Unexpected closer helps Padres stay alive

Plus: New year, same October heroes for LA

Wednesday, October 07 View In Browser  TOP NEWS Pushed to the brink, Padres get off the mat to extend NLDS   After dropping two heartbreakers, San Diego showed plenty of grit in Game 3, with a go-ahead homer by Jake Cronenworth, some smooth moves by Xander Bogaerts and Michael King's six-out save denying the Crew a sweep. Yamamoto (10 K's) dazzles, putting Dodgers 1 win from return to NLCS 4 games. 4 potential clinches. Here's everything to know today Díaz earns 1st Dodgers postseason save -- something that was no guarantee a month ago Unable to sweep, '40 of us versus 50,000' mentality driving Brewers into Game 4 Xander makes savvy moves on basepaths, in field as Padres stay alive 5 reasons to believe Yankees can pull off ALDS comeback Brooklyn native Palacios motivated to continue personal Yankees dominance on cusp of ALCS White Sox eager to treat fans to first postseason series clinch at home since 1906 MORE TOP NEWS ADD MLB AS YOUR PREFERRED SOURCE ON GOOGLE PERSONALIZE STORIES STAFF PICKS How did the White Sox lose themselves to dance? There’s no team in baseball having more fun right now than the White Sox, who begin each game with an elaborate dugout dance routine. Here is the origin story of that ritual. 'I'm not only here just to throw baseballs' Rays reliever Cam Booser is sharing his story for anyone struggling, for anyone going through "very dark days." He's proof that it's possible to come out on the other side and continue to pursue your dreams. Bringing back a homer from a guy who's hit many of them here before Mauricio Dubón was not going to let Freddie Freeman add another homer to his ledger in Atlanta, going all out and grabbing hold of the fence to bring it back. But the former Braves star got his revenge a little later. The 2026 All-Rookie Team! Eighteen of the preseason top 25 prospects played in the Majors this year, and many found success. Here are the best rookies of the season. Freddie Freeman 18th postseason HR ties for 10th-most all-time Michael King 1st pitcher to start postseason game & notch 6+ out save within 2 days Kiké Hernández Only player to hit at least 10% of career HRs (min. 100) in postseason Yoshinobu Yamamoto 3rd Japanese-born pitcher with 10+ K’s in a postseason game Jackson Chourio 16th postseason RBI, 2nd most before turning 23 PLAY A SPORCLE BASEBALL QUIZ! MORE FREE GAMES AT MLB PLAY THE BRACKET MUST-SEE PLAY Xander Bogaerts pulling some moves from the Matrix to avoid a batted ball -- and broken bat. CHECK OUT MORE TOP PLAYS FROM THE DIVISION SERIES MLB NETWORK Stream MLB Network with MLB+ Your MLB+ subscription includes access to MLB Network 24/7 with live coverage before and after every Postseason game. Plus, listen to every game live throughout October. Stream today! MLB Tonight live before & after today’s Division Series games Tune to MLB Tonight for the latest highlights, interviews, expert analysis and more before and following each of today’s Division Series games presented by Booking.com, starting at 2 p.m. ET. MORE FROM MLB NETWORK SCOREBOARD LAD 3 ATL 1 MIL 3 SD 4 © 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.