Baseball

Padres host the White Sox in first of 3-game series

Chicago White Sox (36-117, fifth in the AL Central) vs. San Diego Padres (87-66, second in the NL West) San Diego; Friday, 9:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: White Sox: Garrett Crochet (6-12, 3.78 ERA, 1.

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Cardinals play the Guardians after Donovan's 4-hit game

Cleveland Guardians (89-65, first in the AL Central) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (77-76, third in the NL Central) St. Louis; Friday, 8:15 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Guardians: Ben Lively (12-9, 3.87 ERA, 1.

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Japan celebrates as Ohtani becomes the first major leaguer to reach 50-50 milestone

TOKYO (AP) — Shohei Ohtani’s feat of becoming the first major leaguer with at least 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases in a season was met with extra editions of newspapers for fans to read on their way to work on Friday morning in Japan.

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Guardians pushing unexpected season into postseason, will have chance to end Series title drought

CLEVELAND (AP) — Soaked to the skin from being sprayed with Champagne and beer, manager Stephen Vogt stood in the middle of the clubhouse and triumphantly lifted a fake jeweled championship belt over his head like a conquering boxer.

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Mets score 10 runs in 3 straight games for 1st time, delay Phillies' playoff clinch with 10-6 win

NEW YORK (AP) — Mark Vientos, Pete Alonso, Brandon Nimmo and Francisco Alvarez homered off Taijuan Walker, and the New York Mets scored 10 runs in three straight games for the first time in their 63-season history with a 10-6 victory over the Philade

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Mets score double-digit runs in 3 straight games for first time in 63-season history

NEW YORK (AP) — Pete Alonso, Brandon Nimmo and the 2024 New York Mets accomplished what the Darryl Strawberry teams of the 1980s and all their other predecessors failed to: score double-digit runs in three straight games.

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Ohtani becomes first 50-50 player as Dodgers rout Marlins, clinch playoffs

MIAMI (AP) — Shohei Ohtani became the first player in major league history to hit 50 home runs and steal 50 bases in a season when he homered three times and stole two bases to lead the Los Angeles Dodgers to a playoff-clinching 20-4 rout of the Miam

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Cody Bellinger knocks in 3 as Cubs beat Nationals 7-6 to stave off postseason elimination

CHICAGO (AP) — Seiya Suzuki homered, Cody Bellinger drove in three runs and the Chicago Cubs topped the Washington Nationals 7-6 on Thursday night to stave off elimination from the postseason.

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Jon Singleton's two-run double in eighth lifts Astros to 3-1 win over Angels

HOUSTON (AP) — Jon Singleton’s tiebreaking two-run double with two outs in the eighth inning lifted the Houston Astros to a 3-1 win over the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday night.

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Pfaadt ties Arizona record with 7 straight strikeouts in Diamondbacks' 5-1 victory over Brewers

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Brandon Pfaadt tied an Arizona franchise record by striking out seven straight batters to highlight his dominating performance as the Diamondbacks boosted their playoff hopes by beating the Milwaukee Brewers 5-1 on Thursday night.

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