mph 9th Inning   Watch   Decisive Play Athletics   56% WPA 10th Inning   Watch   Kyle Tucker 5 RBIs his single-game high for LAD; 9th 3-hit game of season Junior Caminero 2nd-youngest player with 2 40-HR seasons (Eddie Mathews) Garrett Mitchell 1st career grand slam; Brewers' 1st grand slam of 2026 Leo Bernal 12 RBIs most in 1st 10 career games for STL (since 1920) Corbin Carroll 1st player with 2 seasons of 20+ HRs, 20+ SBs and 15+ 3Bs PLAY A SPORCLE BASEBALL QUIZ! MORE FREE GAMES AT MLB PLAY MUST-SEE PLAY Luis Lara fooled everyone in the ballpark on this one. MORE TOP PLAYS MLB NETWORK MLB Network Showcase: Mets vs. Yankees Watch the Subway Series on MLB Network Showcase presented by CarShield with Francisco Lindor and the Mets in the Bronx to face Aaron Judge and the Yankees at 1:30 p.m. ET (or Rockies vs. Tigers at 1 p.m.). All-Day baseball on MLB Network Following the MLB Network Showcase, watch the conclusion of Royals-Red Sox. Then, catch White Sox vs. Cardinals at 7 p.m. ET followed by the conclusion of Mariners-A’s at 10. MORE FROM MLB NETWORK SCOREBOARD PIT 2 CHC 12 COL 2 DET 6 LAA 3 WSH 4 NYM 4 NYY 6 BAL 7 TOR 4 KC 3 BOS 2 HOU 1 TB 3 LAD 6 MIA 2 PHI 5 ATL 6 CIN 0 MIL 20 CLE 5 MIN 2 CWS 3 STL 7 SEA 5 ATH 6 TEX 1 AZ 9 SD 7 SF 5 © 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.